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...Bolt is the tallest man to ever win the 100; his stride might just stretch over the Caribbean. And he knows how to play to the crowd. After he crossed the finish line in Beijing, some fans were flummoxed. Did Bolt start to celebrate too early? A world record seemed out of the question. But a few seconds later, the time flashed on the board. The crowd roared. Wind: 0.0 No breeze boosted him. It was official...
Though he broke the record, Bolt's showboating was risky. How many times have we seen a hot-dogging football player get tackled before reaching the end zone? Or a hitter admire a sure home run, only to see the ball trickle off the wall? In 10-second race, one mistake can kill you. He should have spent those last ticks grinding toward the finish, insuring a win. "I wasn't celebrating," he says. "I was just happy." No doubt, Usain, but that was insane...
...game routine was also kind of nuts. "I woke up at 11, then I had lunch," Bolt says. "Some nuggets," he says. Yes, the greasy McDonald's kind. "And then I pretty much went back to my room, and slept again, for like two hours. Then I went back, got some more nuggets." It's the breakfast, lunch and dinner of champions...
...Bolt's bad eating habits are somewhat surprising, given how strict his parents were. "He never got in trouble," says Herb Elliott, the Jamaican team doctor, who knew Bolt as a boy. Jennifer and Wellesley Bolt raised Usain on the north shore of Jamaica, and he turned down scholarship offers from several U.S. colleges for the comforts of home...
...Jamaica is ready to return the love. Though the country has a long history of sprinting success, no Jamaican man had ever won Olympic gold. After the race, Bolt took a call from the Jamaican prime minister. "The shops will be shut down, people will be partying in the streets," says Elliott. It's a seminal moment, mon. "This is the greatest sports accomplishment in Jamaica's history," says Paul McFarlane, a member of the healthy contingent of Jamaica fans who wore green, black, and gold in the Beijing stands. "We're just a tiny dot in the world...