Marcell's in five, you're lane three.
I'm Marcell Jacobs.
100 meters Olympic champion.
I know Noah Lyles is here.
I can't wait to face him.
He's won a lot of medals.
Missing the important one.
I had imagined this in my head for a very long time.
Run faster than everyone.
Get what you deserve.
First Italian to reach an Olympic (100m) final and win it.
When I returned to Italy,
my life completely changed.
Cristiano Ronaldo texting you,
going to festivals… the red carpet.
Paparazzi taking pictures of you when you're buying groceries.
Every time I did something, it was all eyes on me.
It smells like poop, by the way.
No! He brought poop in here.
-Are you happy, honey? -Yes.
That it's your party today?
There'll be a surprise…
I'm Nicole Daza and I am Marcell Jacobs' wife.
We got married a year ago and we have two beautiful children.
He's become very famous these past three years.
I have to say, before all this success
he was a normal person.
Now his world has changed.
-It's not hot. -Yes.
-It is hot. -It's not hot.
Yes, it is hot.
Win an Olympic gold medal…
Doesn't matter to a three year old.
Hi, Mario! Princess!
Hi!
How are you?
Hi! Nice to meet you!
How is it going?
He is super fast. Shall we ask Marcell how he runs so fast?
After his victory I noticed a lot of pressure
both in the media and among the people around Marcell.
He wasn't able to handle this.
Holy virgin mary!
I saw a change in Marcell.
I have to say it's not been easy at all.
We have to shoot against the other teams, okay?
Shoot!
Anything that happened after that victory was certainly all new and sudden.
Antony, come. Come here!
I had worked all my life to win the Olympics.
But now I have a target on my back.
Oh, yes.
-What a nice day. -It really is.
Focus on the foot, let it turn loosely.
It isn't easy, but… try to let the foot be loose.
Try to keep it as soft as you do with your third leg.
I've had physical problems for two years.
Obviously, it hurts, because…
Not everyone knows my story.
In our sport, luck doesn't exist.
Look at that, he showed up with the team T-shirt.
How about that.
I worked on improving the details.
With my coach, we said, "You have characteristics. You're fast, explosive.
We can adjust the start to your characteristics."
We saw that it brought great results right away.
Try not to increase the intensity, but keep it steady.
It's a bit tight.
It's the gluteus area that's a bit tight.
It's this part here, that's giving me a bit of discomfort.
Then we work on some back mobility.
Yes.
Two points really hurt.
There's still stiffness.
I am a bit afraid.
When will it be decided?
I'll see how it feels again after 48 hours then decide.
He's not driving, like he's up too quick.
Three, two, one - go.
Come on, you're halfway there.
Stop.
Okay, recover and come back.
An athlete 24 hours a day.
Go!
I train all year-round and every day to compete.
So, for me not competing is difficult.
No issues with your knees?
No problem… okay.
Back of my leg is sore now.
But… it's very mild.
I had to work hard.
But now I'm ready for the Paris race.
Mentally I am… strong.
Noah Lyles… I know he can run very fast.
Not easy, but I'm here for a reason.
I have to do it because in two months I have the World Championship.
If I get past this, no one can stop me.
Okay. Vamos.
Let's go through the schedule.
The race is at 10.12pm
I have Omanyala on one side and Lyles on the other.
Noah will take off…
-If he gets the take off right… -20 meters…
If he gets the take off right…
In any case, we will focus on ourselves.
I think that everything that I do,
I have to stop looking in the rear-view mirror,
to look at the road in front of me and see what lies ahead.
Attention, this is the first call for the men's 100 meters.
Come on, let's bring it home.
You enter a mode where you disengage from what is around you.
You focus only on what you are doing.
I'm trying to keep as calm as I can, listen to my body.
An armor falls on me, like Superman,
in which nothing and nobody can beat me.
-Can you see him? -It's Dad!
Are you ready?
-Mom? -Yes?
What are you doing?
I'm a bit nervous, honey.
-What? -A bit nervous.
When I watch Marcell race, it is very emotional for me.
The moment I watch him start…
I sort of black out.
Say a little prayer?
You gather all the energy you have at that moment.
Run as fast and hard as you can.
What a shame, honey. Dad came fifth.
-Why did he come fifth? -Because Dad isn't in great shape, honey.
Nobody could deal with Lyles' finish as he overtakes Omanyala just at the end.
What's going on with the Olympic champion? He was in the back…
It's not a big deal, baby. You didn't come last.
I know.
Hey, ma!
My world and they in it.
You might wanna calm down.
200 is my wife, 100 is my mistress.
That's the side chick.
That guy is something else.