Faster than Lightning My Autobiography

… The worst thing is that I should have won the race easily. This photo shows the shock and pain of something I thought would never happen to me. (AFP/Getty Images)

I made up for my disappointment in the 100 by winning the 200 metres final in Daegu a few days later. You can’t keep a good man down! (Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

Waving the Jamaican flag in London during the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony. London was hyped, the city was crazy with excitement. I couldn’t wait to prove to the world that I was a living legend. (Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

Winning the Olympic 100 metres gold medal in London answered all my critics and solidified my status as a living legend. (Popperfoto/Getty Images)

Another Olympic gold medal, another Lightning Bolt for the world. (MCT via Getty Images)

I always feed off a crowd’s energy whenever I race. It pumps me up. When I’m charged and excited, nobody can beat me. (Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

Representing Jamaica is important to me, but one of my track and field mottos is: ‘Do this thing for yourself first, the country second.’ (Getty Images)

A historic 1-2-3 for Jamaica and Racers Track Club in the 200 metres final in London 2012. Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Warren Weir. (AFP/Getty Images)

Burning home to win the 4x100 metres final in London 2012. With another three Olympic golds to my name, I was officially a living legend. (Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)

Sharing the podium with my team-mate and training partner, Yohan Blake. (AFP/Getty Images)

The Jamaican fans love track and field. Every gold medal causes a celebration on the streets of Jamaica. (AFP/Getty Images)

Showing some love to Brazil. In 2013, I raced on the Copacabana beach in a 150 metres event. I’m hoping to go to the 2016 Olympics in Rio and make it another hat-trick of golds. (LatinContent/Getty Images)

Winning the 100 metres in the London Anniversary Games in 2013. I was building up to the big one: the World Championships in Moscow. (AFP/Getty Images)

Winning in the rain: I raced a season’s best of 9.77 seconds to win the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. The lightning crackling overhead was a good omen. (AFP/Getty Images)

My own personal brand of Lightning Bolt to celebrate victory. (AFP/Getty Images)

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