Probably, but didn’t he also acknowledge that he was an idiot in the interview following the Semis? Sure, it came across as joking and lighthearted, but I’m sure he actually felt it.
Whatever one may think of his personality, he is undeniably one of the greatest sprinters ever. Only Bolt and Carl Lewis are clearly above him in the modern era. And the US Men’s 4x100 was resuscitated in large part due to him - he was the anchor leg in the three gold-medal winning teams from 19/23/25 (and curiously ran the second leg when the came in second in ‘22).
Whatever one may think of his personality, he is undeniably one of the greatest sprinters ever. Only Bolt and Carl Lewis are clearly above him in the modern era. And the US Men’s 4x100 was resuscitated in large part due to him - he was the anchor leg in the three gold-medal winning teams from 19/23/25 (and curiously ran the second leg when the came in second in ‘22).
Were they resuscitated or did the Jamaicans just get worse when Bolt retired?
Whatever one may think of his personality, he is undeniably one of the greatest sprinters ever. Only Bolt and Carl Lewis are clearly above him in the modern era. And the US Men’s 4x100 was resuscitated in large part due to him - he was the anchor leg in the three gold-medal winning teams from 19/23/25 (and curiously ran the second leg when the came in second in ‘22).
Were they resuscitated or did the Jamaicans just get worse when Bolt retired?
Whatever one may think of his personality, he is undeniably one of the greatest sprinters ever. Only Bolt and Carl Lewis are clearly above him in the modern era. And the US Men’s 4x100 was resuscitated in large part due to him - he was the anchor leg in the three gold-medal winning teams from 19/23/25 (and curiously ran the second leg when the came in second in ‘22).
Were they resuscitated or did the Jamaicans just get worse when Bolt retired?
In those 3 years that Team USA won, they matched or exceeded the level that Jamaica had in their last 3 wins with Bolt:
2013: Jamaica won in 37.36
2015: Jamaica won in 37.36 (yes, same exact time as 2013)
Makes me wonder if Lyles went a little too hard in the semi. Could he have dropped a low 19.4x or high 19.3x in the final if he'd coasted a bit more in the previous race?