Gout Gout has spoken on his potential as a global sprinting star.
The 17-year-old has created waves recently with some stunning results on the domestic and international athletics scenes.
He broke the Australian 200m record with a blistering 20.04 effort in December, before breaking the 10-second barrier in the 100m with a wind-assisted 9.99 time in April.
Despite being in the early stages of his career, the Queensland-born talent has his sights set high and believes he can become one of the world's best.
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"The limit is just obviously winning [at the] Olympics and winning World Championships, and honestly dominating like Bolt did," Gout told The Back Page.
"I think that's a limit that's reachable for me."
The teenager's rise, like his pace, has been fast.
He made a name for himself when he represented Australia at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima last year, where he won the silver medal in the 200 metres.
Gout notes that this was when he truly felt he was capable of reaching significant heights.
"That was the first time I competed on the international stage, and I came out with a silver medal," he said.
"My whole focus was obviously making it to the final, and I was coming in 11th, 12th (fastest), and making the final would have been a huge deal for me.
"And then coming second, I was like, maybe I can actually take this to the next level and show the world what I have – so that was definitely a pinpoint moment.
"And from then on, I’ve just showed the world what I can do."
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Gout also acknowledges that his talent is "God-given", but is aware he needs to train hard to reach his full potential.
"It’s God-given talent, for sure," Gout explained.
"And I think a lot of athletes are definitely gifted with it, but then when you train it, it becomes that next level.
"So it’s definitely God-given talent, but also training it to be the next level is something really important."