“She Doesn’t Like the Sport”: Noah Lyles Discloses One Family Member That Shies Away From Track

As the momentum of the Paris Olympics 2024 is building up, the athletes have a lot going on in their journey. In a candid and revealing moment, Olympic sprinter Noah Lyles has opened up about a unique aspect of his family life. Despite his meteoric rise in the world of track and field, Lyles recently disclosed that there is one family member who deliberately shies away from the sport. 

The Olympic bronze medalist Noah Lyles disclosed a fact that seemed rather witty at first. This unexpected revelation offers a glimpse into the diverse interests and dynamics that can exist within families, even those intimately connected to the realm of professional athletics.

Noah Lyles explains the ‘fun’ of belonging to track family

Noah Lyles discusses his thoughts on the ‘USATF Journey to Gold Zone’ Podcast, where he talked about his strategy and dedication towards mental health. During the podcast, one question came up that asked him, “How does it feel coming from a track family?”. Noah Lyles answered the question without wasting a minute. “It’s fun. Because all we wanna do is to be around the track. I remember being kids, and we go on long trips with my dad, just because we go on the tracks.” The runner understood his sister and explained how he felt about her behavior. He shared, “And she doesn’t like track or sport. She doesn’t care for it. So I really felt bad for her in that time period.”

The next thing he added to his answer was quite funny and astonishing at the same time. “And my poor sister. Me and my brother and my dad just talked about track, numbers, people, records, all stuff like….. Eight hours of driving”, he said with a huge smile on his face. However, he continued his views upon belonging to a family with the same preferences, as he concluded his answer, “But it’s fun. Because one, you get to have a real enjoyment for it. You get to have somebody to always talk about it”. However, despite being a close-knit family, some members could not stay away from the glares of Noah’s fame.

Lyles brothers navigate through the test of brotherhood 

Noah Lyles and brother Josephus Lyles share the same interest in track and field, which results in a constant comparison between the two. Sometimes the achievements of Noah Lyles overshadow his own brother, Josephus. This had reached a breaking point once. Josephus started to compare himself with Noah and “train just as hard as him.” But he soon realized that it was doing more harm than good.

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In an interview with NBC Sports, he said, “I remember for the 2019 World Championships in Doha, I didn’t go…[and] me not going to those championships really flipped a switch in my brain. I started to feel like I didn’t need to compare myself to other people”.

From then on, there has been a paradigm shift in the mindset of Josephus Lyles. He aspires to make his spot on the team for this Olympics after failing to make it last time. In that way, he has finally managed to come out of his brother’s shadow to crave a niche for himself, as he points out, “I am not competing to prove myself, just focussing on running fast.” The coming days are going to test both Lyles brothers for their ability to rule the tracks.

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