'A crazy moment' - Lyles on snatching gold in epic 100m final

  • 2 months ago
Team USA's Noah Lyles reflects on winning the 100m final by 0.005 seconds in an incredible photo finish.
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00:00Everybody in the field, to be honest, came out knowing that they could win this race.
00:06And, you know, that's the mindset that we have to have, you know, iron sharpens iron, of course.
00:10It was a crazy moment because, like I said, I did think that Kashane had that.
00:14And I was like, oh man, I'm really going to have to swallow my pride, which I don't have a problem doing.
00:19Respect deserves respect.
00:20And when I saw my name, I was like, I didn't do this against a slow crowd or a field.
00:24I did this against the best of the best, on the biggest stage, with the biggest pressure.
00:28And seeing that name, I was like, oh my gosh, there it is.
00:32And I wasn't even entered in the 100 in 2021.
00:35You know, here I am, first Olympics in the 100, you know, going around now the Olympic champion.
00:40And, you know, having that title, not just at world championships, but at the Olympics of the world's fastest man.

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