(Sporting Alert) — American and Olympic sprint legendary Carl Lewis isn’t quite convinced that Usain Bolt is truly as great as everyone is preaching and claimed that he wants to see what happen a few years from now.
Bolt, the world record holder over both the 100m and 200m dashes, set a new Olympic record and the second fastest time ever in defending his Olympic title with a 9.63 seconds performances in London on Sunday night and silenced his critics.
Bolt’s achievement also saw him joining Lewis as only the second man to repeat such a feat, and while the American praised the Jamaican gold medal outing, he said that the 25-year-old has to continued to excel at the highest level to enhance his legacy.
“He was an Olympic champion last night. He repeats and he’s tremendous and he’s the second person to do it and congratulations,” he told CNN-IBN.
“The thing for me, what I really admire about anyone, is longevity. We still have to have the longevity and dominance through the era because for me performance-wise, you really have to put longevity in.
“I’m really not trying to take anything away from his [Bolt's] performance because it was tremendous, but you’ve got to see the consistency over a period of time because as of now it’s just a four-year period and you really have to see a continuous dominance. We’ll see.”
He added: “You know, time and history defines it. We can’t define it when we’re in it. You have to be able to look back on it.
“And that’s the great thing about Jesse Owens; because here we are 76 years later and we’re still talking about Jesse Owens.”
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Carl lewis is a hater, Carl didn’t achieve an Olympic 100m dash repeat, he only got the gold after Ben Johnson got a drugs band. What I understand and realise that Carl will always have an excuse or something new to say after Usain as proven him wrong. Carl one thing I need to say is give credit where it’s due and stop making excuses.
Carl Lewis is a drug infested bigot who does not know when to tek whey himself. His major worry now is he will not be remembered but who the hell his he anyway.
All your comments have summed up everything that I would like to say about “Jealous Carl” very nicely, he will die a bitter man while Bolt continues to save track and field from the mess that he was a part of and participant in…BOLT to the world !!!!!
you mr lewis need to shut the hell up….Load of foolishness jealous hog……..
Carl your comments are rather spiteful and idiotic. There it is the great USA has randomn drug testing but yet still the likes of you, Marion Jones and even YOUR bronze medalist Justin Gatlin’s….only to name a few tested positive. Hmmm and by the way just to point out again Sanya Ricards Ross IS A JAMAICAN!!!! Maybe we should test her too? It’s people like you who try to keep people from being the best but to backfire on you….you have managed to taint whatever memory people have of you. Shut up silly man!
I am so confused by Mr Lewis comment. Jesse Owens competed in the 1936 Berlin olympics and to my knowledge he never competed in any other olympics Hence Jesse Owens competed in only one olympic. How does Mr Lewis definition of “longevity” fit into all this? Jesse Owen is a GREAT athlete no doubt about that, so is Usain Bolt who have thus far competed in two olympics and have shown why he is without a doubt the GREATEST sprinter the world knows. Not Carl Lewis but Usain Bolt!!!. Mr Lewis your reasoning does not make sense but then again, what can you expect from one angry and envious black man. As an “American” legend you should be supportive of another man’s effort and applaud others to achieve not the American legend status but the same status that Jesse Owens and now Usain Bolt have since achieve. World Legend status. Get use to the none-attention Mr Lewis. Usian time now. Carl Lewis who?!?
You should just leave Carl alone. He is seeking attention but so damn dunce doesnt realize his past will come up. Dirty drugs cheat his medals should be taken away like the others. Now that the testing change they are struggling to even medal. Carl was positive he should shut up shows he is dumb Nothing between his ears
carl lewis you are a embarrassment to black people. keep your mouth shut, your season has passed..
It’s time that Carl Lewis starts to appreciate greatness and stop mourning because the whole world currently rejoices with Usain the Great, the greatest athlete of our time!
Bolt need to be careful of these badminded Athlethes. They will “spike” him just to prove a point. “Nuh nyam nutten fram dem”
Carl lewis go suck out yu big stinking whoreing mother……..you fucking jealous nasty fag
Bolt actually started as a junior doing great times and winning medals. This is Bolt third Olympics,He competed in the 200m in Athens… Bolt presence on the world stage is approaching 10 years. What more do you need Carl?
If he retires today he’ll still be the fastest to ever run the 100m, the fastest to ever run the 200m, part of two 4 x 100m relay world records, and the first man to defend his 100 and 200 Olympic titles successfully. I wonder, WHAT will we remember him for?
Carl, wat do u have to say now? u sorry u could never be a living legend, i mean this great?
u keep ur mouth shut now!! JAMAICA TO DI WORL!!!!
Bolt’s performances doesn’t need to be validated by carl lewis or anyother jealous naysayer.
The olympic games are watched by over 2 billion people, the world will give Bolt his due.
As if Carl Lewis didn’t juice. Hypocrite at the highest level.
I don’t care for Bolt’s braggadocio, that smack talk about greatest ever will probably come back and smack him in the face. He was getting waxed this summer on a consistent basis but obviously came back to redeem himself when it counted most.