Jennifer Bolt’s request to son proves fastest man is human

THE world’s fastest man has a lot of accolades to his name — but there’s one thing his mother still wants out of him.

NO matter what, mums always have the final say.

Jennifer Bolt revealed her true wish for her son after his retirement in 2017 in an interview with CNN before the men’s 100m final at Rio.

The request proved that even being the fastest man on the planet isn’t enough to keep mum satisfied.

“I hope he’ll settle down, get married and start his family,” she said.
When asked if the jubilant sprinter could ever settle down, she replied: “He’s told me many times he’s going to.

“He’s gotten a lot of love — he’d like to share that joy with others.”

Despite coming off as a stern parent, Jennifer Bolt proved she’s just like any other proud mum.

“I’m so overwhelmed, sometimes I cry tears of joy,” she said.

Mum’s message to Bolt: “Settle down, get married”.

Usain Bolt may be fast but (not to brag) I consistently disappoint my family in a much quicker time than 9.81 seconds.

— Bryan Levin (@BryanKBOI) August 15, 2016

It was pandemonium in Jamaica this morning when Bolt took another gold for his country.

Traffic halted in Sam Sharpe Square with spectators standing in puddles of water left from a heavy afternoon shower — without even seeming to notice — as they stretched to see a giant screen on the side of a building.

Between #Phelps and #UsainBolt we r very lucky to be alive right now & witnessing history that may not be repeated for a long time, if ever

— Josh Gad (@joshgad) August 15, 2016

Usain Bolt could potentially pick up 3 gold medals in under 40 seconds of track time. That's pretty good efficiency #Rio2016 #UsainBolt

— Cameron Crawford (@camcrawford1) August 15, 2016

“The greatest ever,” said one man, who gave his name as Charlie. “He is the best. He can’t stop running now, he must go on.”

With tears running down her face Sonia Brown, a hotel worker from neighbouring Hanover parish, was still dressed in her uniform. She chanted “Usain, Usain, Usain” while intermittently blowing on a long red plastic Vuvuzela horn.

Strangers hugged and celebrated and not a single person admitted they had any doubts he would win.

Bolt’s record third consecutive gold in the men’s 100m sprint was marred by an organisational slip-up that saw the final take place barely an hour after the semi.

No matter what, Usain Bolt always has time for his mum.

Bolt called the issue “stupid” and “ridiculous” in a post-race press conference, blaming the scheduling for his slowest time since Athens 2004.

“It did affect me a little bit. My legs kind of felt dead at the start. I wasn’t pleased, I wasn’t happy they changed the schedule to an hour and 20 minutes.

“I’m getting older, the athletes need time to recover. I wasn’t happy with the schedule and hopefully we’ll take it back to the normal schedule.

“If we got more time, it would definitely be faster. I don’t know why they changed it,” he said.

— with AFP