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...watch Usain Bolt's world-record-breaking run from the stands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Was Really Bugging Tyson Gay | 8/17/2008 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolting to a World Record | 8/16/2008 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolting to a World Record | 8/16/2008 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolting to a World Record | 8/16/2008 | See Source »

Well, two more golds would top it. With Bolt lighting up the track, perhaps it's time to start another celebration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolting to a World Record | 8/16/2008 | See Source »

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