Today, let's talk about a famous player in athletics: Gatlin. Justin Gatlin is a famous player for the U.S. Athletics Team and a rival to Bolt in the men's 100m. His 100-meter strength is absolutely overwhelming, and it can be said that he is the second man in the history of the 100 meters besides Bolt, and before Bolt's 9.58 seconds time was created, Gatlin can be said to be the first man in the men's 100 meters. The current best time in the Gatlin 100m is 9.74 seconds in the 2015 Diamond League, and he also won the championship with this result. Recently, some netizens have also made a positioning for Gatlin's 100-meter status, saying that he is a great athlete who surpasses Lewis and approaches Bolt, and his historical status can reach the second place.
Gatling has won numerous awards in his lifetime, and has won five Olympic medals and 10 World Championship medals, which also laid a solid foundation for Gatlin's position as the second person in the 100 meters. In contrast to Lewis, Lewis has won 10 Olympic medals, including 9 gold medals, and the World Championships has also won 10 medals, including 8 gold medals, and once set two 20th century 100m records, the best time was 9.86 seconds in the 100m record at the time. Although Lewis's best result was not as good as Gatlin's, Lewis was the deserved king of the 100-meter race in the 20th century. From the current point of view, some people think that Lewis is higher than Gatling, and some people think that Gatling has surpassed Lewis. In fact, none of this matters, both are great 100-meter athletes.
2006 was a turning point in Gatlin's sprint career, when he was banned for 8 years after being found positive for doping, which was then shortened to 4 years. After being banned, Gatlin did not give up his strict requirements for himself, he still insisted on training hard, and finally lived up to expectations to further break through himself in the Diamond League in 2015, creating a personal best of 9.74 seconds in 100 meters.
At the 2017 London World Championships, Gatlin also seized the last opportunity, finally surpassing Bolt in the final battle before Bolt retired, winning the championship, and after the race, Gatlin also knelt down on one knee to express his admiration to Bolt.
This year's Gatlin is already 39 years old, but he still did not choose to retire, but continued to compete in the athletics field, this tenacious and hard-working sportsmanship is also worth learning from all of us. Therefore, people living in the world is constantly challenging themselves and challenging life, so that we can live a wonderful life, live meaningfully, and succeed. Laugh at the difficulties, face them bravely, and achieve life.