Noah Lyles’ Aim for Winning Paris Olympics Gold Extends to More Than Just Country Glory

Noah Lyles has irked the track and field community after a confrontation with Usain Bolt’s world records. Just before the Paris Olympics, the reigning 200m world champion roared, “He [Usain Bolt] was the fastest man ever to do it, and soon, it’ll be me.” Previously, he mentioned that representing his country on the track motivates him. Despite calling the experience ‘bittersweet’, Noah argued, “I’m American, and I truly believe that we are the best in the world, especially when it comes to sports.”

Now, the 26-year-old American athlete indicates another point that keeps him motivated. In narrating that motivation juice, Noah has explained the essentiality of the Olympic podium to fulfill his dream.

Noah Lyles explains why he’s the ‘perfect person’

In a conversation with World Athletics, the Glasgow World Indoor silver medalist spoke about his upcoming plans and motivations to achieve those. When he talked about his plan to win the Olympics gold in 200m, he also mentioned “borrowing” the medal for four years. In the four years between the Paris and LA Olympics, he wants to capitalize on the title to do bigger. “Knowing that you’re going to have that title now means that you have responsibility to do something about it,” the 6x world champion claimed. With that, he went deeper. 

“I want to show that it’s going to boost people’s idea of what can be shown,”  Noah Lyles tamed the interest. And in his mentioned journey, the Tokyo Olympic medalist has already a certain distinction. “Other sports are paying attention to what I’m saying and that speaks volumes,” he said. Now his aim will be, “to show everybody what an Olympic champion can look like on the track and what it can look like off the track.” The mindset roped in him with an ultimate ceiling, “I felt that I was the perfect person to show the example with.” Meanwhile, this was not the first time when Noah Lyles talked about transcending the sport. 

The captivating urge to diminish boundaries 

“We were explaining what our goals were and were like, ‘We want to transcend the sport,’ it wasn’t, ‘We want to break the world record.’ It wasn’t, ‘We want to have the most world championship or Olympic medals.’ It was, ‘We want to transcend the sport.’ he divulged last year to the LA Times. Noah’s captivation has worked toward breaking the orthodox box and being the ultimate “bigger ones”. Toward this aim, he has already crossed a certain distance with several deeds. 

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Unlike many other track and field athletes, Noah has remained vocal regarding sports issues. Many times, his arguments have had visible effects on the classes. Now, according to him, the Paris Olympics’ golds could reach him to a position where he might make a bigger contribution. 

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