"And, as he also admitted, he now spends his time streaming movies and building Lego, and even gets out of breath when he walks up stairs. However, when he was asked why the new crop of sprinters isn't as quick as his generation, despite the advances in spike and track technology, Bolt's competitive instincts fired back to life. You want the real answer? he asked. We're just more talented. That's all I'm saying."
"Bolt, who won eight Olympic gold medals and 11 world titles during a staggering career, still holds three world records 9.58sec in the 100m, 19.19 in the 200m and 36.84 in the 4100m relay that stand tall. The athletes he used to beat, including Tyson Gay, Yohan Blake, Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin, were also quicker than the cream of the 2025 generation. Indeed, no one has broken 9.70 since the Lausanne Diamond League meeting that followed London 2012."
Usain Bolt returned to track and field in Tokyo, performing his trademark 'To Da World' pose and receiving cheers from 60,000 fans. Bolt had not watched athletics since retiring in 2017 until recent finals; he now streams movies, builds Lego, and finds stairs breath-taking. He judged the current male sprinters less quick than his generation, attributing the difference to superior talent despite spike and track advances, while acknowledging women are posting faster times. Bolt's world records still stand, several former rivals ran faster than today's cream, and he encouraged athletes to show personality to engage fans.
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