Sprint king Usain Bolt says he’s serious about a soccer career

Usain Bolt says he is serious about starting up a soccer career now he has retired from sprinting — and believes he could even be good enough to play for Jamaica. The 31-year-old eight-time Olympic gold medallist, currently recovering from a hamstring injury, accepted there might be some scepticism but said it had always been his boyhood dream.

“For me it’s a personal goal. I don’t care what people really think about it. I’m not going to lie to myself. I’m not going to be stupid,” the Jamaican told reporters at the U.S. Formula One Grand Prix. He was speaking before world champion Lewis Hamilton drove him around the Circuit of the Americas in a Mercedes AMG sportscar, sending the car sliding into corners and ending with tyre-smoking spins.

“If I feel I can’t do it, I’m going to say ‘you know what, forget this’. I’m not trying to embarrass myself. But if I go out there and feel I can do this then I will give it a try. It’s a dream and another chapter of my life,” said Bolt. “If you have a dream that you always wanted to do, why not try and see where it will go.”

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