First comes the headline. Usain Bolt will retire from athletics in 2017, with the World Championship 100 metres final in London pencilled in as his last individual race.
But then comes the story behind the headline. The desire to protect what he refers to as his ‘legacy’. The desire to sign off at the top, like Sir Alex Ferguson did when he secured one more Premier League title. ‘Exactly,’ he says, his eyes lighting up.
If he likes the comparison with Ferguson, a man he knows and admires enormously, Bolt also wants to be remembered as one of the greatest athletes the world has seen.
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But then comes the story behind the headline. The desire to protect what he refers to as his ‘legacy’. The desire to sign off at the top, like Sir Alex Ferguson did when he secured one more Premier League title. ‘Exactly,’ he says, his eyes lighting up.
If he likes the comparison with Ferguson, a man he knows and admires enormously, Bolt also wants to be remembered as one of the greatest athletes the world has seen.
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