“It is not what I needed however the silver is one thing bodily to point out for the work I’ve put in,” he advised BBC Sport Scotland.
“We had been fairly shut however the thoughts goes straight to ‘OK, the storyline of bronze, silver, gold over a 12-year span is fairly cool’.
“The competitor in me is considering straight in the direction of that. However the human inside me thinks I put collectively one of the best race I’ve ever run and walked away with an Olympic silver medal, which is fairly cool.”
Had been it not for Hocker, Kerr’s time would have been the quickest in Olympic historical past. He sliced greater than a second off his private greatest and snatched Mo Farah’s British document over the space.
Considered by means of that prism, the Scot may take satisfaction as he savoured “a few pints” along with his household post-race, earlier than being up after “about 20 minutes’ sleep” to do the rounds with the media.
“Placing a plan collectively 12 hours after an Olympic ultimate is tough, however I do know I can get to the highest of the game and I wish to do this,” he added.
“I am world champion so I do know I am adequate however yesterday was not my day. Perhaps in 4 years’ time will probably be.
“What I really like about sport is figuring out there aren’t any ensures, and I am so glad I used to be capable of carry again a medal, even when it isn’t the color I would like. Now I wish to undergo the journey once more and get what I believe I deserve in LA.”