Jul
9th
Thu
9th
Heading home after 72 lovely hours. Sigh…
In 2008, a rising-star runner from Jamaica set world records in each of his events at the Beijing Summer Olympics. Having already secured two gold medals, Usain Bolt knew what it would take to win his third and final event-the men’s 4 x 100 meters relay. Bolt wanted to run the first leg and “lay the hammer down from the start.” The coaches, however, saw it differently. Choosing to submit to their authority, Bolt ran the third leg. Doing so, he not only secured the gold for his team, but he added another world record to his impressive résumé.
