He's still a classless bitch but I respect his talent.
That is not true. I am not sure how old you are but some of us
are old enough to remember the obnoxious Carl Lewis and the
era of American sprinting that followed with the likes Mitchell,
Drummond etc, who were arrogant and insufferable, who would
rub it in to the everyone, and affect angry countenances before the
race, and angrier postures after....Justin Gatlin is example of
the American athletes of the day, and before the race, you will
see him prancing back and forth around blocks, with an angry
expression on his face.
Tyson Gay added a bullshit yoga/ meditation routine that he
did before getting set....The bugger knew the cameras were on
him and took full advantage to perform this little ceremony;
of course once Bolt wiped him off the tracks, and he knew that
the cameras were no longer on him, he stopped the bullshit....
No less an authority than Ato Bolton, commentating on NBC,
conceded that in his day, the sprinters used to engage in stare-
downs, and observed that the jovial and affable Bolt probably has
the more salutary pre-race behaviour.
Usain Bolt is the most beloved champion of all time, and as he
said, he feels obliged to take selfies with his fans whereever he
goes, and to strike in famous lightning Bolt pose because he
knows that they made him who he is, and most importantly,
put that US$60 million in his bank account.