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Bolt was born to compete in the sports. As a child, he spent his time playing crickets and soccer in the streets.
"When I was young, I didn't really think about anything other than sports".
Bolt began to show is potential as a would-be sprinter from his schooling days, starting with Waldensia Primary and by the age of 12, he was the school's fastest runner over the 100metres distance.
Although, in high school, Bolt joined the cricket team, but he had someone to guide him on the right path. That person was his cricket coach who noticed his speed on the field of play. Subsequently, Bolt began training as a sprinter with Pablo McNeil, a former Olympic champion, and was coached by Dwayne Jarrett.
He won his first annual high school championship in 2001, taking a silver medal in 200metres and establishing a personal best of 22.04 seconds.
Bolt failed to qualify for the finals of his first IAAF World Youth Championships 2001 but set a personal best of 21.73 seconds, thereby improving on his earlier time. Perhaps, he didn't see any future for himself in athletics as he never took it seriously, a sour point in his relationship with McNeil.
However, Bolt continued to improve and went ahead to win medals as a teen while representing Jamaica in international youth competitions such as the 2003 Pan American Junior Championships, the 2003 World Youth Championships and so on.
Bolt had a lot of massive support from his country. He would later go on to make history at the 2008 Beijing Olympics gaining a worldwide popularity and media frenzy after his 100 metres and 200 metres world records (on a single championship). He also became the first man, ever, to six gold medals for sprinting. He was the first to consecutively win 100 metres and 200 metres at the Games in 2008 and 2012. Furthermore, at the 2016 Olympic, Bolt has set another record as the first track athlete in modern history to win 3 gold medals in one discipline.
I was slowing down long before the finish and wasn't tired at all. I could have gone back to the start and done it all over again.
— Usain Bolt's thoughts on his 100m sprint at the 2008 Olympics, published in his autobiography Usain Bolt 9.58
Usain Bolt had started training with Glen Mills in 2005. It was Mills that perhaps instill some sense of professionalism into him.
Usain Bolt is a natural talent on the track. His calling is to sprint, to sprint and set records. He has won numerous medals as an athlete and he's among the best in the world.
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