Qualifying for the Olympics is on Noah Lyles' shortlist of goals. The American sprinting prodigy aims to break Usain Bolt's world record and then some. USA TODAY Sports
CLERMONT, Fla. — Even with all those Olympic gold medals and all those world records, it took more than Usain Bolt’s dazzling speed to make him an international icon.
It took his personality. The way he turned each race into a theatrical event, preening and posing before settling into the blocks, flashing that megawatt smile as he blazed across the finish line, dancing and doing his signature “To Di World” pose as adoring crowds cheered.