It’s tough not to enjoy Usain Bolt’s bluster and bravado, and his three successive triple gold Olympics will long live in the memory of sports fans the world over.

Now you ask anyone to name their four greatest athletes of all time and you’re going to have some head scratching, but Bolt has never been one to shy away from giving his honest opinion.

Here’s TIME with how the exchange went down:

We asked him to wade in: Who do you think are the four greatest athletes of all-time? Who’s on your Mount Rushmore?

“Oh my God,” Bolt says, before tilting his head down to think up a list. Muhammad Ali, he mentions first. Then Michael Jordan. Followed by Pele. Bolts look up. “And me,” Bolt says.

What’s his case? “I’ve accomplished something that no one has ever done before,” says Bolt. Besides his nine Olympic golds—over nine straight races in Beijing, London and Rio—Bolt also holds the world records in the 100-m and 200-m. “I’m comfortable to say I’m a legend, because I’ve done great things.”

Well it’s not like Ali and Pele were particularly modest, so at least he’s in good company.

I suppose we should all enjoy the Usain Bolt show while it lasts, because all good things must eventually come to an end.

[source:time]