Bolt is the Greatest: Michael Johnson
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has dominated track and field for a long time.
He is the first man at the modern Olympic Games to win six gold medals in sprinting and an eleven-time World champion.
His incredible achievements have already earned him ‘legendary’ status in the minds of many fans of the sport.
Micheal Johnson, the American sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals has made it explicitly clear that he believes Bolt is a cut above the rest.
“Neither Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis or myself has produced, in my opinion, the consistency and longevity that Usain Bolt has and so to this point he has to be considered the greatest.
If he’s healthy, I don’t think anyone can stop him in the Rio,” Johnson told ‘Laureus.com’.
Bolt is currently in the running for the Laureus Sportsman of the Year. His competition includes: football icon Lionel Messi and tennis ace Novak Djokovic among others. But Johnson said the Jamaican sprint king is a clear favourite.
Johnson also praised Jamaica’s ‘pocket-rocket’ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stating:
“There is no reason why Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce should not be right there with Bolt in terms of popularity and what she has been able to do for the sport, other than she hasn’t been able to break the world record.”
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