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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Usain Bolt rightly describes himself as a legend but while his natural ability brought him that status it was his parents who moulded him into the winning personality he became.
Fun-loving, easy-going and a showman but with a remorseless competitive edge, both on and off the track, Bolt also has a sensitive side to him which extends particularly to his mother Jennifer.
“The only thing that can make me cry is my mum,” he told The Guardian last year.
“If I disappoint her or upset her or we’re not speaking, or something goes wrong, then I cry. I am a mummy’s boy.”
One instance where his mother played a crucial role was when she went to his aid when he was crying in the changing rooms ahead of the 2002 world junior championships in Kingston, Jamaica.
“When I talked with him, he stopped crying. He said, ‘Okay, mommy. I’m going to do my best,’” she told Heavy.com.
There were no tears on Saturday despite Bolt suffering a shock defeat in the 100m final at the world championships as Justin Gatlin gatecrashed his last appearance in an individual sprint.
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