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Beijing 2008: Usain Bolt slows down as he approaches the 100-meter finish line. He beats his chest, well ahead of his nearest rival, his face filled with euphoria, the world in thrall of his extraordinary 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 this small island has come to dominate men’s and women’s sprinting? The Bolt Supremacy opens the doors to a community where sprinting permeates daily life; 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" means adoration and lucrative contracts. In such a society 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 antidoping agencies, scientists and skeptics as well as to coaches, superstars, and the young guns desperate to become the next big thing. Peeling back the layers, Moore finally reveals the secrets of Usain Bolt and the remarkable Jamaican sprint factory.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781681774695 |
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Publisher: | Pegasus Books |
Publication date: | 05/09/2017 |
Sold by: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
Format: | NOOK Book |
Pages: | 336 |
File size: | 10 MB |
About the Author
Richard Moore, a former racing cyclist, is a journalist and the author of several books, and has been longlisted for the William Hill Award. He is the author of Slaying the Badger and lives in the United Kingdom.
Table of Contents
Prologue 1
1 A Force Five Hurricane 7
2 The Wellspring 18
3 Bolt's Own Country 35
4 The Brotherhood 57
5 Donkey Man 72
6 The Architect 85
7 Cuban Swimming Pool Crisis 106
8 Shifting the Paradigm 117
9 Jets and Sharks 133
10 Healing Hans 153
11 Real As It Gets 167
12 Shock and Awe 178
13 The Beast 200
14 Threads 210
15 The Tester 233
16 Genes and Yams 245
17 The G of the Bang 260
18 After the Hurricane 284
19 The In-Between 302
Afterword: The Weeble 317
Acknowledgements 322
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