Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk says he had to humble himself and learn patience to get over the injury to his right knee that kept him out the sport for two seasons.
His toughest moment came when he had to abort his comeback last year‚ but now he says he’s back and is aiming to lower his 43.03sec 400m world record.
“I had to humble myself a lot and I had to build up a lot of patience in terms of allowing my body to heal the way it wants to. “I don’t see myself as injured anymore‚ I don’t see myself having a disadvantage anymore. I’m back to normal again.”“The speed part is definitely there‚ I still need to work a bit on the endurance‚ but I believe it’s more mental than physical‚ just getting my body to test those limits again.Van Niekerk said his coach‚ Tannie Ans Botha‚ had initially been reluctant to let him race over 100m so early.
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