'What's wrong with him?' — Usain Bolt's former rival reflects on Jamaican's mentally demoralising aspect

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“He runs the race and he (Bolt) shuts it down. The last forty metres he’s looking in the crowd, pumping his chest. I’m like ‘what is wrong with him.»

“He’s doing all this, he’s showing off and now he runs in the stands. I’m like ‘oh they’re feeling this. Oh he’s entertaining. This is cool’. I watch that and I see what Bolt is about. When he does it to you, you’re like ‘hold on wait a minute.»

Spearmon’s in 2009. The pair were the anchors for their respective 4x100m relay team — the person who goes last.

Team USA handed Spearmon the batton over first but Bolt began to close down on the American.

Not only was the Jamaican catching up with him, he also began to advise him like a coach as Bolt took first place for his country.