Track and field titan Usain Bolt had some sage advice for Sha’Carri Richardson, telling her to “train harder” before she narrowly missed out on gold at the Paris Olympics.
Despite being a favorite for the 100m event in France after clinching the title at the World Championships last year, the American sprinter could only secure a silver medal, finishing behind Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred. The words of wisdom from Bolt, who spoke to the New York Post following Richardson’s suspension that kept her from Tokyo, now ring especially true.
Bolt had advised: “I would tell Sha’Carri to train harder and to be focused and not say too much. If you talk that big talk you have to back it up. So just train hard and focus on that and try to come back do it and then talk about it.”
