Usain Bolt: Wholesome Video Shows How Multiple Olympic and World Champion Was Always Humble

Usain Bolt: Wholesome Video Shows How Multiple Olympic and World Champion Was Always Humble

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:08 PM
  • Usain Bolt built his reputation around his blistering pace during his long career that saw him win every available title at his disposal
  • But despite his fame, Bolt always made time for people by making conversation with them and sharing touching moments
  • The retired star is also involved in numerous charity events across the world as he continues to impact livelihood even after retirement

Despite his unrivalled success in sprinting, Usain Bolt loved people and always treated them as equals during his long and illustrious career.

A video doing rounds on social media spotted by Sports Brief shows Bolt interacting and fist-bumping the officials on the tracks before his races always began.

Bolt was often in a relaxed mood, smiling at the officials, making light talk before either hi-fiving or fist-bumping them in an apparent gesture to recognise the work they do.

Still regarded as the fastest man the world has ever seen, Bolt would then take on the track, whether it's 100 metres or 200 metres or the relay race, with such poise of a giant, leaving the field in his wake to cross the finish line first.

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He did so in a career that spanned at least a decade. He exited the stage with the world records of every discipline he participated in under his name.

Usain Bolt, Soccer Aid, Humble, Mo Farah, Sprint Legend, UNICEF
Usain Bolt and Mohamed Farah pose with a fan after a Soccer Aid charity match. Photo by Alex Pantling.
Source: Getty Images

The Jamaican is also not always afraid to contribute to charity events worldwide. In 2016, after winning gold at the Rio Olympics, Bolt jetted back home and contributed his prize money to his alma mater, William Knibb Memorial in Falmouth, Jamaica. Bolt had bagged 20 million USD for his exploits in Rio.

The now 35-year-old star has also partnered with other world-beating stars like Mo Farah, Jamie Carragher and Arsene Wenger in raising funds through a UNICEF initiative called Soccer Aid.

How Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake combined to give the world the best-ever 4 by 100 race

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake need no reintroduction as far as sprinting is concerned. They are part of the generation from Jamaica that has so often dominated all the short races since the turn of the century.

Bolt is arguably the best ever, given that he is a double World and Olympic Champion. He also still holds the world records in the 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4 by 100 relay.

But no one will ever forget how the 2012 Olympic Games in London brought to the fore the best of the Jamaican and the USA teams in the 4 by 100m race.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)
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