Usain Bolt’s former competitor opens about how the Jamaican demoralised his opponents even before the race.
World’s fastest man Usain Bolt, the undisputed sprint king was a spectacular athlete who knew how to entertain the crowd and intimidate his opponents.
The three-time Olympic 200m champion knew exactly what his spectators and adoring fanbase needed and delivered it to them when it mattered the most.
Bolt, an 11-time World champion, rose to the occasion with fun performances that left his fans clamouring for more, amidst chest-thumping heroics after flowing down his opponents.
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On Justin Gatlin’s podcast, Wallace Spearman explained how Bolt won over the crowd and how his pre-race theatrics gave him an edge over his opponents.
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“He runs the race and he (Bolt) shuts it down. The last forty metres he’s looking in the crowd, pumping his chest. I’m like ‘what is wrong with him.”
“He’s doing all this, he’s showing off and now he runs in the stands. I’m like ‘oh they’re feeling this. Oh he’s entertaining. This is cool’. I watch that and I see what Bolt is about. When he does it to you, you’re like ‘hold on wait a minute.”
Spearmon’s first experience of Bolt’s performance was during the Zurich IAAF Golden League in 2009. The pair were the anchors for their respective 4x100m relay team – the person who goes last.
Team USA handed Spearmon the batton over first but Bolt began to close down on the American.
Not only was the Jamaican catching up with him, he also began to advise him like a coach as Bolt took first place for his country.
