“I don’t want to be treated as the world’s fastest man, I want to be treated as a footballer, because that’s what I want to be.”

He’s often considered one of the most flamboyant, charismatic and self-confident athletes to ever grace the world of sport but Usain Bolt cut a humble and modest figure during his opening press conference as a Central Coast Mariners triallist.

The fact that a triallist is giving an introductory press conference outlines how impossible it is to fly below the radar when you’re one of the most iconic athletes of the 21st Century.

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