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Every so often, an athlete may feel they were born in the wrong era.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy Murray<\/a> emerged amongst tennis\u2019 \u2018Big Three\u2019 to claim three Grand Slam titles, but many argue his total would have been far more had he been born in a different generation.<\/p>\n

Yohan Blake played second fiddle to Usain Bolt in his prime years<\/figcaption>Getty<\/figure>\n
A similar case may be made for Neymar<\/a>, whose undeniable talent would perhaps have seen him claim multiple Ballon d\u2019Ors were it not for the dominance of Lionel Messi<\/a> and Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a>.<\/p>\n
And if there is one athlete who arguably best captures this argument, it\u2019s sprinter Yohan Blake.<\/p>\n
The second fastest man of all time, the Jamaican had the misfortune of coming up against Olympic legend Usain Bolt<\/a> in his prime.<\/p>\n
Blake won two silver medals at London 2012 in the 100m and 200m, coming second to Bolt in both events, who tasted Games glory eight times in his historic career<\/a>.<\/p>\n
And though the 35-year-old boasts two Olympic golds in the 4 x 100m relay, won alongside the fastest man alive, he has insisted that he is not celebrated for his achievements back in Jamaica.<\/p>\n
Speaking after a Diamond League event in July 2024, Blake claimed that some of his impressive feats are overlooked in his home country.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cMy own country Jamaica doesn\u2019t give me the respect.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m happy they don\u2019t because other people outside do, and they appreciate me more than my own country.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy that I\u2019m able to be crowned elsewhere apart from Jamaica, so I\u2019m looking to continue to do what I\u2019m doing until I\u2019m happy to step away when it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Explaining the lack of support in his and Bolt\u2019s homeland, Blake suggested that his compatriot\u2019s record-breaking achievements have overshadowed his own. <\/p>\n
$\"\"$ AFP<\/figure>\n
Blake is one of the greatest sprinters of all time, but was frequently pipped by Bolt[\/caption]<\/p>\n
$\"\"$
Usain Bolt\u2019s 100m world record still stands today<\/figcaption>Getty Images – Getty<\/figure>\n
The athletics star continued: \u201cJamaica loves winners and once you\u2019re not winning, they\u2019re not supporting you. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut I don\u2019t need their support, I have my own support staff and I\u2019m my own motivator.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite feeling a lack of encouragement from his home fans, Blake has still had plenty to celebrate in his career.<\/p>\n
In addition to his four Olympic medals, the sprinter is a two-time world champion, winning gold in both the 100m and 4 x 100m relay after Bolt was disqualified in the final of the former.<\/p>\n
With a 100m personal best of 9.69 seconds, Blake stands alongside US sprinter Tyson Gay as the joint second fastest man in event history, behind Bolt.<\/p>\n
It is a similar story in the 200m, with Blake\u2019s 19.26 mark only just behind his fellow countryman\u2019s record of 19.19. <\/p>\n
$\"\"$ AFP<\/figure>\n
Compatriots Blake and Bolt shared the same coach in the peak of their careers in legendary trainer Glen Mills[\/caption]<\/p>\n
$\"\"$
Blake was a key figure in the fastest-ever Olympic 4x100m relay team<\/figcaption>Getty<\/figure>\n
Meanwhile, his times of 9.75 in 100m and 19.44 in 200m in the finals at London 2012 are the fastest Olympic sprints in history to place second in the respective events.<\/p>\n
Given just how high Blake ranks among sprinting\u2019s all-time greats without ever tasting individual Olympic glory, the Jamaican would certainly be forgiven for feeling slightly hard done by.<\/p>\n
And in 2019, he admitted that had it not been for Bolt, he would have dominated the field of sprinting.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Times of India<\/a>, he said: \u201cIf you take Bolt away from the picture, I would be the fastest man in everything. I feel like I was born at the wrong time.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut nevertheless, I am happy with what I have achieved. Yes, it was hard because it was his time and it was hard competing against Bolt.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Yohan Blake played second fiddle to Usain Bolt in his prime years<\/figcaption>Getty<\/figure>\n
A similar case may be made for Neymar<\/a>, whose undeniable talent would perhaps have seen him claim multiple Ballon d\u2019Ors were it not for the dominance of Lionel Messi<\/a> and Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a>.<\/p>\n
And if there is one athlete who arguably best captures this argument, it\u2019s sprinter Yohan Blake.<\/p>\n
The second fastest man of all time, the Jamaican had the misfortune of coming up against Olympic legend Usain Bolt<\/a> in his prime.<\/p>\n
Blake won two silver medals at London 2012 in the 100m and 200m, coming second to Bolt in both events, who tasted Games glory eight times in his historic career<\/a>.<\/p>\n
And though the 35-year-old boasts two Olympic golds in the 4 x 100m relay, won alongside the fastest man alive, he has insisted that he is not celebrated for his achievements back in Jamaica.<\/p>\n
Speaking after a Diamond League event in July 2024, Blake claimed that some of his impressive feats are overlooked in his home country.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cMy own country Jamaica doesn\u2019t give me the respect.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m happy they don\u2019t because other people outside do, and they appreciate me more than my own country.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy that I\u2019m able to be crowned elsewhere apart from Jamaica, so I\u2019m looking to continue to do what I\u2019m doing until I\u2019m happy to step away when it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Explaining the lack of support in his and Bolt\u2019s homeland, Blake suggested that his compatriot\u2019s record-breaking achievements have overshadowed his own. <\/p>\n
$\"\"$ AFP<\/figure>\n
Blake is one of the greatest sprinters of all time, but was frequently pipped by Bolt[\/caption]<\/p>\n
$\"\"$
Usain Bolt\u2019s 100m world record still stands today<\/figcaption>Getty Images – Getty<\/figure>\n
The athletics star continued: \u201cJamaica loves winners and once you\u2019re not winning, they\u2019re not supporting you. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut I don\u2019t need their support, I have my own support staff and I\u2019m my own motivator.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite feeling a lack of encouragement from his home fans, Blake has still had plenty to celebrate in his career.<\/p>\n
In addition to his four Olympic medals, the sprinter is a two-time world champion, winning gold in both the 100m and 4 x 100m relay after Bolt was disqualified in the final of the former.<\/p>\n
With a 100m personal best of 9.69 seconds, Blake stands alongside US sprinter Tyson Gay as the joint second fastest man in event history, behind Bolt.<\/p>\n
It is a similar story in the 200m, with Blake\u2019s 19.26 mark only just behind his fellow countryman\u2019s record of 19.19. <\/p>\n
$\"\"$ AFP<\/figure>\n
Compatriots Blake and Bolt shared the same coach in the peak of their careers in legendary trainer Glen Mills[\/caption]<\/p>\n
$\"\"$
Blake was a key figure in the fastest-ever Olympic 4x100m relay team<\/figcaption>Getty<\/figure>\n
Meanwhile, his times of 9.75 in 100m and 19.44 in 200m in the finals at London 2012 are the fastest Olympic sprints in history to place second in the respective events.<\/p>\n
Given just how high Blake ranks among sprinting\u2019s all-time greats without ever tasting individual Olympic glory, the Jamaican would certainly be forgiven for feeling slightly hard done by.<\/p>\n
And in 2019, he admitted that had it not been for Bolt, he would have dominated the field of sprinting.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Times of India<\/a>, he said: \u201cIf you take Bolt away from the picture, I would be the fastest man in everything. I feel like I was born at the wrong time.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut nevertheless, I am happy with what I have achieved. Yes, it was hard because it was his time and it was hard competing against Bolt.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Every so often, an athlete may feel they were born in the wrong era. Andy Murray emerged amongst tennis\u2019 \u2018Big Three\u2019 to claim three Grand Slam titles, but many argue his total would have been far more had he been born in a different generation. Yohan Blake played second fiddle to Usain Bolt in his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49289,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.ndegeya.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}