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The Olympic bronze medalist has made a bold claim explaining the reason behind his success in 2023.
World 100 and 200 meters champion Noah Lyles has revealed the secret behind his success this season after finishing the campaign with a second-place finish alongside Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic held in Eugene, Oregon.
Lyles has become a sensation on and off the track over the last month, after his “world champion of what” jibe aimed at NBA players caused a massive stir online, making him a household name overnight.
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14:10 - 21.09.2023
ATHLETICS The millions Nigeria's Ese Brume earned this season for just jumping on sand
The Nigerian ended her 2023 season at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, USA and she is now going to chop her money peacefully.
Speaking after ending his season with the 100m race, the straight-talking 26-year-old explained the reason why he has had a terrific campaign as he eyes more dominance ahead of the next one where he will be targeting victory at the Olympics in Paris.
“Truly, it is a very main character energy,” Lyles told Citius Mag. ”I am truly the best, and I believe with all my heart I am the best,” he added.
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15:00 - 17.09.2023
The amount of money Omanyala will earn for matching Noah Lyles' 9.85s at Prefontaine Classic
Omanyala has earned good money from the Diamond League Meetings with his podium finishes and the Prefontaine Classic also offered him more money thanks to his hard work.
Asked about where he gets the motivation to want to conquer short races, Lyles said he believes no one else has the “talent or ability” to do better than he can.
“Nobody has the talent or the ability to train smarter than me, and that is what gives me the motivation to train every day.”
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23:16 - 16.09.2023
ATHLETICS Omanyala matches Noah Lyles time as Christian Coleman wins Prefontaine Classic
Competing on home soil, Coleman crossed the line equaling his world-leading time of 9.83 to win the men’s race.
The 200 cum 100 meter specialist had never pursued the 100 meter race as a main event, but decided to get into the event as a way of helping him find out how to get faster in the 200 meters as he aims to ultimately break Usain Bolt’s world record of 19.19.
"My mom is very scared when it comes to running the 100 because it's a different muscle, it's not what I'm known for, but I've known for years now that the 100 would always be in my scope,” Lyles told The Messenger.
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Straight talking Noah Lyles addresses changing relations since controversial 'World Champions' jibe
Lyles was astonished at the rate in which many people, including those not associated with basketball spoke, including popular artist Drake.
"It was time to increase the 100 speed dramatically, because that’s where we were going to see the most performance in making the 200 faster."
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