Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, CD, is a Jamaican sprinter. Regarded as the fastest person ever timed, he is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, and the first man at the modern Olympic Games to win six gold...
NationalityJamaican
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth21 August 1986
CitySherwood Content, Jamaica
CountryJamaica
I have to show who I am, play with the crowd, play with the camera. When people come to a race, part of it is the anticipation, "What is he going to do?"
If you think about racing too much you may just lose it a little bit.
I swim when I am injured. What the best guys do is so hard. Michael Phelps is the best.
I remember once, actually the first race I ran, I fell.
It's always a wake-up call to get beaten.
I don't know the history of my sport. I'm not like those people who know everything.
Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody good morning. Everybody. You can't pass one person.
I'm just looking forward to accomplishing my goals. My two biggest goals are defending my title and to winning. It would be a full accomplishment if I can get that done. That is what I am looking forward to.
Racing comes easily to me, especially the 100 metres. That is why, no matter how fast I run the run the 100 metres, the 200 will always mean more to me, because of the effort I've put in.
I don't listen to music before a race - my coach doesn't like it, he thinks I might lose my focus and concentration.
If Queen Elizabeth knighthooded me and I would get the title Sir Usain Bolt. That sounds very nice.
When I was younger I always wanted to impress, to be good for my country, to make them feel good, and sometimes that meant I didn't focus on myself enough. I learned I had to put myself first. And it's fine because I want for me the same thing that they want for me, which is to win.
Cristiano is better than Messi, without a doubt. He's more of an all-round player
I've worked hard over the years, I've been injured and I've worked hard through it, and I've made it.