16 Facts About The Fastest Man On The Planet Usain Bolt That Will Surprise You For Sure

Usain Bolt is probably too fast for anyone to catch right now. Sometimes even the camera has to slow the frame down to keep pace.

But there are things about Bolt that can leave someone astounded. You think you know everything?

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Here are 16 facts that will open your eyes:

1. He is slower than most sprinters when the race starts

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2. The 60 to 80m mark is when Bolt is the fastest

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3. Due to his height, he can cover 100m in quicker time as a result of large strides

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4. He prefers 200m races to 100m

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5. Bolt took up 100m so that he did not have to do long sprints

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6. He has never run a full mile

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7. His first love is cricket

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8. Justin Gatlin and he are rivals on the field but great friends off it.

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9. He has adopted a cheetah, the world's fastest animal

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10. Bolt's favourite videogame is Call of Duty

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11. During Beijing 2008, he ate 1000 chicken nuggets

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12. He is the first to win 3 consecutive 100m Olympic golds

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13. Holds the world record for fastest in 100m with 9.58 seconds

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14. Has scoliosis, a side curvatur of the spine, but has not let it affect his performance

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15. Bolt to this day only trains inside Jamaica

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16. He once expressed his desire to play for Manchester United, who in turn wanted to field him for an exhibition

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