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Usain Bolt hails ‘great’ Olympics preparation

Jul 27, 2012 Sports

Usain Bolt says he has overcome back and hamstring problems and is ready to defend his Olympic titles in London.
The reigning 100m and 200m champion was beaten in both events at the Jamaican trials by training partner Yohan Blake. “I have been training great over the past two or three weeks so everything is coming together,” said Bolt, 25.
Bolt, who will be Jamaica’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony, also hinted he may go for four golds by running in the 4x400m relay, as well as the 4x100m.  “If I feel like I’m up to it after the 200m, then why not? For my country, I would do it, if it was necessary,” he said.
The sprinter said the defeats by Blake had made him refocus on the Olympics.  “It’s always a wake-up call to get beaten. It opened my eyes and I sat down to rethink a few things. It’s all about getting things right on the day,” he said.
Bolt was speaking four years to the day since he smashed the 100m world record at the 2008 Beijing Games with a time of 9.69 seconds, despite slowing to celebrate yards from the finish line.  He broke his own record a year later with a time of 9.58 secs at the World Championships in Berlin, before losing the world title to Blake in 2011 after a false start.
Bolt, who was speaking at a media conference in east London alongside team-mate Asafa Powell, added: “The vibe is good and I am happy.  “I am always ready, for me I keep telling you guys it’s always about the champs, it’s never about one run, never about the trials.  “My back was a little bit stiff and caused a problem but I’m over that.”
Bolt missed his team’s open training session at the University of Birmingham on Tuesday.
“The coach determines if I train in front of the cameras, he doesn’t really like the cameras,” he said.
The world record holder said his biggest aim in life was “to become a legend”.   “I will definitely be disappointed if I don’t win. This is what I’ve been working for, this is what I want, this is my goal in life,” he added.
Powell said the Jamaican 4x100m relay team was “definitely” capable of beating their own world record of 37.04secs.  “We are running against the clock. We are not running against anyone else,” he said.  “We have 36 seconds in mind but we have to get the stick around.”

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