My thoughts on…9.72: Bolt’s new record

June 1st 2008 -

If you haven’t already heard, Jamaican Usain Bolt broke his compatriot Asafa Powell’s 100m world record of 9.74 by 0.02 to become the world’s fastest man. I’m glad that Bolt got his glory back and then some, as he was the original king of the track, and been overshadowed by Asafa for quite a while now. sadly, his world record run has not been publicized nearly as much as Powell’s was. Guess it’s not so great the second time around. He’s being surprisingly humble with his victory, as professional athletes are known for being cocky, especially basketball players. And the funniest thing is he wasn’t even going after the record. He just did his best, which was apparently more than enough.

Why am I cheering so much? Because let’s face it, with all the violence in the country nowadays, there is less and less to celebrate. Even further proof that, despite all the hardships, we Jamaicans are a great people. That’s why it pains my heart that we are wasting our potential with illegal activities. People killing each other over painfully trite matters, using their backgrounds to justify their behaviour. Sometimes I think the world is secretly laughing at us. But now Jamaica has the proud privilege of having the two fastest men on the planet, so hopefully this will give our youth something to strive for besides being “area leader”. Needless to say, the world expects big things from us at the upcoming Olympics. Congrats Bolt. Way to make Jamaica proud!

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6 Responses on “My thoughts on…9.72: Bolt’s new record”

Positive Jamaica Says:
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:56 am
well done Usain, please continue to make Jamaica proud.

I understand what you saying about all the negativity in Jamaica Leon. Thats why I started Jamaicapage.com

Positive Jamaica’s last blog post..Usain Bolt is 100m World Record Holder
GC Says:
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 am
fastest man but can he outrun a bullet?

sorry for the mordant humor
still very glad to hear this happy news
mad props

GC’s last blog post..breathe
kami Says:
June 2nd, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Amazing

kami’s last blog post..breathe
Mad Bull Says:
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Big up to Bolt. I suspect this will have no effect whatsoever on Jamaica and violence, in fact, Bolt could go home the day after his run and piss off someone and end up getting shot. The bad man dem don’t really care.

Mad Bull’s last blog post..money money!
Wellesley from Jamaica Says:
June 6th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
This guy is awesome and this is just the beginning. Take it from me, lot’s more to come.

I am very proud of him. Go Bolt!!

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Justin Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Wow! That’s fast. I agree we do need something to celebrate!

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