‘Ngangesaba kakhulu’: Indlela umgijimi uNoah Lyles akunyakazisa ngayo ukungabaza

Selokhu uNoah Lyles ephule irekhodi laseMelika lamamitha angu-200 emqhudelwaneni womhlaba we-track and field wangoJulayi, lo msubathi oneminyaka engu-25 ubudala usephinde wabuka izikhathi eziningi ukunqoba kwakhe isekhondi elingu-19.31, lokubaleka kanye nomgubho wakhe owalandela.

Hhayi nje ngesizathu ongase usilindele.

U-Lyles uyathanda ukuphinde aphile umgubho, kunjalo. Ngesikhathi eqaphela ukuthi usehlehlise irekhodi likaMichael Johnson leminyaka engu-26 ngo-0.01, uLyles wadabula ingxenye ephezulu yesudi yakhe yase-United States phambi kwesixuku esinobudlabha u-Eugene, Ore., futhi wadedela umsindo owawubonakala uphansi. ngaphakathi kuye izinyanga ezingu-11, lapho ukuphoxeka kuma-Olympics aseTokyo kungena esikhundleni sokucindezeleka nokungabaza.

“Uwubasile lowo mlilo,” esho engxoxweni. “Ukubona imiphumela yalokho e-Oregon bekubhala isiphetho esihle sendaba.”

Kodwa lapho uLyles ebheka i-engeli eyodwa yomkhosi wangoJulayi odlule oguquguqukayo ogcwele e-Eugene, ulungisa lokho okungalungile. Ngokuqondile, ukuthi imisipha ohlangothini olulodwa lwesifuba sakhe athuthukisiwe kakhulu kunolunye, ukungalingani kwemisipha okunomthelela wokudonsela phansi emisipha emhlane wakhe, imilenze kanye nomgogodla, okuyinkomba yokuthi umzimba wakhe awukwazi ukukhiqiza ubukhulu bayo. phoqa.

KuLyles, isithombe siyingxenye eyodwa yenkumbulo eyigugu kanye nengxenye eyodwa yokukhuthaza – ukuthi indoda yesithathu eshesha ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-200 emlandweni ingahamba ngokushesha.

Kungakho ngemuva kwalokho abaningi abangakubheka njengesizini yamaphupho, yini ethathe imicabango kaLyles emasontweni adlule, njengoba ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe kwesizini ka-2023 sekuqalile eFlorida, kuyiphupho aqala ukuba nalo esikoleni esiphakeme.

Kuwo, uLyles ugijima ngethrekhi eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kusemifinal yama-Olympic. Udlula entanjeni futhi uyasibona isikhathi sakhe.

“9.41,” kusho uLyles — isikhathi esasizoqeda irekhodi lika-Usain Bolt lamamitha ayi-100 lika-9.58 aliqophe ngo-2009.

Enyangeni lapho umhlaba ubheka unyaka, noma yikuphi ukubuyekezwa kwethrekhi nenkundla ka-2022 kufanele kubandakanye uLyles, oqokwe waba umsubathi wesilisa ohamba phambili wase-USA Track and Field onyakeni ngeledlule – futhi owangena kowamanqamu emhlabeni jikelele. owesilisa – ngemva kokungahlulwa ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-200, nokucwilisa ngaphansi kwemizuzwana engu-20 izikhathi ezingu-11. Isizini ka-Lyles yokubuyela emuva iphinde yahlanganisa nokuvela kabusha kokugijima kwabesilisa base-US ngemuva kokuthi abantu baseMelika beshanele inkundla yomqhudelwano womhlaba ku-100 no-200, bakhiqize umpetha wamamitha angu-400 kanye nesiliva le-4×100-metres relay, lapho uLyles agijima khona umlenze.

ULyles uyikholwa lokuthi izinkolelo eziqinile zizibonakalisa ngemiphumela yangempela. Kungakho ekholelwa ukuthi amaphupho akhe angalawuleki angase asondelane neqiniso ngo-2023. Uhlela ukuphinda kabili emqhudelwaneni womhlaba wehlobo elizayo e-Hungary, aqhudelane ku-100 no-200, futhi alindele lutho olungaphansi kwezikhathi ezisezingeni lomhlaba.

“Wonke umuntu uyangizwa ngikhuluma ngokuphula umthetho [world] irekhodi kwabangu-200 kodwa nginezinhlelo ezifanayo ngabangu-100, uma kungenjalo,” kusho uLyles. “Ngicabanga ukuthi leso sifiso sinamandla kakhulu ngoba yinto enginomuzwa wokuthi angikaze ngifakazele ngesipho enginaso. Eqinisweni, nginenombolo ethile engqondweni ye-100 kodwa ngikude kakhulu nayo, kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi ngizoyiyeka. Kungenza ngijabule kakhulu futhi ngilambele kakhulu ukwenza okuthile abantu abakubona njengomcimbi wami obuthakathaka. ”

Ngomqondo wezobuchwepheshe, ukujaha amarekhodi e-Bolt 100- kanye namamitha angu-200 (19.19) kuzovela ekuthuthukisweni kokuqala kukaLyles. Uphethe ijubane lakhe eliphezulu njenganoma ngubani futhi ukuqeqeshwa kwakhe kwamamitha angama-200 kuzomsiza ukuthi aqhubeke eqinile engxenyeni yokugcina kumamitha ayi-100, kusho u-Ato Boldon, umhlaziyi we-NBC Sports kanye nendondo eyisikhombisa ku-100 no-200 ama-Olympics kanye nemiqhudelwano yomhlaba.

Ukuthi uLyles usesimweni sokuzama i-Bolt ephindwe kabili noma egijima phansi kuyinkomba yendlela uLyles aqale ngayo ngempumelelo ezingeni lomuntu siqu nelomsebenzi ngemuva kokuthola ithusi lamamitha angu-200 kuma-Olympics ase-Tokyo.

ULance Brauman, owaqeqesha owayengumpetha womsubathi wase-US uTyson Gay futhi manje oseqeqesha uLyles kanye nompetha womhlaba wamamitha angu-400 uShaunae Miller-Uibo, waqala waqaphela uLyles ezivivinyweni zama-Olympic zase-US zango-2016. Lapho umqeqeshi kaLyles ngaleso sikhathi engavunyelwe endaweni yokufudumala, u-Brauman waqaphela ukuzola kukaLyles futhi wahlabeka umxhwele: Umdidiyeli wokulungiselela ovela ezindaweni ezingaphansi kweWashington wazilungiselela ngokuzimisela umjaho omkhulu wempilo yakhe eyedwa.

E-Tokyo, kube nomehluko omkhulu njengoba uLyles ezizwa engasekho lapho nje ukuvuvukala okungaqondakali ngemuva kwedolo lakwesokunxele kumenze wangakwazi ukwenza i-squat egcwele ngosuku olwandulela umzuliswano wakhe wokuqala. Okwakukhathaza kakhulu kwakuyisimo sokuzethemba kwakhe. Ukube ukugijima akuzange kuphumelele, uLyles ukholelwa ukuthi uzoba yindoda, umrepha noma umsakazi wethelevishini estudiyo.

“Ngizothola indlela yokukhipha lowo mbonisi,” esho.

Ubhubhane lwamshiya eyedwa, engenazo izethameli, futhi enqamukile emndenini nakubangane. Wayesenesikhathi eside ecabanga ukungena enkundleni yezemidlalo edayisiwe ngaphambi kokugijima kowamanqamu wakhe wokuqala wama-Olympic. Inkundla yaseTokyo engenalutho ye-COVID “mhlawumbe iyinto engathandeki kakhulu engake ngabhekana nayo,” esho.

“Ubengabonakali njengaye, ubegijima kakhulu,” kusho uBoldon, obecabanga ukuthi uLyles udangele futhi ephoqa imidlalo yakhe yeshashalazi ngaphambi komjaho.

ULyles ushiye nendondo yethusi kanye nokudangala okuzichaze. Ngenkathi ehlangana nomelaphi emasontweni ambalwa kamuva, ngo-Agasti 2021, uLyles wabuzwa ukuthi kungani engazibophezele ekugijimeni ku-Prefontaine Classic ezayo, okungenye yemihlangano ehlonishwa kakhulu yase-US.

“Bengithi, ‘Ngesaba kakhulu,’” kusho uLyles. “Ngikhombise umzuzwana nje ukuthi bengizilungiselela cishe wonke umsebenzi wami futhi bengingakakulungeli kwangalunga. Ngokuyisisekelo wangibiza ngekati elisabekayo; yindlela enhle yokuyibeka leyo.

“Lapho esho lokho, kwavutha umlilo ngaphakathi kimi futhi ngathi, ‘Ngeke ngikwesabe ukugijima. Angiziniki ngisho ithuba.’ Ngavela ku [Prefontaine] umjaho wami futhi ngagijima isikhathi esihle kakhulu sesizini yami nesikhathi esishesha kakhulu emhlabeni. Kwathungela lelolangabi nokufisa ukuthi, KULUNGILE, ngamosha ngaleso sikhathi [at the Olympics] kodwa ngizokwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi lokho akuphinde kwenzeke. Lokho bekungamandla wonke engawaphatha ngo-2022. “

ULyles ukhuluma ngempilo yakhe yengqondo ngendlela esobala eseyandile kubasubathi nokho egqama njengehlukile kubasubathi, abagijimi abavame ukubhekwa njengesabo ngokukhombisa ubuqhawe kuphela futhi abalokothi baba buthakathaka. Ezinyangeni ngaphambi kokuthi akhumule ingoma yakhe ebomvu, emhlophe neluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka e-Eugene ehlobo eledlule, uveze ubungozi obumangalisayo ezinkulungwaneni zabalandeli bakhe benkundla yezokuxhumana.

“Nginomuzwa wokuthi ukwabelana ngobunzima bami, obubodwa, kusiza abanye,” kusho uLyles. “Kuyangisiza futhi. Ngiyawuzonda umqondo lapho abantu beza kimina futhi bangibona ngingeyena umuntu, ukuthi angiyena umuntu ovamile onemizwa, imizwa, odlula ekuphileni kwansuku zonke nemizabalazo kodwa futhi unenjabulo nenjabulo enkulu.

“Lezo zikhathi ezikhona zingenza ngibe ngumuntu futhi abantu baqhamuke nabasubathi bacabange ukuthi singamaqhawe anamandla, sivele sibhekane nobunzima bese siyabugodla. Cha, asikwehlisi, sidlula kukho njengoba ubungenza.”

Kwengeza u-Boldon, “Ngicabanga ukuthi uNowa uklonyeliswe ngokwethembeka ngendlela ongababoni abasubathi bethembekile, ngokuqinisekile eminyakeni eyi-10 noma engu-15 edlule, ngalelo rekhodi laseMelika. … Ukumbona eqhamuka ngakolunye uhlangothi kwakucishe kube uvemvane ngemva kwesibungu.”

Uyaqhubeka nokuvakashela umelaphi, eboleka ibinzana kunina lapho ebiza izikhathi ngokuthi “ukuhlolwa kusukela entanyeni kuya phezulu.” Uchaze okunye ukuvakasha lapho umeluleki wakhe aphakamisa ukuthi ukuphoxeka kwakhe kwaseTokyo kwakuyinto enhle. Ukube wayelandele umqhudelwano wakhe womhlaba wamamitha angama-200 eQatar ngegolide eTokyo, ngabe wayezocikeka ngokuziphusha?

Ngokushesha wazithola esevumelana nephuzu.

“Uwuhlobo,” kusho uBrauman, “ukuthi ubunzima obuncane bumsiza ukuthi aphinde agxilise ingqondo futhi abuyele ezintweni eziyisisekelo futhi athole leyo ndlala yokuphuma lapho futhi azibonakalise.”

Ukuthola ugqozi luka-2023 akubanga nzima naphezu kwegolide lakhe lika-2022. Yena, unina nomfowabo, uJosephus, omunye umgijimi ophakeme wase-US, ufuna ukwandisa ukufinyelela kweLyles Brothers Sports Foundation yabo. Ufuna wonke umdlalo we-track and field ukhule ngokufaneleka e-US, ethatha ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ukuze azibuze ukuthi yini edingekayo ukuze uthole umbukiso we-studio kunethiwekhi enkulu ezinikele njalo emdlalweni.

Kukhona umdonsiswano wokwandisa ukubusa kwakhe kwabangu-100, okunganikezwanga. UFred Kerley waseMelika ungumpetha womhlaba obusayo. UMichael Norman, umpetha womhlaba wama-400 owakhuliswa nguMurrieta, naye angajoyina inkambu ejulile yabaqhudelana nezinselelo. Njengoba ukuqeqeshwa kwaqala ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba, uLyles wenza izinguquko ekwelashweni kwakhe ngokomzimba, ekudleni nasekuqeqesheni kwakhe ukushefa ingxenye eyikhulu yesekhondi kusukela ekuqaleni kwakhe futhi “ngempela, waba ngcono ngempela kulelo phawu le-10-40 lapho nje lokho kusheshisa kwenzeka khona. ,” kusho uBrauman.

Konke kuyingxenye yokufuna kwakhe ukuphelela endleleni – impumelelo eyaqala lapho uLyles emukela ukuthi, njengomuntu, uyohlale enokungapheleli.

“Ngisho nalapho ngigijima irekhodi lomhlaba,” kusho uLyles, “ngiyobe ngiwubuka lowo mjaho futhi ngingazibona ngithi, ‘Nanku! Lapho ke! Yilapho-ke engingazange ngilubeke phansi unyawo lwami lapho ngibe ngibhincile, izinqe zaphuma emgqeni.”