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The Bolt supremacy

inside Jamaica's sprint factory

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
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An edition of The Bolt supremacy (2015)

The Bolt supremacy

inside Jamaica's sprint factory

First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
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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.

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Pegasus Books
Language
English
Pages
324

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Cover of: The Bolt supremacy
The Bolt supremacy: inside Jamaica's sprint factory
2017, Pegasus Books
in English - First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
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The Bolt supremacy: inside Jamaica's sprint factory
2015, Random House UK
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Table of 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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
796.422097292
Library of Congress
GV1069 .M66 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 324 pages
Number of pages
324

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26923831M
Internet Archive
boltsupremacyins0000moor_k5b1
ISBN 10
1681774070
ISBN 13
9781681774077
OCLC/WorldCat
959808697

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