I learned from the best: Olympic champion Grant Holloway gives Christian Coleman his flowers for being the greatest in the sport

Paris Olympic champion Grant Holloway has given Christian Coleman his flowers for being the greatest 60m runner in history and how he has impacted his career.

The 60mH World Record (WR) holder who has been unbeaten in the event since 2014, revealed during the USATF Indoor Championships press conference how he watched Coleman to improve his start and technique, during the early years of his professional career.

"When I first started on the scene, there was this guy who ran 9.7s at the 2019 World Championships, Christian Coleman. That's pretty much where all of my film, technique, mantra, swagger, kind of all come from him. You know, I mean Christian is the best starter that this planet or the world has ever seen. And you know, so why not learn from the best?" said Holloway.

Coleman boasts of a career profile that ranks him as one of the greats in the men's sprint, having clocked the sixth fastest 100m time of 9.76s, 60m WR of 6.34s in 2018, a two-time world champion, and brags as the only man to have beaten the legendary Usain Bolt twice before his retirement.

He is unarguably the best starter the sport has ever seen, which Holloway acknowledged. However, he also mentioned that because of their height differences, he had to add his technique to balance the expected result.

"So obviously, I'm a little bit taller, that has its own limitations and everything but you know everything that goes on, you gotta be able to act your own little swagger to it and everything," added the five-time world champion.

"So obviously, mine is a little bit slower than Christian in a sense, but that's where I watch a lot of film and you know it doesn't matter if you're tall or short or I guess weak out of the blocks, you gotta be able to add your own recipe to it."

Holloway will go on to win his second US indoor title, equalling his world lead of 7.36s to maintain his unbeaten streak. Cameron Murray finished second in a new Personal Best (PB) of 7.41s, while Johnny Brackins was third, also in a PB of 7.43s as the trio booked their spots in the US team to the World Indoor Championships in March.