Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man Alive Page #2

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I became the lightening

bolt of the world.

That was still and will

always be my greatest moment.

That was my first move,

a salute to the crowd.

People loved it.

They were, "Raaar!"

HE CHUCKLES:

I remember everything about it.

I would like to say to my

mother and my father I love them

and I'm glad they always

pushed me to do my best.

Usain St Leo Bolt of

Sherwood Content, Trelawny,

- you must be very contented. God bless you.

- Thank you.

That race won him instant

national recognition.

Overnight, Bolt became the

new star of Jamaican sprinting.

APPLAUSE:

The Jamaican Boys and

Girls Championships,

better known as the Champs.

Described as the world's

finest talent-spotting event,

this inter-schools competition has

been putting young Jamaican athletes

to the test for over 100 years.

WILD CHEERING:

Bolt arrives at the Champs

to meet his biggest fans.

Bolt. Bolt.

Sorry. Sorry, sorry,

sorry, sorry, sorry.

- That's all right. - Sorry,

sorry. - Don't worry about it.

RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE

INDISTINCT COMMENTARY

Usain ran in the Champs when he was 16.

He won the 200 metres and

then, running in driving rain,

knocked more than a second off the

Jamaican record in the 400 metres.

Usain Bolt, champion last year,

comes through to win. Takes it

in a flash time of 45.4.

Usain Bolt. Too quick

for everyone at 45.4.

New Champs record!

CHANTING:
Usain! Usain!

WILD CHEERING:

Usain ended his 2003 season

as one of the world's top 10

athletes in the 200 metres.

Foreign sponsors and American colleges

began queueing up to sign him.

I was really close to my mum.

I'd never really lived for

long away from my parents,

only like, a week, maybe a weekend.

I was always with my parents.

For me to go and live somewhere

else by myself, was going to be hard.

For me, I didn't want to go.

Instead of going overseas, Usain chooses

the Athletics Centre in Kingston.

For a teenager from a small

village, it's still an enormous leap.

It was really hard, knowing

that he was so young,

moving into Kingston,

not having a mother around.

At least he didn't have any

women around at the time.

We knew we'd have to

get a helper for him.

So you don't know what

the outcome would be.

It was really challenging.

Life changed rapidly for the young star.

He signed a sponsorship deal

worth tens of thousands of dollars

and hired himself an agent.

He was soon appearing on the

cover of an international magazine

and getting a taste of

life in the media spotlight.

- First time, all right.

- Quiet on the road!

And... action!

Let go!

LAUGHTER:

Stick, stick, stick, stick, stick! Go!

On 11th April 2004, Bolt shatters

the 200-metre junior world record.

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