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Bolt compared to The Greatest

Jamaican has an Ali-like aura about him, says Lord Coe
08/09/2011 04:26 PM

CHARISMA: Usain Bolt

THE WORLD’S fastest man has been likened to Muhammad Ali by Olympic chief Lord Sebastian Coe. After another set of displays by Bolt, the London 2012 chairman Lord Sebastian Coe has compared the Jamaican sprinter to the boxer dubbed The Greatest.

Bolt has been track and field’s standout performer in recent years, which was confirmed yet again with his 200m and 4x100m golds at the recent World Championships in Daegu.

Coe said of the charismatic Bolt: “In Daegu Stadium at the World Championships, I watched a host of kids aged about 11 or 12 screaming with excitement and fighting to get near Usain Bolt after his quite stupendous 200 metres triumph and couldn't help casting my mind forward to London next year. The Muhammad Ali of athletics is on his way to an Olympic Stadium near you!


THE GREATEST: Muhammad Ali

“It just reinforced for me how fantastic it could be to have Bolt there. There really is an Ali-like aura about this guy that is now transcending all sports.

He added: “I've spoken to him and he's told me how he wants to blow people's minds in London, to make yet another extraordinary impact that will cement the status of legend that he wants for himself. London is consuming him; I know he's going to base himself in England for quite a while before the Games.

“For all the showmanship, I've never seen anyone in this sport who can switch from showman to serious performer at the click of a finger. This is a made-for-TV performance. You see him play up to the camera when it's trained on him in lane five or six but as soon as it disappears, he switches to complete focus.

“No man has ever successfully defended both Olympic 100m and 200m titles; do not bet against Bolt doing it.”

Posted on: 08/09/2011 04:26 PM

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Bolt compared to The Greatest

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The one and only Usain Bolt can be compared with the great Ali. Usain has given so much to his community and country just like Ali, before anyone start judging they need to get their facts right, and he is starting very young, younger than Ali did.

I am proud to have them both side by side.

Mon, 2011-09-12 11:01

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I would like to congratulate Usain bolt on his latest victory in daegu.
I’ am so please that the suggestion of him taking drugs
have been silenced.
I also hope that our children make him one of their hero,
Someone to really look up and aspire to. I would like more of young black boys and girls
Make him there hero, instead of those media manufactures so called artist that were
gangsters that have now become rich because the media, putting them into the spotlight
so that they can continue brainwashing our children with that unspoken message
( If you want to bet rich become a gangster and then we make you a star)

I will hold him up as a shining example to every young member of my family
Keep up the good work Usain 

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Fri, 2011-09-09 12:39

Bolt Compared To The Greatest

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I remember Ali and everything he did not just inside the ring but more importantly his actions outside of the ring and all I can say is anybody who thinks that any of todays sports men and women inc Bolt compares with Ali
don't know what they're talking about

Fri, 2011-09-09 07:49

Bolt compared to the greatest-Ali

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I quite clearly understand the reason for comparision and rightly so. Both are proud men who greatly excel at what they love best. Their efforts are admirable and should be emulated by all.

Thu, 2011-09-08 20:57