Near-death Experience Put Him Closer to God
The fastest man on the planet, sprinter Usain Bolt, wrote in his autobiography that he now has a different perspective on life and is closer to God after his involvement in a car accident in 2009
He almost played for Manchester United
When Bolt declared himself a United fan, he almost got called up for a friendly against Real Madrid by ex-boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
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He's pretty fast
At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Bolt broke his own 100m world record to cement his place as the fastest man on the planet with a staggering time of 9.58 seconds.
He won three gold medals - fuelled by chicken nuggets
At the Beijing Olympics in 2008, a then 22-year-old Bolt revealed the diet that had powered him to 100m gold glory in a world-record breaking time: McDonald's Chicken McNuggets.
His first trainer was his dog
Growing up in the small Jamaican village of Coxheath, a young Bolt used his dog as a warning system.
