Come from behind and win the race—Usain Bolt set this rule in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the men’s 100m and 200m events. 16 years later, Noah Lyles has carried the baton, despite hailing from the rival USA team. But the 27-year-old has used this ploy today to defeat someone who raised the most hope in the post-Usain Bolt era to be the second Jamaican to grab the 100m title. However, Noah’s victory today has left no doubt that he is the fastest man who also graces the Olympic crown. Naturally, his mother could not stop her eyes from shedding tears at this achievement.

After finishing the race, when Noah Lyles threw himself in the arms of Keisha Caine Bishop, the loving mother could only say, “I’m proud of you.” Her son is now the second American to be at the top of the men’s 100m sprint at the Olympics after Justin Gatlin (who bagged the title in the 2004 Athens Olympics) and whatnot. Standing beside Keisha, Noah’s Jamaican girlfriend, Junelle Bromfield, also celebrated Noah’s victory by congratulating her. However, today the Florida native has fulfilled each word his mother put in a message for him. 

Just in the early hours of today, Noah’s track sponsor, Adidas, shared Kesha’s message with him. The lovingly touted ‘momager’ reminded his son about his childhood days, when little Noah had not used to look behind when racing past all the competitors of his age. Keisha needed that spark in him today to defeat his opponents. Noah knew the hidden message in his mother’s words. That made him smirk, and the snippet ended. Part two of it was live today at the purple Mondo track. 

He wasn’t there, leading at the first 30 meters. He wasn’t even there in the next 60 meters compared to his Jamaican rival, Kishane Thompson. But the battle-hardened athlete clinched the show at the last steps, where he beat Kishane by five-thousandths of a second, reflecting his childhood days when he didn’t use to look behind while winning the race. Mother’s advice came in handy for him at the irrevocable moment. And this is not the first time Keisha stood to be the soul saver for him. 

Noah Lyles’ mom stands the shade above his head throughout the times 

Now that Noah Lyles is flourishing on the track and the off-court matters, Keisha Caine Bishop can proudly go back to the days that actually added bricks in the present day’s Noah’s story. Thanks to documentaries released by NBC and Netflix, many stories are already in the public domain. One such story came to Sprint, the docuseries released by Netflix. 

The docuseries allowed a proper space to depict the lifestyle of 100m heavy hitters. Noah’s life came at the opening of the first episode, where the two-time Olympic medalist explained all the crucial roles played by Keisha in his life, and the most important of those came during his asthmatic episodes. 

At an early age, Noah’s feverish health experienced asthma’s tentacles. He explained the situation by claiming, “I can’t remember a lot of nights where I wasn’t at the hospital getting medication to just try to calm down the episodes.”  Yet, his mom’s presence alongside him used to boost him. He subsequently added, “I feel that my whole life has been things that are just unattainable. But if my mom wasn’t around, I wouldn’t be a professional athlete right now.” Nonetheless, Keisha took it all as her responsibility. Her son’s suffering breath could not let her sleep well. 

Yet her timely approach helped the budding athlete to gain his strength. Remembering that side, she said, “I think Noah and I just got really close because when he was young, he had so many health issues.” The three-pronged attack of asthma, ADHD, and dyslexia muddied the little kid’s chance to make it big. Calling on the bonding between her and Noah. Keisha said, “I think Noah and I just got really close because when he was young, he had so many health issues.”  With time, the diseases fell behind, but the bonding remained strong. Today, the world witnessed it once again.