Usain Bolt, the Olympic gold medalist and current fastest sprinter to have graced the track, says that video games helped him to become a champion.
During an interview with the BBC, Bolt spoke about how his love of gaming helped his Olympic career. “I feel like it kind of helped my hunger, I would say,” explained Bolt. “You know what I mean? To always want to win. But I feel like it, in a way, kind of helped out with the track and field because now when you get on the track you have the same mentality as when you’re playing video games. You just want to win.”
While Bolt will forever be known for his rapid pace and signature victory pose, the athlete teased that if he’d grown up now he might of instead become a gamer by profession. “Do you think if you were growing up now, you would want to be an eSports star or Twitch streamer rather than an athlete?” asked BBC reporter Steffan…
