{"id":2925,"date":"2014-09-08T10:01:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T08:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:08:10","slug":"want-proper-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/want-proper-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"Je veux \u00eatre un vrai athl\u00e8te"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\/\n        Je veux \u00eatre un vrai athl\u00e8te\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/UsainBoltInterview_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fwant-proper-athlete%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fwant-proper-athlete%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/want-proper-athlete\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fwant-proper-athlete%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cJe veux \u00eatre un vrai athl\u00e8te\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Usain Bolt sur le succ\u00e8s et la diff\u00e9rence<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">8 septembre 2014 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;I want to be a proper athlete&quot;, \"text\": &quot;He came as a spectator. It must have prickled in Usain Bolt\\u2019s feet when the Jamaican was just allowed to watch Britain\\u2019s James Dasaolu sprint to gold in 10.06 seconds over 100 metres at the European Championships in Zurich.\\nWhile he was not at work, CATch Up grabbed the chance for an interview and found out what Usain had learned from a woman, how fast he thinks he can run and what he still needs to do to become a proper athlete.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/want-proper-athlete\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/want-proper-athlete\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/want-proper-athlete\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fwant-proper-athlete%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fwant-proper-athlete%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Il est venu en spectateur. Les pieds d'Usain Bolt ont d\u00fb se h\u00e9risser lorsque le Jama\u00efcain a \u00e9t\u00e9 autoris\u00e9 \u00e0 regarder le Britannique James Dasaolu remporter la m\u00e9daille d'or en 10,06 secondes sur 100 m\u00e8tres aux Championnats d'Europe de Zurich.<\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Pendant qu'il n'\u00e9tait pas au travail, CATch Up a saisi l'occasion d'une interview et a d\u00e9couvert ce qu'Usain avait appris d'une femme, la vitesse \u00e0 laquelle il pense pouvoir courir et ce qu'il lui reste \u00e0 faire pour devenir un v\u00e9ritable athl\u00e8te.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Nous avons r\u00e9cemment lanc\u00e9 notre campagne m\u00e9diatique Forever Faster. Dans le spot t\u00e9l\u00e9vis\u00e9, vous \u00eates assis dans un beau jacuzzi et vous vous amusez. Est-ce le style de vie que vous aimez ? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Eh bien, je suis dans cette baignoire avec quelques belles femmes et j'aime certainement cela <em>(rires)<\/em>.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00a0Qu'est-ce que Forever Faster signifie pour vous ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Tout. C'est un excellent slogan, qui me d\u00e9crit parfaitement. <strong>Je suis toujours plus rapide.<\/strong> Lorsque PUMA a cr\u00e9\u00e9 ce mod\u00e8le, je me suis dit qu'ils avaient d\u00fb penser \u00e0 moi. Oui, c'est bien moi.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>La campagne s'intitule \u201cAppel \u00e0 tous les fauteurs de troubles\u201d. \u00cates-vous un fauteur de troubles ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Non, je suis juste une personne amusante. Nous nous amusons \u00e0 cet endroit et nous faisons en sorte que l'amusement soit diff\u00e9rent.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00a0Quel est votre objectif pour cette saison o\u00f9 il n'y a pas de grandes courses ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Je viens de me remettre de quelques blessures<\/strong> et cette saison, je me concentre sur les petits d\u00e9tails. C'est l'un de mes probl\u00e8mes. Il semble que je ne me pr\u00e9occupe pas assez des petits probl\u00e8mes et qu'ils deviennent ensuite de gros probl\u00e8mes.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Des petits probl\u00e8mes comme quoi ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Je crois que je mangeais beaucoup d'ailes de poulet et mon entra\u00eeneur a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 me parler : \u201c\u00c9coute, arr\u00eate \u00e7a.\u201d <strong>Je pense que l'ann\u00e9e prochaine, je suivrai un r\u00e9gime alimentaire appropri\u00e9.<\/strong> C'est l'une des petites questions sur lesquelles je travaille actuellement.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>La saison prochaine, le calendrier des comp\u00e9titions sera \u00e0 nouveau tr\u00e8s charg\u00e9, avec en ligne de mire les championnats du monde de P\u00e9kin. Quel est votre objectif ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Mon objectif principal est toujours de gagner aux Championnats du monde. Si je suis en pleine forme la saison prochaine et que je n'ai pas de probl\u00e8me de blessure, je pourrai tenter de battre le record du monde du 200m. J'essaierai certainement de battre le record du monde et de courir sous les 19 secondes. <strong>Mais ce qui compte vraiment, c'est de remporter les championnats et la m\u00e9daille d'or.<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Cela fait cinq ans que vous avez \u00e9tabli le record du monde du 100 m\u00e8tres en 9,58 secondes aux Championnats du monde de Berlin. Vous dites-vous que vous voulez \u00eatre le d\u00e9tenteur du record du monde dans 10 ans ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Les records du monde n'ont pas d'importance pour moi.<\/strong> Je dis toujours aux gens : \u201c\u00c9coutez, j'ai le record du monde. Pourquoi devrais-je m'inqui\u00e9ter de le battre \u00e0 nouveau ? Ce sont les autres qui devraient s'inqui\u00e9ter de battre mon record, pas moi\u201d. Mais justement, les gens veulent toujours voir des records du monde. Si j'avais pu le mettre en sc\u00e8ne, je l'aurais battu petit \u00e0 petit, et pas d'un seul coup <em>(Note de la r\u00e9daction : de 9,69 secondes aux Jeux olympiques de P\u00e9kin \u00e0 9,58 secondes \u00e0 Berlin).<\/em><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Qu'est-ce qui vous vient \u00e0 l'esprit lorsque vous pensez \u00e0 cette course \u00e0 Berlin ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Il s'agissait de me prouver que j'avais raison. L'ann\u00e9e pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente, les gens disaient : \u201cOh, oui. Il a battu le record du monde, mais Tyson Gay n'\u00e9tait pas dans la course\u201d. Pour moi, il s'agissait de prouver au monde que, peu importe qui est dans la course, <strong>Je peux le faire.<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Est-il vrai que si l'on s'entra\u00eene plus dur, on peut courir plus vite ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>C'est ce que je me suis dit au cours de la saison pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant les Jeux olympiques de Rio,<strong> Je veux \u00eatre un vrai athl\u00e8te<\/strong> - manger, dormir et faire de l'athl\u00e9tisme. Je n'ai jamais vraiment fait cela, mais je vais m'entra\u00eener davantage et faire de mon mieux pour \u00eatre un athl\u00e8te complet.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Vous avez d\u00e9j\u00e0 accompli tant de choses. Est-il difficile de rester motiv\u00e9 ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Il s'agit de se fixer de nouveaux objectifs. <strong>Je viens de me fixer de nouveaux objectifs.<\/strong> Je veux \u00eatre trois fois championne olympique et je veux courir le 200 m\u00e8tres en moins de 19 secondes. C'est ce que je veux et je sais que je dois travailler tr\u00e8s dur pour y parvenir. Il s'agit de placer la barre tr\u00e8s haut. Michael Johnson a plac\u00e9 la barre tr\u00e8s haut et je suis arriv\u00e9 et je l'ai plac\u00e9e encore plus haut.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages3 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/13UsainBoltInterview_S.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBolt a \u00e9tabli trois fois de suite le record du monde du 100 m, qu'il d\u00e9tient actuellement en 9,58 secondes.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1UsainBoltInterview_S.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLe sprint vers la victoire avec une avance incroyable aux Jeux olympiques de P\u00e9kin 2008.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.797619047619  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/9UsainBoltInterview_S.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUsain Bolt\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Pensez-vous qu'il existe une limite humaine au 100 m\u00e8tres ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>J'aimerais dire \u201coui\u201d, mais au fil des ans, j'ai entendu des gens dire : \u201cOh, tu ne peux pas faire \u00e7a\u201d et puis je l'ai fait.<strong> J'ai cess\u00e9 de m'imposer des limites.<\/strong> Je pense que tout est possible et qu'il n'y a pas de limite.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Cette ann\u00e9e, il n'y a pas eu de comp\u00e9titions. Avez-vous encore beaucoup de contr\u00f4les antidopage ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Je vous en prie. Vous seriez tr\u00e8s surpris de savoir combien j'en ai. Il n'y a pas de diff\u00e9rence dans le nombre de contr\u00f4les entre une ann\u00e9e avec \u00e9v\u00e9nement et une ann\u00e9e sans \u00e9v\u00e9nement. <strong>Je suis r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement soumis \u00e0 des tests al\u00e9atoires.<\/strong> Une chose que je trouve bizarre, c'est que parfois ils viennent r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement, puis on ne les voit pas pendant un certain temps, puis ils viennent une fois, puis \u00e0 nouveau cinq fois en deux semaines. Pour moi, cela n'a aucun sens.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00catre un athl\u00e8te de niveau international implique un mode de vie tr\u00e8s disciplin\u00e9. Qu'est-ce qui vous manque ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Rien vraiment, parce que je fais ce que je veux.<\/strong> Je sors, mais je sais quand arr\u00eater de faire la f\u00eate. J'adore faire du quad, alors je le fais. Sinon, je deviendrais fou. D'accord, parfois je dois \u00eatre responsable, parce que je m'entra\u00eene, mais alors je reste loin de mon quad.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Est-il vrai que vous avez mang\u00e9 des Chicken McNuggets avant la finale de P\u00e9kin ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><em>(rires) <\/em>En gros, j'ai mang\u00e9 des McNuggets de poulet et une salade. J'ai mang\u00e9 des McNuggets de poulet et une salade. Mais personne n'a parl\u00e9 de la salade.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Vous avez dit un jour que vous pourriez participer aux Championnats du monde 2017 \u00e0 Londres. Est-ce toujours d'actualit\u00e9 ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Oui, je pense que tout le monde veut que je continue. <strong>Et je dois \u00e9galiser mes m\u00e9dailles<\/strong>, J'en ai donn\u00e9 un en 2011 lorsque j'ai fait un faux d\u00e9part \u00e0 Daegu.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Vous avez 27 ans et vous avez d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9crit deux biographies. Les personnes c\u00e9l\u00e8bres essaient g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement de cacher leur vie priv\u00e9e, ce qui n'est pas votre cas. Pourquoi en est-il ainsi ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Je suis diff\u00e9rent. Vous savez, ma vie est tr\u00e8s simple et j'essaie d'en donner un aper\u00e7u aux gens, de leur montrer qui est Usain Bolt.<\/strong> Et le fait est que si vous dites la v\u00e9rit\u00e9, vous n'avez aucune raison de vous inqui\u00e9ter. J'ai appris cela d'une femme : Plus on dit la v\u00e9rit\u00e9, moins on a de probl\u00e8mes.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Quel est le meilleur conseil que vous ayez jamais re\u00e7u ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Je me souviens que lorsque j'\u00e9tais au lyc\u00e9e, je voulais vraiment jouer au cricket. Mon p\u00e8re m'a dit : \u201cMon fils, je sais que tu aimes le cricket, mais oublie \u00e7a. Fais de l'athl\u00e9tisme. C'est un sport individuel et si tu travailles assez dur, tu seras excellent.\u201d <strong>C'est le meilleur conseil que quelqu'un m'ait jamais donn\u00e9.<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Y a-t-il un conseil que vous donneriez \u00e0 quelqu'un ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Faire de l'athl\u00e9tisme <em>(rires)<\/em>. Non, s\u00e9rieusement : <strong>Appr\u00e9ciez simplement ce que vous faites.<\/strong> Quand on aime, on se donne \u00e0 fond. Peu importe ce que vous faites, tant que vous l'aimez.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Vous souvenez-vous des moments o\u00f9 vous \u00e9tiez plus lent que les autres ? Qu'avez-vous ressenti ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Quand j'\u00e9tais petit, probablement vers 8 ou 9 ans, il y avait un gars qui \u00e9tait plus rapide que moi, mais cela n'a dur\u00e9 qu'une ann\u00e9e. <strong>Je suis tr\u00e8s comp\u00e9titif et j'ai toujours cherch\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00eatre le plus rapide. <\/strong>Tyson Gay m'a vraiment pouss\u00e9 et m'a soudain donn\u00e9 envie de faire mieux. Je n'aime pas perdre. Je vise toujours le meilleur jusqu'\u00e0 ce que j'y parvienne.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Avez-vous vu des athl\u00e8tes aussi dou\u00e9s que vous ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Il y a un jeune qui s'appelle Michael O'Hara et qui a 17 ans. Il ne s'est pas encore vraiment d\u00e9velopp\u00e9, mais il se d\u00e9brouille tr\u00e8s bien. S'il se d\u00e9veloppe davantage, il deviendra un grand athl\u00e8te.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Savez-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 ce que vous ferez apr\u00e8s votre carri\u00e8re ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>La seule chose dont je suis s\u00fbre, c'est que je continuerai \u00e0 travailler avec PUMA.<\/strong> \u00c0 part cela, j'aimerais essayer de jouer au football professionnel. Avec un peu de chance, j'obtiendrai un contrat. Ce ne sera probablement pas une grande \u00e9quipe, mais plut\u00f4t une petite \u00e9quipe quelque part. Je ne dis pas que je serai un grand joueur, mais cela me donnerait un but plut\u00f4t que de rester \u00e0 la maison.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Et enfin, last but not least : Quel est le meilleur endroit pour partir en vacances en Jama\u00efque ?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Cela d\u00e9pend de ce que vous voulez faire. Si vous voulez que ce soit plus calme et plus priv\u00e9, vous irez probablement \u00e0 Portland. Si vous venez avec une amie, le mieux est d'aller au Goldeneye. C'est l'endroit id\u00e9al pour se d\u00e9tendre. Si vous voulez faire la f\u00eate, allez \u00e0 Kingston. La plupart des gens vont cependant dans des endroits comme Montego Bay. <strong>Allez-y si vous voulez \u00eatre un vrai touriste.<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnFull\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >En savoir plus<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row article teaser 3 -->\n<div class=\"rowArticleTeaser3\">\n\t<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsFull spacing\">\n\t    <div style=\"padding:none\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary\">Sports<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4>Voulez-vous courir plus vite ?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        Alors entra\u00eenez-vous comme Usain Bolt. Vous \u00eates-vous d\u00e9j\u00e0 demand\u00e9 comment fonctionne son programme d'entra\u00eenement ? Ici, il partage ses conseils d'entra\u00eenement avec CATch Up.\nLisez la suite si vous voulez devenir plus rapide.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"buttonSec articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/train-like-usain-bolt\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/train-like-usain-bolt\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:2\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/GetFaster_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser3inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowArticleItem articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma teaserVertImg scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/thats-what-makes-me-a-legend\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"1036\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;width:200px;;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt and other sprinters running\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ALegend_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"innerpadd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Sports<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>C'est ce qui fait de moi une l\u00e9gende<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        Il a tenu ses promesses quand il le fallait. Six fois champion olympique et d\u00e9tenteur du record du monde, Usain Bolt a remport\u00e9 trois m\u00e9dailles d'or lors des championnats du monde d'athl\u00e9tisme 2015 \u00e0 P\u00e9kin.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/thats-what-makes-me-a-legend\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il est venu en spectateur. Les pieds d'Usain Bolt ont d\u00fb se h\u00e9risser lorsque le Jama\u00efcain a \u00e9t\u00e9 autoris\u00e9 \u00e0 regarder le Britannique James Dasaolu remporter la m\u00e9daille d'or en 10,06 secondes sur 100 m\u00e8tres aux Championnats d'Europe de Zurich.<br \/>\nPendant qu'il n'\u00e9tait pas au travail, CATch Up a saisi l'occasion d'une interview et a d\u00e9couvert ce qu'Usain avait appris d'une femme, la vitesse \u00e0 laquelle il pense pouvoir courir et ce qu'il lui reste \u00e0 faire pour devenir un v\u00e9ritable athl\u00e8te.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":9952,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-2925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":2925,"post_author":"5","post_date":"2014-09-08 10:01:10","post_date_gmt":"2014-09-08 08:01:10","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2014\/09\/UsainBoltInterview_H.jpg\",\"filesize\":92513,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":13016},\"large\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":89709},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":6849},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":55905},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":454}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":2931,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/UsainBoltInterview_H.jpg\",\"title\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"\\u0022I want to be a proper athlete\\u0022\",\"content\":\"Usain Bolt on success \\u0026 being different\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eHe came as a spectator. It must have prickled in Usain Bolt\u2019s feet when the Jamaican was just allowed to watch Britain\u2019s James Dasaolu sprint to gold in 10.06 seconds over 100 metres at the European Championships in Zurich.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eWhile he was not at work, CATch Up grabbed the chance for an interview and found out what Usain had learned from a woman, how fast he thinks he can run and what he still needs to do to become a proper athlete.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-two-columns {\"contentLeft\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;We have recently launched our Forever Faster media campaign. In the TV spot you are sitting in a nice Jacuzzi, enjoying yourself. Is this the lifestyle you like? \\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Well, I am in that tub with some beautiful women and I certainly like that \\u0026lt;em\\u0026gt;(laughs)\\u0026lt;\/em\\u0026gt;.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u00a0What does Forever Faster mean to you?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Everything. It\u2019s a great slogan, it describes me perfectly. \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;I am forever faster.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; When PUMA came up with this I thought, they must have been thinking about me. Yes \u2013 this is me.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;The campaign is called \u201cCall on all Troublemakers\u201d. Are you a troublemaker?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;No, I am just a fun person. 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If I am in great shape next season and I have no injury problems, I can go after the world record over the 200m. I will definitely attempt to break the world record and run under 19 seconds. \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;But what really counts is winning the Championships and the gold medal.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"contentRight\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;It has been five years since you established that world record of 9.58 seconds over 100 metres at the World Championships in Berlin. Do you tell yourself that you want to be the World Record holder in 10 years?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;World records do not matter to me.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; I always tell the people: \u201cListen, I have the world record. Why should I worry about breaking it again? 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Is this still on?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Yes, I think everybody wants me to continue. \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;And I need to equal off my medals\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;, I gave one away in 2011 when I had the false start in Daegu.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;You are 27 and you already wrote two biographies. Famous people usually try to hide their private lives and you do not do that. Why is this?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;I am different. You know, my life is really simple and I try to give people a glimpse into it, let them see who Usain Bolt is.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; And the thing is: If you tell the truth, you have nothing really to worry about. 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No, seriously: \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Just enjoy what you do.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; When you enjoy it, you put your all into it. It does not matter what you do, as long as you love it.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Do you remember the times when you were slower than others? How did that feel?\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;When I was little, probably like 8 or 9, there was one guy who was faster than me, but that was for one year. \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;I am really competitive, so I have always aimed to be the fastest. \\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;Tyson Gay really pushed me and made me all of a sudden want to do better. I do not like to lose. 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It must have prickled in Usain Bolt\u2019s feet when the Jamaican was just allowed to watch Britain\u2019s James Dasaolu sprint to gold in 10.06 seconds over 100 metres at the European Championships in Zurich.\nWhile he was not at work, CATch Up grabbed the chance for an interview and found out what Usain had learned from a woman, how fast he thinks he can run and what he still needs to do to become a proper athlete.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"want-proper-athlete","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-09-19 15:08:10","post_modified_gmt":"2025-09-19 15:08:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=2925","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw","ancestors":[],"page_template":"","post_category":[18],"tags_input":[],"id":2925,"author":"5","date":"2014-09-08 10:01:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-08 08:01:10","content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2014\/09\/UsainBoltInterview_H.jpg\",\"filesize\":92513,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":13016},\"large\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":89709},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":6849},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":55905},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":454}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":2931,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/UsainBoltInterview_H.jpg\",\"title\":\"UsainBoltInterview_H\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"\\u0022I want to be a proper athlete\\u0022\",\"content\":\"Usain Bolt on success \\u0026 being different\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eHe came as a spectator. 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