Usain Bolt is giving up on his dream of becoming a soccer player. And not only that, he is quitting sports altogether.
After retiring from athletics, the eight-time Olympic gold medalist decided to shift his focus to soccer, training with several European clubs and even making several appearance for Australian side Central Coast Mariners in team’s friendly games in which he scored twice.
Despite this, Mariners opted against giving Bolt guaranteed deal, while the 32-year-old refused the opportunity to play in Malta for Valletta. Now it looks like he is ready to admit defeat.
“It was fun while it lasted,” – said Bolt. “I don’t want to say it wasn’t dealt with properly, but I think we went about it not the way we should … You live and you learn. It was a good experience, I really enjoyed just being in a team.”
He also said that the sports life is over for him and that he will focus on being a businessman.
“I’m just doing many different things … the sports life is over, so I’m now moving into different businesses. I have a lot of things in the pipeline, so as I say, I’m just dabbling in everything and trying to be a business man now.” – he added.
