Bolt is much more than the world's greatest athlete
There is no question in my mind as to who the greatest athlete in the world is.
What Jamaica's Usain Bolt has done in the track-and-field world over the past two seasons, and to its venerable sprint and relay records, is nothing less than stunning.
Michael Phelps may rule the pool, and Tiger Woods the links, but both athletes would be hard pressed to match in the future what Bolt has done since early 2008, and will do into the next decade and beyond.
His dominance at the 100m distance has dropped the world record in the sprint from what is now a pedestrian 9.72 seconds to an unheard of, and unanticipated, 9.58.
Some 20 years ago, a university study noted, by their calculations, no one could, or would, run the 100m distance in less than 9.70 seconds because of the strain getting there would leave on the athlete, or athletes, who would even attempt it.
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What Jamaica's Usain Bolt has done in the track-and-field world over the past two seasons, and to its venerable sprint and relay records, is nothing less than stunning.
Michael Phelps may rule the pool, and Tiger Woods the links, but both athletes would be hard pressed to match in the future what Bolt has done since early 2008, and will do into the next decade and beyond.
His dominance at the 100m distance has dropped the world record in the sprint from what is now a pedestrian 9.72 seconds to an unheard of, and unanticipated, 9.58.
Some 20 years ago, a university study noted, by their calculations, no one could, or would, run the 100m distance in less than 9.70 seconds because of the strain getting there would leave on the athlete, or athletes, who would even attempt it.
Read more here...
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