Jesus, how incredible is this man ? 12 months ago, he slaughters the 100m & 200m world records at the Beijing olympics but then to achieve that very feat in this years World Championships in Berlin is extraordinary. His times of 9.58 & 19.19 for each respective race is phenomenal (the world records for these races 20 years ago were 9.92 – Carl Lewis and 19.72 – Pietro Mannea).
The great thing about Bolt is that he seems to be such a down to earth sort of guy, who races with a huge smile on his face, even when he is in the finals of these big races – very different to the arrogant, brash but talented Americans of the late 90’s early 00’s.
I truly think this guy could go so much faster on some of the “fast tracks” that are found on the Grand Prix circuit, and would love to see this truly iconic sporting figure break the 9.40 and sub 19 mark.
My money is on him for the overseas sports personality of the year award. And hopefully we’ll see him at the Britannia to see one of his good mates, Ricardo Fuller, playing for Stoke.
