Bolt, if you do well in track and field, Its on you and no one else. In cricket, there are other people involved because its a team sport....You could play well, better than anyone else, but if the coach has a favourite, then you might not get picked. That happens quite a lot in life and its unfair. But in track and field, you are the boss of yourself, said the teacher to Bolt. Oct. 15 (PTI) -- Bolt was so drawn to cricket that his only problem with going to William Knibb High School was that the school didnt want me to play cricket any more, not seriously any way. I was 11 years old and I was hoping to go Physical Education lessons, pick up my pads and bat and continue with my dream of becoming a Test sensation, says the sprinter reminiscing his school days. It was at that point of his life that his Physical Education teacher in school that motivated him away from cricket and into track and field. Bolt, if you do well in track and field, Its on you and no one else. In cricket, there are other people involved because its a team sport....You could play well, better than anyone else, but if the coach has a favourite, then you might not get picked. That happens quite a lot in life and its unfair. But in track and field, you are the boss of yourself, said the teacher to Bolt. Other than cricket, Bolt is as strongly attracted to football, an attraction which almost cost his life three years ago when he was driving his car with great speed on a highway in Jamaica in a bid to catch up with his favourite club Manchester Uniteds match in the Champions League semifinal on TV and met with an accident. Towards the end of the 278-page autobiography, Bolt expresses his desire to become a professional footballer for a team in England by the year 2016 if he cant race at the top level by then. When I finish with track and field, Ill change sports and move on. If I can’t race at the top level by 2016, then I want to turn my hand to another game—football, most probably because I can play and with enough effort I can get better....I reckon I could something special to a team in England, says Bolt, avowed Manchester United fan since he was a child who would turn on the TV every Sunday hoping the club would be playing. Pointing to some wingers (without naming them) in English Premier League who he says have not been that great or havent been able to cross the ball with any accuracy, Bolt says I can pick up a pass, take on a few players at speed and create goal-scoring opportunity. Im not saying I’m the next Christiano Ronaldo but Im a speed guy with skill. Imagine, what I could do with a lot of practice, brims Bolt. PTI PAL ANS 10151056
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 06:49:13 +0000
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