Usain Bolt, arguably the fastest man in the world, was joined onstage by an electrifying group of sexy samba dancers at his Olympic press conference Monday in Rio de Janeiro. Track-and-field’s biggest star is aiming to complete a “triple triple” of gold medals and goes into the Games as holder of the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles.The build-up to Rio has been dominated by the Russian doping scandal, while Bolt’s rivals Justin Gatlin and LaShawn Merritt have both served drug bans.
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Rodgers, reacting to news that Bolt would skip the Jamaican Olympic trials after receiving a medical exemption, stating that Bolt’s withdrawal was a “cop out” and that he wishes he gets beaten so someone could “put him in his place”.
In addition to admitting to being in top shape the sprinter reminded all present that providing entertainment was a huge part of his mantra.
“It’s my personality, it’s what I do”.
Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt gesticulates during a media conference in Rio.
The champion sprinter appreciated the scribe’s artistic knack, even asking Ramm to run back the rap track so Bolt could record the chap’s snaps for his Snapchat. But you never know. I know my weakness and where I’m strongest. “I’ll win three gold [medals], there’s never anything else for me when it comes to a championship”. “I just want to go there and compete and I’m looking forward to it”, Bolt said in an interview to CNN. I really, really, really want that. “I always try to run the race in my head and try to execute”.
The world’s fastest man also credited one man for pulling off the move, he said: “And it’s down to Mourinho, because I don’t think if it wasn’t for Mourinho he wouldn’t have come”.
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“I needed a few runs, I needed some pace work and after that run [at the Anniversary Games] I got a lot of training in, and my coach is happy”, he added, referring to Glen Mills.
