Usain Bolt aims to play professional soccer and drink a Guinness when he retires this summer

What does the world's fastest man do after he hangs up his spikes and ties his laces one last time? Drink a beer... and consider a new sport.

Usain Bolt told AOL in an interview at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco on Wednesday that after his last international competition in summer 2017, he's considering tossing on a pair of cleats.

"Professionally, I really want to try soccer, that's the only thing I really want to do outside of the sport of track and field. But there is loads of stuff on the bucket list that I want to do, there's tons of stuff I haven't done because of track and field – I never find the time. I want to come watch Formula 1 here in Monaco, I've always wanted to go to Ireland and have a Guinness," Bolt told AOL.

The 30-year-old athlete, who has ran in three Olympics, and until recently had the high honor of being a triple-triple champion – winning the 100m, 200m and 4x100m triumphs from three Games in a row – said he feels ready to leave track and field.

"It's been tough. I've been through so much. I got to the point where I am happy with what I have done in the sport – it's time. It's time to walk away," Bolt shared.

"It's getting harder and harder. 2015 was a tough year for me. That's one of the reasons I felt like I needed to walk away. You don't want to show up at a championship and not be ready."

Bolt lost his triple-triple honor earlier this month after his 2008 relay teammate Nesta Carter was found guilty of doping at the Beijing Games. The IOC stripped the entire relay team of their medals.

He was upset by what happened, but ultimately un-phased by it.

"It was hard at first and it was sad. I've learned over the years that everything happens for a reason, I don't know what reason – but it does. It's something I have no control over. It's just something I have to deal with."

And with his time in track and field coming to a close, he said he's just grateful be called one of the greats. "Immortality means everything. That's what we work towards. When people mention me in the same sentence as Muhammad Ali, there's no greater feeling. "

And with his other nickname being "the fastest man in the world," it's hard to not consider him an immortal. Bolt joked that he thinks his records "are looking good" and that he "personally thinks nobody will break them for 10-15 years."

Watch the full interview below:

Advertisement