Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt is one of the fastes men on Earth. He has broken the world 100 m and 200 m records several times and he also holds the record for the 4 x 100 m
relay with his team mates. However, Usain hasn't been a runner all his life. When he was a child, he spent his
time playing football and cricket in the street with his brother.
It wasn't until the age of 12 that anybody realised how fast he could run. He won his first gold medal at the 2002 World Championship, where he was so nervous that he actually put his running shoes on the wrong feet. Since then, however, he has learnt lo deal with his pre-race nerves and they no longer affected him. More importantly, Bolt is loyal to his country. A number of American clubs have offered him a contract over years, but so far he has said that he doesn't want to leave Jamaica.