{"id":243823,"date":"2023-12-15T13:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=243823"},"modified":"2023-12-15T13:57:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T13:57:39","slug":"noah-lyles-on-olympic-ambitions-bolt-comparisons-and-nba-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/noah-lyles-on-olympic-ambitions-bolt-comparisons-and-nba-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Noah Lyles on Olympic ambitions, Bolt comparisons and NBA criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"withoutBlobs--dkFi0\">World&#8217;s fastest man Noah Lyles on targeting world records and FOUR Olympic gold medals at Paris 2024, why he&#8217;s &#8216;bored&#8217; of comparisons to Usain Bolt&#8230; and that criticism of NBA&#8217;s &#8216;world champions&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>Noah Lyles suits these surroundings. Sitting on the balcony of his luxury beach hotel overlooking Monte Carlo, wearing Fendi sunglasses and an adidas x Gucci tracksuit, the American agrees with Mail Sport\u2019s assertion that he is made for Monaco. \u2018I\u2019d definitely say so,\u2019 he admits. \u2018It\u2019s flashy, it\u2019s fun, it has the vibe, it has the celebrity feel.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Right now, no active athlete is a bigger celebrity than Lyles, who owns a red carpet like he does a red track. Proof of that comes later that night, as he arrives at the Prince\u2019s Palace of Monaco in a white suit and custom-made overcoat to collect his World Athletics award for men\u2019s track athlete of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Lyles has picked up the prize for winning gold in the 100metres, 200m and 4x100m relay at the World Championships in Budapest in August, the first man to complete a sprint treble since Usain Bolt. That, though, is where the 26-year-old wants the comparisons with the Jamaican legend to end. \u2018I am a very big believer in everybody being their own person,\u2019 says Lyles. \u2018Comparing somebody to somebody else is the lazy man\u2019s understanding.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Unperturbed, Mail Sport suggests to Lyles that he is the best thing to happen to athletics since Bolt retired in 2017. \u2018That is very nice of you to say, but it is still a Bolt comparison,\u2019 he shoots back. How about, then, the best thing to happen to the sport in the last six years? \u2018Thank you \u2013 yes I agree with that!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>As it goes, so does Bolt. Footage from Lyles\u2019 recent NBC documentary shows Bolt approaching his heir apparent after a race in Jamaica in June and telling him: \u2018Keep your same attitude. The sport needs that s***. We need a personality.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78997529-12867697-American_sprint_star_Noah_Lyles_spoke_to_Mail_Sport_about_his_am-a-19_1702640967700.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>American sprint star Noah Lyles spoke to Mail Sport about his ambitions for the Paris 2024 Olympics next year and why he is bored with comparisons to the legendary Usain Bolt<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78996767-12867697-Lyles_became_the_first_man_to_complete_a_sprint_treble_since_Bol-a-20_1702640967702.jpg\" height=\"639\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>Lyles became the\u00a0first man to complete a sprint treble since Bolt at this summer&#8217;s World Championships in Budapest<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78997639-12867697-Lyles_is_seen_as_Bolt_s_heir_apparent_with_the_Jamaican_praising-a-21_1702640967704.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>Lyles is seen as Bolt&#8217;s heir apparent with the Jamaican having recently spoken in praise of his attitude and personality\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That was nice to hear,\u2019 Lyles is willing to admit. \u2018From somebody who has been to where I want to go, it\u2019s nice to know they see what I am doing and agree that I should keep doing that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Not that Lyles needed any extra encouragement. This is a sprinter who thinks running fast is only part of his job. \u2018Half of it is winning, half of it is being an entertainer,\u2019 he says. \u2018People forget that sport is entertainment. That is why they pay us a lot of money.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And that is also why Lyles has the potential to transcend the sport like few other athletes. He has gained more than 500,000 followers on Instagram and almost 100,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, not just because of his track exploits, but also his rap music, flamboyant clothes and ever-changing hair and nail styles.<\/p>\n<p>Lyles has taken to the runway at Paris and Milan fashion weeks and he has even brought the catwalk concept to his sport this year, launching \u2018walk-ins\u2019 where athletes arrive for events in statement outfits rather than sportswear. Not surprisingly, he has big plans for the Olympics next summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If I am able to be creative and have an outlet to show that, that\u2019s what I find pleasurable,\u2019 says Lyles, sporting gold-painted nails. \u2018Ever since I started showing my interest in fashion, I have had fans who only watch me compete to see my outfits, which is pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Paris is the fashion capital of the world and there is going to be a lot of sub-cultures of each sport showing up at the Olympics. I am going to do my part to be able to show that. Hopefully I will be able to collaborate with a lot of like-minded people and we can push the boundaries.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>No wonder, then, that Netflix will make Lyles front and centre of their new documentary tracking the world\u2019s top sprinters when it is released next summer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78996763-12867697-The_sprinter_possesses_the_star_quality_and_personality_to_trans-a-22_1702640967705.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>The sprinter\u00a0possesses the star quality and personality to transcend athletics and boasts a significant following online<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78996779-12867697-Lyles_was_crowned_as_World_Athletics_men_s_track_athlete_of_the_-a-23_1702640967707.jpg\" height=\"797\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>Lyles was crowned as World Athletics&#8217; men\u2019s track athlete of the year at their awards gala in Monaco on Monday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78996831-12867697-The_American_sprint_star_picked_up_the_award_wearing_a_white_sui-a-24_1702640967707.jpg\" height=\"1396\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>The American sprint star showed of his style as he picked up the award wearing a white suit and custom-made overcoat<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/12\/79001769-12867697-image-a-53_1702643535060.jpg\" height=\"641\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>Lyles will be front and centre of a new Netflix documentary which will track the sport&#8217;s top sprinters throughout next year<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am excited because they have done a really good job with all of their other projects,\u2019 says Lyles about the show\u2019s producers Box to Box, the makers of Formula 1: Drive to Survive. \u2018I was saying to the cameraman, \u201cYou have filmed F1, tennis and golf, which has been your favourite?\u201d. He was like, \u201cThis is by far the best one &#8211; the tension, the magic in the air, the feeling that anything can happen at any time\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But while it is hoped the series will bring a new audience to athletics, Lyles knows it will not be a silver bullet. And he goes on to detail his own grand plan for growing the sport \u2013 creating four major week-long annual events at four different venues around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I have always been a fan of the Grand Slam strategy in tennis,\u2019 he says. \u2018After going to two of the four, I see the passion that it ignites. I have always felt that we could adapt that very well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is every year and you tap into every market. If you are going to a company and say, \u201cHey, I am going to put you on TV for a day\u201d, they might not be inclined to give you so much money. You tell them you are going to put you on TV for a week, now they are like, \u201cLet\u2019s bring our A-game\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You will also get stadiums being built specifically for track and field, knowing that it will be used every year. You don\u2019t have to share it with a soccer field, and have them messing up the stadium with their bleachers (temporary stands).<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was really sad when I went to London and I am just seeing bleacher marks all over this beautiful track that held the Olympics. I was like, \u201cWow, so disrespectful and sad to see\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Lyles has given this idea some serious thought. \u2018I think about changing the world every day,\u2019 he grins. \u2018When I am done with track, I want to be able to go back to the track meets and people to know who I am because I changed the sport.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Does he really think he can? \u2018I am already doing it,\u2019 he instantly replies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78996765-12867697-Lyles_will_be_front_and_centre_of_a_new_Netflix_documentary_trac-a-25_1702640967708.jpg\" height=\"596\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>The six-time world champion revealed plans for four major week-long annual events at four different venues around the world<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78998069-12867697-Lyles_told_Mail_Sport_of_his_plans_to_help_grow_athletics_and_le-a-26_1702640967709.jpg\" height=\"539\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>Lyles told Mail Sport of his plans to help grow athletics and leave a lasting impact on the sport in addition to personal success<\/p>\n<p>Lyles, it transpires, has another title to defend before Christmas. \u2018We have our gingerbread house competition on the 24th,\u2019 he says about his annual Bake Off-style family event. \u2018Me and my girlfriend are the reigning champions from last year. We need to make sure we bring home the gold!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This story shows the other side of the showman. The family man. It is demonstrated again by the fact his mother Keisha \u2013 a former college champion runner \u2013 has accompanied him to Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018She is the whole reason that I am here now,\u2019 admits Lyles, whose brother Josephus is also a professional sprinter. \u2018She was the person who sacrificed for me and my brother to be able to achieve our dreams. Even now, she is still our manager \u2013 our mom-ager as we call her.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lyles needed all of his mum\u2019s support during a difficult childhood, which makes his rise to the top of athletics all the more remarkable. \u2018It was all struggles,\u2019 he recalls. \u2018Bullied, asthma, dyslexia, ADD (attention deficit disorder).\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Medication for the latter caused Lyles\u2019 teeth to turn yellow, resulting in verbal and physical bullying at school. \u2018That made me angry and very aggressive,\u2019 he admits. \u2018All I wanted to do was sports because that was the only place that I felt safe and that I mattered. You can\u2019t make fun of me if I am the best in the world.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>So, now he is indeed the best in the world, what would he say to those bullies? \u2018I have got nothing to say to them,\u2019 he insists. \u2018It\u2019s like the people who think I can\u2019t win. You\u2019re the one who is stuck \u2013 you\u2019ve got to watch me win. I feel sorry for you.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>There were, Lyles points out, plenty of people who did not think he could win the 100m before Budapest. \u2018I was recently watching the BBC coverage of my 100m heats, semis and final for the first time,\u2019 he says. \u2018They went from hating on me, to hating on me some more. Then I win and they hit me with, \u201cOh, I knew he could do it the whole time\u201d. It was pretty funny to watch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78998291-12867697-The_American_believes_he_has_been_viewed_differently_since_winni-a-27_1702640967710.jpg\" height=\"618\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>The American believes he has been viewed differently outside the sport of athletics since winning the 100m world title<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/12\/79001767-12867697-image-a-54_1702643553996.jpg\" height=\"1253\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>He claimed the BBC&#8217;s coverage of the 100m was &#8216;funny&#8217; after going from &#8216;hating on me&#8217; to claiming they knew he would win<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78997925-12867697-Lyles_received_a_backlash_from_basketball_players_after_his_crit-a-28_1702640967710.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>Lyles received a backlash from basketball players after his criticism of NBA &#8216;world champions&#8217; during a press conference<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/74750601-12867697-He_suggested_his_world_titles_are_a_bigger_deal_than_NBA_glory_b-a-29_1702640967711.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>He had suggested his world titles are a bigger deal than NBA glory because he faces global rivals on the track<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve always known that I\u2019m the fastest man on the planet. But nobody would believe me unless I actually had the 100m title. That has changed the way people have viewed me outside of the sport.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>That \u2013 and his press conference comments after winning his third straight world 200m title. In making a seemingly innocuous point about athletics being a true global sport, Lyles said: \u2018I watch the NBA finals and they have \u201cworld champion\u201d on their head. World champion of what? The United States?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Those remarks provoked a huge backlash from basketball players, including superstar Kevin Durant. But for Lyles, it was job done. \u2018I was only surprised by the reaction because I have made that comment multiple times before in my career, but this was the first time it grabbed the attention,\u2019 he says. \u2018Only since I became the fastest man on the planet, now they have a reason to care.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I love basketball. I wanted to be an NBA player when I was young. I just said that the national governing body is the national governing body. They were just being used as an example and yet they felt like the main characters.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Even Grammy award-winning rapper Drake took aim at the athlete. \u2018I was wondering what he was doing,\u2019 laughs Lyles. \u2018I was just waiting for the next album. I am a little disappointed that it didn\u2019t come out so good!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Lyles has never been more in tune. Now he wants to hit the high notes again at Paris 2024. \u2018I\u2019m more hungry than before because I\u2019ve proven that I can do it,\u2019 he says. \u2018Another fire has been ignited for next year.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>His first fire, he admits, was fuelled two years ago. That was when he failed to make the USA\u2019s 100m team for Tokyo 2020, then could only claim a bronze in the 200m despite being world champion.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Ever since I crossed the line after that 200m final, all I could think about was Paris,\u2019 admits Lyles. \u2018I learned very quickly that a world medal does not hold the weight of an Olympic medal. So I am like, \u201cOK, I\u2019ll make sure to get that one\u201d.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78997053-12867697-Lyles_right_has_been_fuelled_by_only_winning_bronze_when_reignin-a-30_1702640967712.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>Lyles, right, has been fuelled by only winning bronze when reigning 200m world champion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with Canada&#8217;s Andre De Grasse, centre, winning gold\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/11\/78998451-12867697-Four_Olympic_gold_medals_have_been_targeted_by_Lyles_in_Paris_as-a-31_1702640967717.jpg\" height=\"642\" width=\"962\"><\/p>\n<p>Four Olympic gold medals have been targeted by Lyles at next summer&#8217;s Paris 2024 Olympics, as well as world records<\/p>\n<p>But Lyles is not just thinking of one Olympic medal. He believes he could claim four, teasing the possibility of him competing in the 4x400m relay at the end of the Games. Lyles also reckons he will break Bolt\u2019s 200m world record of 19.19sec. His current personal best is 19.31sec, a US record and the third fastest of all time.<\/p>\n<p>Asked what will happen in Paris, he says: \u2018Everything. World records. Gold medals. Maybe even four. I was talking to a close friend and he was like, \u201cI already know you\u2019re going to win three golds at the Olympics, I want you to win four. I remember when you were in high school, I watched you go from second to last to first in the 4x400m, there\u2019s your fourth medal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was like, \u201cI\u2019m not going to say no to that\u201d. It\u2019s the last race, there\u2019s nothing to lose. If I\u2019m in shape for it and I\u2019ve trained for it all year, let\u2019s take a crack at it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018People didn\u2019t believe the 100m was realistic, it doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t go after it. I am going to put myself in a position where I can do all of it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The sky is the limit? \u2018And space,\u2019 replies Lyles, a man forever shooting for the stars.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/article-12867697\/Noah-Lyles-world-records-Olympic-gold-Paris-2024-Usain-Bolt-criticism-NBAs-world-champions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World&#8217;s fastest man Noah Lyles on targeting world records and FOUR Olympic gold medals at Paris 2024, why he&#8217;s &#8216;bored&#8217; of comparisons to Usain Bolt&#8230; and that criticism of NBA&#8217;s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Noah Lyles on Olympic ambitions, Bolt comparisons and NBA criticism - lovemainstream.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/noah-lyles-on-olympic-ambitions-bolt-comparisons-and-nba-criticism\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Noah Lyles on Olympic ambitions, Bolt comparisons and NBA criticism - lovemainstream.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"World&#8217;s fastest man Noah Lyles on targeting world records and FOUR Olympic gold medals at Paris 2024, why he&#8217;s &#8216;bored&#8217; 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