Usain Bolt is one of the most successful and gifted athlete the world has ever seen. Usain Bolt is one of the greatest athletes in the world right now, and will go down in history for his achievements.
The legendary athlete is all set to hang up his boots in his illustrious career. His full name is Usain St Leo Bolt.
Lets have a look at some of the unknown facts about the athlete:-
Broke record wearing untied shoes – In the 2008 Beijing Olympic, Bolt won the 100 m final within a ground breaking record of 9.69 seconds. He did this while his shoelace opened during his historic run.
1. Cricket was his first sports choice – During his childhood, he spent most of his time on the streets playing cricket. Cricket was Bolt’s first choice and he wanted to be a fast bowler.
2. Wants to play for Manchester United – Bolt has been a long time Manchester United fan and had said many times that he wishes to play for Man Utd after he retires from athletics.
3. His famous Victory pose – His signature pose is seen after every win on the race track. That pose seen as a dedication to his millions of fans who backs him to win.
5. Numerous Worldwide Firsts and other Records – He is the first athlete to have won both the 100 m race and 200 m race simultaneously.
Also the first athlete to win 6 gold medals in sprinting.
6. Ate Chicken Nuggets before winning the Beijing Olympic – Usain Bolt secret behind winning the 2008 Beijing Olympic 100 m men’s final was chicken nuggets and yams. That’s surely unhealthy but it worked for him for sure.
7. Nicknames – Bolt from the Blue and Lightning Bolt are two nicknames for the legend.
8. His own Apple app – Launched in 2012, for the users of Apple iOS phones, the ‘Bolt!’ Game application quickly became the No. 1 application in Jamaica.
9. Earns $23 million per year – Bolt garners all these wealth through endorsements deals (with Puma, Virgin Media, Nissan Motors, Visa, Hublt etc etc), prize money, government bonuses among other things. He gives plenty of to charity as well.
10. His own Headphone Line, clothing line and restaurant – Bolt along with Soul Electronics has launched two types of Bolt edition ‘Run-Free’ in-ear headphones.
These apart, Bolt owns a restaurant named ‘Tracks and Records’ in Jamaica.
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