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WORLD JUNIOR 200-metre record holder Usain Bolt has shot down talk in track and field circles that he is not serious and is still acting like a kid.
“I am always serious - but there is a kid in everybody, so people might see me doing things and might judge it wrong, but that’s just me,” Bolt said yesterday at the Camperdown Classic at Stadium East.
During last season, it was rumoured that coach Glen Mills had problems getting the then teenager out to training as most times he was seen playing basketball at UTech.
“I am young an track and field is my career and it is the thing that puts food on my table, I also have to have fun and enjoy life. I enjoy life but I take my track and field very serious,” said the 20-year-old Bolt, who won the World Junior 200m title in 2002.
Impressive victory
Bolt opened his season with an impressive 45.92 victory in the men’s 400m Open at the Classic. The time was the second fastest of the young outdoor season. David Gillick of Israel ran 45.91.
In a very competitive first 200m with Fortis International’s Leeford Green (46.9Cool, both athletes were neck and neck on the backstretch, which helped them reach the 200m mark in 20.8.
Bolt pulled ahead in the straight, though he admitted his final 100m could be a little better.
“I think it’s a very good time. I haven’t run a 400m in a while so, I think I did pretty well and I have a lot more time to improve down in the year,” he said.