Australian sprinter Gout Gout gave the perfect answer after being compared to Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt.
Gout, who was born in Brisbane in 2007 – two years after his parents migrated to Australia from South Sudan, has drawn comparisons with the eight-time Olympic champion after clocking some seriously impressive sprint times.
The 16-year-old stunned spectators at this year's Queensland Athletics Championships after running 100 metres in just 10.29 seconds.
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To put that into perspective, the current world record held by Bolt is 9.58 seconds.
Meanwhile, last year Gout ran 20.87s to win the Under-18 men's 200m final at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Brisbane in a time of 20.69s – which is just 0.11 seconds behind Bolt's time at the same age.
Footage of his incredible 100m victory in Queensland, which you can watch below, has gone viral on social media in recent days - despite the event taking place back in March.
His impressive speeds and running style have naturally led to comparisons with Bolt, but Gout has named two other sprinters as his favourite athletes instead of the Jamaican.
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Speaking to Athletics Australia in 2022 when he was aged just 14, Gout named American sprinters Erriyon Knighton and Noah Lyles as his favourites.
"I like Erriyon Knighton because he is a youngster competing up against the best, and Noah Lyles because he is running crazy times," Gout said.
Gout has previously expressed his admiration for Bolt, admitting he's flattered by comparisons to the Jamaican sprint king, but says he is out to make his own name in athletics.
"It's pretty cool because Usain Bolt is arguably the greatest athlete of all time and just being compared to him is a great feeling," Gout said (via news.com.au) in April.
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"Obviously I'm Gout Gout so I'm trying make a name for myself. If I can get to the level he was that would be a great achievement."
Gout's two picks for his favourite sprinters, Lyles and Knighton, both made headlines at the Olympic Games in Paris, albeit for different reasons.
Lyles was crowned 100m champion after winning the final with a new personal best of 9.79 seconds, while he later claimed bronze in the 200m final.
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Knighton missed out on a medal in Paris, with his participation at the Games proving to be controversial.
The 20-year-old tested positive for trenbolone, a banned substance used for muscle growth, back in March but was allowed to compete after an independent arbitrator ruled that he more than likely digested the substance by consuming contaminated meat.
The Athletics Integrity Unit has since launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the decision to clear Knighton of a doping offence.
Gout could come up against Lyles and Knighton at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, which would cap a remarkable journey from his first taste of competitive sprinting at Ipswich Grammar school in Queensland.
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Speaking in 2022, his coach Diane Sheppard said: "Six or eight months ago, he looked like one of those things that blow around in car yards. His arms were out of control.
"People are quick to comment saying look how bad his start is, but the kid hasn't even got full control of his limb length yet!"
Speaking on his chances of making it in professional athletics, Sheppard says Gout has both the correct attitude and work ethic to go with his natural talent.
"Gout came to Ipswich Grammar as a full fee-paying student and they were pushing a rugby kid at me, but I saw him run around and he got right up on his toes. He is a great kid from a great family," Sheppard added.
"My biggest thing with the kids is about being humble, and he has got it in bucket loads."
Topics: Usain Bolt, Athletics, Olympics
Rory O'Callaghan