'I don't really believe in luck all that much' - Noah Lyles makes his feelings known about his belief in God's plan

'I don't really believe in luck all that much' - Noah Lyles makes his feelings known about his belief in God's plan

Evans Ousuru 19:09 - 19.01.2025

Noah Lyles explains that his success is as a result of hard work, sacrifice and determination and he has never used good fortune to claim victory.

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles has said he has never associated himself with luck during races.

Lyles, who is a six-time world champion maintained that he fully trusts in God and thorough preparations to achieve his success unlike his rivals who most of the time bank on good fortune to prevail against opponents.

In a recent Beyond The Records podcast hosted by Rai Benjamin, Grant Holloway, and Noah Lyles, the latter himself talked about how gearing up is key.

He said: “I don't really believe in luck all that much. I believe in God and I believe in preparing for the moment.  If it's not my day then God has something special for somebody else. You know and maybe it just wasn't my day to you know be the vessel at the very front but I could be a vessel for somebody else somewhere in their life at that point in time.”

The five-time Diamond League champion stated that his preparations entail diet, physical and mental well-being, as well as the team around him.

"I look at a situation. It's like I'm going to prepare with each step I take whether that's diet, whether that's mentally, whether that's the team around me and making sure that everybody else is at the same mental fortitude.  I want to be the best in whatever craft I'm in. You know that type of mentality constantly pushes me forward and at the end of the day to be honest.”

Noah Lyles, who secured Olympic 200m bronze, hopes to kick off his 2025 season on a high. The 27-year-old  is set to face off Tokyo 2020 Olympic 100m champion Marcel Jacobs, in a race in honor of the late Ralph Mann, who played a crucial role in the evolution of Noah Lyles in sprints.

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