The weight of being the world's fastest man: Noah Lyles opens up on stalkers, also good and bad side as an Olympic champion

World and Olympic champion Noah Lyles revealed the different sides that comes with the fame as the world's fastest man and also the fears of dealing with stalkers.

Becoming the world's fastest man comes with its weight and fair share of good and bad side, which Noah Lyles opened up on ahead of his second race of the season at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston.

Lyles who made his 2025 season debut at the RADD Invitational in Florida last weekend with winning performances of 6.62s in the heats and final, will be aiming for his fourth consecutive 60m victory in Boston, against a formidable field that includes former world indoor champions Trayvon Bromell (2016) and Marcell Jacobs (2022).

Other top contenders are Bahamian 60m specialist Terrence Jones, British record holder Zharnel Hughes, and Nigerian sensation Udodi Onwuzurike.

However, before the highly anticipated race, the American sprint sensation talked on a few things at the press conference, which included the good and bad side of being the world's fastest man.

"I finally win it in the Olympics, okay now I'm the world's fastest man. And it's a crazy title you know, it holds a lot of weight. Especially walking around and people will easily just notice me on the street a lot more than not," said Lyles in response to becoming the Olympic champion and the weight that comes with it.

"I don't think I have been outside where somebody hasn't recognized me in some capacity and that's good and bad same time. You know I've had my fair share of stalkers recently," he added.

The six-time world champion also revealed the positive side of the fame that comes with it.

"But at the same time, yeah, it's definitely been fun and exciting but on the business side, you know, a lot of doors have been opening, and I'm open to share a lot of big news soon," he concluded.

Lyles is the reigning world 100m and 200m champion, and adding the Olympic 100m title in Paris makes him the world's fastest man.

He'll be gunning to defend his world titles this summer, but first will focus on having a successful indoor season that'll prepare him for the loaded season ahead.