Eight-time Olympic gold medalist and world's fastest man,
Usain Bolt has given up on his bid to become a professional football player,
saying "it was fun while it lasted."
This comes after the 32-year-old Jamaican who spent eight
weeks at A-League club Central Coast Mariners from August last year, eventually
turned down an offer of a professional contract in November.
During his time with the Australian club, he played in two
pre-season friendlies, scoring twice against Macarthur South West.
Speaking with ESPN over his bid to become a professional
footballer, he said his time as a footballer was enjoyable, but he has given up
on it.
"I don't want to say it wasn't dealt with properly, but
I think we went about it, not the way we should and you learn your lesson, you
live and you learn. It was a good experience. I really enjoyed just being in a
team and it was different from track and field and it was fun while it lasted
"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."
Usain Bolt who still holds the 100-metre and 200-metre world
records retired from his sprint career in 2017.
