SAN FRANCISCO, August 06, (THEWILL) – Jamaican former sprinter and world record holder, Usain Bolt, Thursday said he wasn’t given “a fair chance” to prove himself in Australia’s A-League after he failed in his quest to become a professional footballer.
Bolt who is an eight-time Olympic champion, struggled with the Central Coast Mariners in 2018 after retiring from athletics, in his bid of fulfilling a childhood dream of playing professional football.
His quest generated lots of attention which intensified when he scored two goals in a pre-season friendly. However, his abilities were questioned notably by former Ireland striker, Andy Keogh, who described the touch of the sprint legend as that of “trampoline”, and contract talks failed.
Bolt speaking with Australia’s Channel Nine television network said: “I think I didn’t get a fair chance.
“I didn’t do it how I wanted to do it, but it’s something I think I would’ve been good at.
“But it’s just one of those things you miss out on and just have to move on.”
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Answering a question about any career regrets, he said: “I do think about it sometimes that it didn’t work out the way that I wanted it to, because football is something that I love.
“The fact that it didn’t work out I do think about it, but as I said, it’s one of those things you’ve got to move past.”
