博爾特15個鮮為人知的有趣事實

牙買加短跑運動員「閃電」博爾特是地球上跑得最快的人。今年29歲的博爾特再次在里約奧運會100米短跑比賽中奪冠。下面是15個關於他的有趣事實。

Usain Bolt is slower than most other sprinters at the start

尤塞恩·博爾特的起跑速度比大多數短跑運動員要慢。

Bolt is fastest between the 60- and 80-meter marks.

博爾特60米到80米時奔跑速度最快。

At 6』5」, Bolt is taller than most sprinters. It takes Bolt 41 strides on average, whereas other elite sprinters take around 45.

博爾特身高6』5」（196cm），比大多數短跑運動員高。博爾特跑100米只需要跨41步，其他精英短跑運動員則需大約45步。

The 200 is his favorite and stronger distance.

博爾特更喜歡也更擅長200米項目。

He took up the 100-meter because he didn』t like running the longer sprint races.

博爾特當初選100米的是因為他不喜歡跑更長的距離。

Bolt has never run a full mile.

博爾特從未跑完過1英里（1,609米）的距離。

Cricket is his first love.

博爾特最初喜歡打板球。

His main rival is American sprinter Justin Gatlin. However, they are friends off the track.

博爾特賽場上的主要競爭對手是美國短跑運動員加特林，他們私底下卻是朋友。

Bolt has adopted a cheetah, the world』s fastest land animal.

博爾特養了一隻獵豹，陸地上速度最快的動物。

Bolt is a fan of video games, particularly Call of Duty.

博爾特是個電子遊戲迷，尤其喜歡玩使命召喚。

While at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he ate 1,000 Chicken McNuggets.

2008年北京奧運會期間，博爾特吃了1000塊麥樂雞。

Bolt is the first man to win gold in the event in three consecutive Olympics.

博爾特是連續3屆奧運會100米短跑奪冠第一人。

Bolt』s 100-meter world record time of 9.58 is so fast it』s close to the fastest speed a normal human can possibly achieve.

博爾特100米記錄是9.58秒，接近人類速度極限。

Bolt has done all this while dealing with scoliosis, a condition he was born with.

博爾特天生患脊柱側凸。

Bolt still lives and trains in his home country of Jamaica.

博爾特至今仍然在母國牙買加生活和訓練。