I Am Bolt Page #9

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in the trials,

so we got it checked out

by the chief medical officer

and it was determined

that he had a strain in there

and it would be dangerous for him to run,

so we've submitted

a medical exemption form.

You know, we're hoping that

he can be selected based on that.

He definitely was disappointed.

He was quiet last night.

It's frustrating for him.

Injuries have been the thing

that held him back his whole career.

I would say injuries have been

his biggest rival throughout his career,

so for it to come at this time

isn't ideal,

but I think he knows how to deal with it.

Hopefully today or tomorrow

he's a little bit more positive

about the situation,

but until we go

to Dr. Muller-Wohlfahrt in Germany

and he, you know, does a scan and a full

assessment, we'll not know for sure.

What pissed me off, they were saying,

"Usain always does this."

I'm like, do what?

I beat these guys day in, day out,

every day of the week,

so for them to say, talk like,

oh, I'm chickening out from a race,

you know what I mean, it's insulting.

I've never really disrespected 'em

like that.

Always Justin Gatlin,

you know what I mean?

I've beaten him many times. He's nobody.

I've never said these things

cos I give every athlete a respect,

and especially the little one,

even Rodgers.

Get an individual gold medal,

that's what I'm thinking,

before you even have a conversation

about my name.

You have never won an individual gold

medal or a silver medal or any medal,

you know what I mean, and you're gonna

have a conversation about me?

I've built this sport,

you know what I mean?

You guys have been through so many drugs

charges and so many drugs things,

I've never pointed the finger and say,

"These guys are making the sports bad."

If you cross the line,

I'm gonna cross the line too,

because I think I'm one of

the nicest guys on the circuit.

I've always shown people respect,

so it pisses me off.

Last season was one of

the most horrifying seasons of my life,

and getting to Beijing, I wasn't

in the shape that I wanted to be.

So going into that race,

it was pretty much a dog fight,

it's like I'm out there just

for my life, you know what I mean?

We're going in the biggest race of your

life right now to defend your glory,

cos being undefeated in the championship

is everything for me.

That's my legacy that I have

and I have to defend.

So this season is not gonna be

like last season,

not gonna be one of those races

where everybody's like,

"Oh, my God, is Usain Bolt gonna win?"

And this year I'm a little bit more

angry also, you know what I mean?

I'm a little bit more ticked off about

things these guys have been saying,

so it's not gonna be the same.

I'm gonna...

It's not gonna be the same.

I don't think we'll ever see anyone,

certainly not in my lifetime,

who'll be able to win three Olympic Games

in the 100 meters, 200 meters

and the four by one.

I think it will be one of the greatest

achievements in the history of sport.

When you think of Usain Bolt,

you're definitely gonna have to think of

the Muhammad Alis, the Pel,

the Michael Jordans.

Like, amazing athletes

that's reached beyond

what any other athlete has reached,

Serena Williamses, it's just those names,

Usain Bolt goes right in there.

He is one of my idols.

I hope he doesn't run

against a Brazilian in Rio.

Then I'm going to suffer.

It will be hard not to support Usain Bolt.

There will be a lot of Brazilians

supporting him. He is an icon, an idol.

Getting to the championship,

it's distraction, it's injuries,

but for whatever reason,

when he gets to the championship,

he's just a different animal.

Usain, two days out from the hundred,

how are you feeling?

Will you give us a photograph?

The moment we've all been waiting for now.

Please welcome the main man. Usain Bolt.

It's not been the perfect build-up,

has it?

How worried should people be?

Are you afraid of losing?

How ready are you to defend your titles?

How sure are you that the sprint

races that you'll be involved in

will be free of drugs?

How does athletics,

even the Olympic movement,

survive without Usain Bolt?

What does that make you feel?

These your last games? How does it feel?

Is that sad to think about? Is it

emotional? Or are you just excited?

How do you deal with this pressure

to always be the best,

to always be the fastest?

If you wanna be obsessed,

be obsessed about after the gun,

what technical...

What kind of questions

are you tired of getting asked?

I don't know. I think I've been asked

so much questions, it's hard to say.

I think it's just

when it's mostly after...

- Sorry, sorry.

- In the light.

He always stays in the Athletes' Village

with the team.

He loves the team environment.

That gives him energy.

He doesn't need a lot.

It's a spartan existence.

He just needs to sleep, train, eat

and prepare for the race.

He gets this dormant quietness about him.

I think he's going through everything

in his head.

All the vulnerabilities, insecurities,

game plans, race plans.

And then he gives us

the bravado, the smile.

The pose. The rest is history.

Show people.

Lots of grey hair, man.

Look right here, people. See?

Your head bald, man.

Hey, don't take off the moustache.

Just leave...

Take off everything, Kettle,

and just leave a moustache.

- Don't worry about that.

- You can look for yourself.

I'd look like a police.

We have danced...

Tomorrow, aerodynamic.

Yeah, let's dance, the people.

Oh, yeah, freshness.

Off to the block.

Yo. Almost did.

I was there, I was there,

I was there. I was there.

Honestly, I was there. I was there.

Yo, that's the '08... Yo, yo...

Yo, that's the 2008 edition. Ali!

So I'm about to go to bed.

Got my fresh cut today.

First round is tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to it.

Am I nervous? Just a little bit.

But the more I run,

the more I feel better.

Watch out. There's gonna be fire.

Peace.

From Jamaica, reigning Olympic

World Champion, Usain Bolt.

Came off of the semi-finals, I felt great.

In warming up I felt quick,

felt light on my feet.

Oh! Fisher.

Fisher.

Usain Bolt knows

what it's like to be disqualified.

Bolt. Is this

going to be the biggest challenge...

I came out here and I got a flyer,

I got the best start

I've ever gotten in a long while,

and I ran to about 40 meters,

and when I came out of my drive phase,

I was alongside everybody

and pulling away.

Perfect picture, you know what I mean?

Bright smile.

It looked like I was actually looking

into the camera and, like, smiling.

There was something in that smile.

Oh, sh*t.

This guy is without doubt

the greatest sprinter

the world has ever seen.

We know this is going to be his last

appearance at an Olympic Games.

And surely a hat-trick of golds

over the 100 meters

would be a feat never to be repeated,

certainly not in lifetimes.

Set.

I was born to be an athlete.

I think it was just my moment

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