Usain Bolt is an athletic freak of nature. The fastest… er, second fastest man in the world. A guy too tall to be a sprinter who makes it look effortless as he blows past people.
And he thinks of Kevin Durant as a role model, he told the London Globe and Mail:
When I was younger (my role models) were Michael Johnson and Don Quarrie. Johnson was pretty much the best runner in the world, particularly at the 200m - my favourite event - and Quarrie was one of the best Jamaican sprinters in history, so I just wanted to be like them. I still have people I look up to even now. At the moment it’s Kevin Durant, the basketball player (he plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder). Kevin is a good leader; he’s very strong and very determined. Whatever he does, whether he’s tired or injured, he works through it, pushes on and challenges his team-mates to do their best.
Durant is currently bringing his leadership — not to mention some prodigious basketball skills — to Team USA. We’ll find out soon enough how far his leadership can take that squad.
Whatever happens, this is some big-time praise.
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- carole - Aug 19, 2010 at 8:05 AM
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…the basketball player is Kevin Garnett
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- Bfleet - Aug 19, 2010 at 11:04 AM
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Are you dumb? He’s talking about the reigning scoring champion Kevin Durant. Not the washed-up, whiny little bitch known as Kevin Garnett.
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- aaldious - Aug 22, 2010 at 11:07 AM
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What do you mean by “The fastest… er, second fastest man in the world”? The last i heard no human has ever gone below Usain’s 9.58
