‘Huge cricket fan…’: Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt shares about Taking inspiration from Cricketers

“For me, I was a huge cricket fan growing up. So, I watched cricket growing up. Watching all the talent of the cricketers growing up and the way they worked and the way they pushed themselves and the way they carried themselves was something that inspired me at a young age to work hard and to be the best that I could be,” said the Jamaican in a ‘Fireside chat’ at the Jamnabai Narsee Campus in Mumbai on Friday.

Jamaica is a place associated with a lot of legendary cricketers like Michael Holding, Courtney Walsh, Chris Gayle and Jeff Dujon- and this might have had a positive effect on Usain Bolt as well. When asked what would be the three words which describe his road to great success, Bolt said that it was all about hard work for him.

“For me, it’s as simple as hard work, you know what I mean? It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to the sport. I love track and field, so it’s something that I loved growing up and I worked very hard on.… and it was a tough road because it’s never easy to get to the top, but I really wanted to be the best in the world, so I pushed myself through injuries and doubts and tough times to be one of the best in the world, so it’s just dedication,” he said.