World flyer and Olympic gold medalist Bolt, one of the world's fastest sprinters, said in a recent interview that video games are an important part of his life and could even be said to have helped him win the Olympic gold medal.
In an interview with the BBC, Bolt spoke about his love of games. He said, "I think it helps me relieve my feelings of emptiness, you know what I mean?" I always want to win. But I think, in a way, it helps athletics because now when you go on the track, you have the same mindset as you do when you play video games. You just want to win. ”
Bolt also joked in interviews that if he grows up now, he could become a professional esports player. The BBC reporter asked: "Do you think if you grew up now, you would want to be an esports star or a Twitch anchor instead of an athlete?"
Bolt replied: "Possibly, possibly, I think I was very fond of video games when I was younger, because sometimes I would skip training and go to the game store to play games. My coach would call my dad and tell him, 'Listen, he didn't train today,' and my dad would say, 'Why don't you go to training?' And I can't answer. Do you see what I mean? So that's just one thing, I know that if I had what I have now, I would definitely be an esports player. ”
Bolt said at the end of the interview that he strongly recommends athletes using video games as a way to relax: "It makes you forget everything because you don't have to worry about other things, just focus on winning the game and trying to do better." ”