The Bolt supremacy : inside Jamaica's sprint factory / Richard Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Richard, 1973-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bolt, Usain, 1986-.

Bolt, Usain.

Runners (Sports)--Jamaica--Biography.

Runners (Sports).

Sprinting--Jamaica--History--21st century.

Sprinting.

History.

Jamaica.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.

Summary:

Beijing 2008: Usain Bolt slows down as he approaches the finish line of the 100-meter finals, well ahead of his nearest rival. His face filled with the euphoria of a young man utterly in thrall to his extraordinary physical talent. It is one of the greatest moments in sports history--and it is just the beginning. Of the ten fastest 100-meter times in history, eight belong to Jamaicans. How is it that a small Caribbean island has come to almost totally dominate the men's and women's sprint events? The Bolt Supremacy opens the doors to a world where sprinting permeates daily conversations and interactions; where the high school championships are watched by 35,000 screaming fans; where identity, success and status are forged on the track, and where "making it" is a pass to a world of adoration and lucrative contracts. In such an environment, there can be the incentive for some to cheat. There are those who attribute Jamaican success to something beyond talent and hard work. Award-winning writer Richard Moore doesn't shy away from difficult questions as he travels the length of this beguiling country, speaking to scientists and skeptics as well as to coaches, gurus, superstars, and the young guns desperate to become the next big thing. Peeling back the layers, Moore finally reveals the secrets of the phenomenal Usain Bolt and the Jamaican sprint factory.

Contents:

A force five hurricane

The wellspring

Bolt's own country

The brotherhood

Donkey man

The architect

Cuban swimming pool crisis

Shifting the paradigm

Jets and sharks

Healing Hans

Real as it gets

Shock and awe

The beast

Threads

The tester

Genes and yams

The G of the bang

After the hurricane

The in-between

Afterword: The weeble.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781681774077

1681774070

OCLC:

959808697

Publisher Number:

99974353191