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“If the weather is going to<br />

be like today, I shall clock a<br />

very fast time.” said Bolt.<br />

“But your run is always special<br />

even if you do not break<br />

any records.” flattered the person<br />

in charge of the press conference<br />

in response to Bolt’s<br />

comments.<br />

“I enjoy competition but I am<br />

always confident in myself”,<br />

continued Bolt, “Even if I lose<br />

a race I do not lose my confidence.<br />

Much depends on how<br />

comfortable you feel on the<br />

track.” The talk then turned to<br />

football and it was clear that<br />

Bolt is still very interested in<br />

this topic. “I am distressed<br />

that Ronaldo left my favourite<br />

team, Manchester United,<br />

and went to Madrid. He plays<br />

like a real master but we still<br />

have a good team despite losing<br />

two key players and we are<br />

very strong in midfield.” Only<br />

an appeal from the person in<br />

charge of the press conference<br />

put an end to the discussion<br />

on the merits of English<br />

Football.<br />

“For me, it is very important<br />

to win the World Championships<br />

this year”, admitted<br />

Bolt. “It will take me a step<br />

nearer my goal of becoming<br />

a sprint legend. If I win in<br />

Berlin, it will prove that my<br />

IAAF event<br />

victory in Beijing was not accidental.”<br />

Bolt has become the symbol<br />

of the Paris competition and<br />

a whole sector of the stadium<br />

was named after his country in<br />

honour of him. The spectators<br />

sitting in this sector of the stadium<br />

got free black baseball<br />

caps with the inscription of Jamaica<br />

written on it. All service<br />

personnel of the competition<br />

were dressed in over shirts<br />

inscribed Jamaica and from<br />

time to time the background<br />

music in the stadium was<br />

Reggae style. The three times<br />

Olympic Champion and three<br />

times World Record Holder<br />

ran swiftly in Paris to set a new<br />

competition record of 9.79<br />

seconds. With his giant sprint<br />

and his height of 1.95 metres,<br />

he performed like a well oiled<br />

machine trying to escape the<br />

cold rain which unexpectedly<br />

poured down on the stadium.<br />

The most impressive part of<br />

his race was the second half<br />

of the distance. Previously the<br />

weather had been quiet and<br />

hot but the sudden downpour<br />

just before the competition<br />

started, caused the organisers<br />

some problems and, if Bolt<br />

had made a better start, then<br />

even without any extra effort<br />

on his part he could not have<br />

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