Usain Bolt is paying attention to what the track and field world is saying before the expected last individual race of his career on Saturday.
He doesn’t agree with it.
“Again, I’m the underdog for some reason,” Bolt said at a press conference in London on Tuesday. “That’s what I keep reading. That’s what my team keeps telling me. So I’ve got to prove myself once more.”
Bolt competes in what is expected to be his final meet before retirement at the world championships at the 2012 Olympic Stadium.
The 100m final is Saturday (NBC and NBC Sports Gold, 3 p.