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'I want to be the best to ever do it'- American sprint sensation still dreaming big despite injury woes

The two-time world bronze medalist wants to come back and continue his legacy after injuries slowed him down in the last two years.

American sprint sensation Trayvon Bromell has been a victim of injuries but he now feels ready to come back in 2025 and continue the legacy he had in 2022.

Bromell is one of America’s great sprinting talents but the world never got to see his full potential in the recent events.

In 2024, the two-time world bronze medallist had to pull out of the Olympic trials due to an injury he picked up at a meeting in Savona.

The injury was a huge setback in his career that was just beginning to pick up after his major injury in 2019 when he suffered an adductor muscle setback.

In a previous interview with NBC Sports, Bromell disclosed that his ambition is to surpass the likes of Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay and become one of the greatest sprinters in the world.

Bromell wants his achievements to be beyond the titles and the medals and he pointed out that his definition of success is very different from what other people think.

“Everybody didn’t see me and hear me back then, but now you have to. I want to be the best to ever do it,” Bromell said.

“The odds have always been stacked against me in my life, and that’s why I get emotional after running crazy times. It’s never been about the race or the medals for me.”

He opened up about growing up in a single-parent home and how he struggled to be heard by those around him. Growing up to become one of America’s greatest talents brings him to tears.

Bromell revealed that he wants to be a testimony to all those who feel like some things are impossible. The former world indoor champion further noted that the people who have grown up in such a setup would understand the struggle.

“Being the greatest of all time in this event. I’m a big advocate of making people see me, but when I say that I don’t mean it in a literal sense,” Bromell said.

“But for all of those people who know what it feels like to not be heard or to not be seen ... I want to prove that it’s possible.”

Being raised up by his mother was not easy since she was also struggling to make ends meet. Bromell had to be strong at a young age and take up responsibilities that were meant for adults.

With such a lifestyle, he struggled to maintain a positive outlook in life and was filled with a lot of resentment towards everybody.

“I feel like nobody heard my cries for help, nobody was there for me, and I grew up with so much aggression because I felt like nobody cared and the world was against me,” he added.