If you had negative feelings towards them from the start, anything they do that you can find a way to criticise, you will. Congrats to that supreme blogger, Annie Paul, for a well-written article on Bolt: "Is he still the world's fastest runner? The article describes much of the concern about the sprinter's well-being without attempting to be judgemental. I also learnt that Bolt's recent motor vehicle accident was his fourth dating back to Understandably, news about track and field will dominate the media over at least the next month.
The public expects this and will depend on our scribes for clarity as well as accuracy. The report about Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce's last-place finish in the metres at the Diamond League meet last week was not especially helpful to readers, who must have been left wondering if the sprinter had already lost form. Also one wonders about the story about the Sportsmax coverage of the Olympics promising to move away from the usual "American bias".
In a discussion about inaccuracies noted in this article on the Association of Caribbean Media ACM e-mail forum, one colleague suggested that criticisms were "nit-picking". I disagree. In fact, I wonder why there has yet been no retraction to date about the misleading claims made on behalf of International Media Content IMC parent company of Sportsmax.
Congrats to the team at Kingston Communications, Michael Grant, Hubert Lawrence and Bryan Cummings for the very impressive publication, Power and the Glory, primarily about Jamaica's track and field exploits on the world stage post-World War ll.
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Please update your billing information. I work with a lot of gay people all over the world, especially with [his sponsor] Puma. I have no issue with anybody. Another cultural norm has always mystified me. His eyes widen. I know a lot of my friends do it. He definitely wants to have children. NJ has a son now, so I really want a son. But kids take up a lot of time, and track and field is different, so I want to be ready, fully ready, when I decide to have kids.
He says his dad used to shout at him a lot, which is why he will never lose his temper or raise his voice, and always walks away from an argument. Sebastian Coe is badgering Bolt to play a role in world athletics, and he probably will, but is clear that he will never leave Jamaica. The team he has assembled over the years consists of close family members and trusted old friends, who take care of every single thing he does.
He looks bemused. The only thing he worries about now is how to carry on making as much money as he has. To put things in place to make sure that money keeps coming in. He does, however, have one other ambition: after retiring from athletics, he wants to be a professional footballer.
Yes, that would be epic. Less cool or slick and more goofy than I had expected, Bolt never mentions the eponymous charitable foundation he founded and funds , supporting children in Jamaica.
His restaurant is a modern sports bar with faint cult-of-personality overtones, with vast photos of his face gazing down from the walls, but there is no fawning from staff.
We sit upstairs and he orders a jerk chicken wrap. After lunch, he films a video message on my phone for my young sons, making me practically pass out with joy. Is there anyone in the world, I ask before leaving, he would be as excited to meet as I was him?
When the moment finally came, what happened? It was an awkward moment. It started when the Jamaican was asked who might fill his shoes when he retires. So I am not going to say who is going to be great. Last year they appeared good friends. Relations have been the frosty side of Siberian since. When asked about his relationship with De Grasse, Bolt feigned disinterest.
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