If thirst for attention were an Olympic event, there'd be a photo finish between Tyreek Hill and Noah Lyles

Tyreek Hill delivered the line so calmly, with such a straight face that you would think the statement was a matter of fact, and not of spotlight-seeking delusion.

"I could beat Noah Lyles," said Hill, nicknamed "Cheetah," holder of the highly unofficial title of NFL's Fastest Man, in a post-practice interview with the Up and Adams podcast.

Lyles, of course, just won Olympic 100-metre gold in 9.79 seconds. It's his second consecutive global title at that distance, which buys him 12 more months with the equally unofficial but much more measurable title, World's Fastest Man. So the idea of the Miami Dolphins receiver defeating Lyles seems a step beyond far fetched, unless Hill were referring to wrestling or checkers or UNO.

Hill quickly clarified that he meant in a race. 

These days, even as misinformation brokers flood the internet with bad-faith sludge, journalists need to be careful about calling people liars. "Liar" implies that the speaker knows something isn't true but says it anyway, intending to mislead. But sometimes that person is simply misinformed, or genuinely believes what they're saying, even if it's false. 

Elly De La Cruz might not be lying, technically, if he says he can outrun the Olympic champ. He just might not know any better because he's not a track star, and doesn't know first-hand how near impossible it is to crack the 9.80-second barrier. But Hill is an all-American NCAA sprinter, and should know just how wide the gap is between winning the Big 12 and earning an Olympic title – which is to say, he knows better.

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