Bolt interview: Jamaican federation officials have long seen Asafa Powell as being the promised one. How does that sit with you?

It doesn't bother me at all, really. I know what I can do so it doesn't bother me what other people think or their opinion on the situation. If they think that Asafa is the promised one, I can't really say he's not. I just have to go out and do my thing, work toward my goals.

Bolt interview: You ran a 45-second quarter when you were in high school and you jogged the last 20 meters. If you're that fast in an event, why would

In high school, I was working off talent. I didn't train in high school. It was easy for me to run the 400 meters then. It was simple: just go out and run. But now, you'd be facing up with guys like Jeremy Wariner and other guys who are running 44s and 43s so it's not going to be easy to just work off talent. My talent may take me to 44.9 but after that it's going to have to be a lot of hard work to get a low 44. I don't think I'm ready for that

Bolt inerview: How can someone standing six-foot-five be so good in the 100m?

I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me. My start is not perfect, but it's good, and I've got power. I've got a lot of things working for me, so I think if I get my start right it's going to be hard to beat me. It's all about putting the perfect race together.

Bolt interview: How frustrating was it to battle injuries year in and year out and are you doing anything differently now to keep yourself healthy?

Yeah, it was frustrating. But in track and field you learn that injury comes with the game. You just got to try and do the right things all of the time to stay injury free. I worked hard on that after 2005 and I've been healthy for over two years now. I've been doing a lot of back exercises. I go to the doctor a lot to make sure that I'm in good health and he tells me that as long as I keep doing my back exercises I will be good.

Bolt interview: You qualified for the Olympics when you were 18. What happened to you in Athens?

Early that year, I broke 20 in the 200m for the first time. But after I ran 19, I had a bad season. I got injured like a month after that. They kept resting me and I got better. I went to the Trials and did well there. When I got to Athens, I got another injury, this time to my Achilles.

Bolt interview: Did success in track and field come quickly for you or did it take some time before you were successful?

Actually, it came quickly. I started running when I was 9 or 10 years old. When I was 15, I won the World Junior Championship (in the 200m). That blew me up and I became a star in Jamaica.

Bolt interview: It as probably assumed that Jamaican sprinters are born wearing track spikes, but you played other sports first, right?

I was playing cricket first and my cricket coach was the one that introduced me to track and field. I made the switch because I was actually good at it. I was a good cricket player, but track and field was bigger. There were more competitions to do. When I was younger, cricket was just one tournament. I had more time to do track and field.

Bolt smashes the record in Berlin

Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt claimed yet another world record as he recorded a stunning victory in the 200m final at the World Championships.
Bolt set a time of 19.19 seconds to demolish the previous record of 19.30 he set in winning Olympic gold last summer in Beijing.
The 22-year-old finished well clear of the field, with silver medallist Alonso Edward finishing in 19.81.
Wallace Spearmon of the United States took bronze.
Bolt, who also smashed the 100m record in Berlin on Sunday, is now the first man to hold the 100 and 200m World and Olympic titles at the same time.
After a nervy opening which saw Frenchman David Alerte false start, Bolt streaked off the blocks and took the lead within 20m .
He put on the afterburners around the bend to leave the chasing pack trailing in his wake and after storming over the line, Bolt glanced down to the electronic display and pointed at his historic time.
Earlier in the week Bolt had said he did not think a 200m record was on after missing a month of training earlier this year following a car crash in Jamaica.
And after the 200m Bolt told BBC Sport: "I can definitely say I didn't expect that because I was a little bit tired.
"I said let's try because people are really looking out for this, I said it won't hurt to try. So I tried really hard and now I'm really tired.
"Maybe next time I should just run the 200m or the 100m alone. My form was going backwards. I wasn't running upright. It wasn't a good race but it was a fast one."
Bolt, who completed his 200m win a day before his 23rd birthday, set three world records when winning his Olympic golds in Beijing last summer and his breathtaking performances in Berlin have enhanced his reputation as the best sprinter of all time.
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"I definitely showed people that my world records in Beijing were not a joke," he said.
And Bolt said he is closing in on his aim of becoming a sprinter the world will never forget.
"I keep telling you guys my aim is to become a legend," he added. "I don't think about records. I don't put myself under pressure. I know what to do and I go and execute.
"I did well for myself and I am on my way to becoming a legend so I am just happy."
America's Shawn Crawford, who finished fourth, admitted he was left in awe by Bolt's display.
"Just coming out there, I'm just waiting for the lights to flash 'game over,' because I felt like I was in a video game," said Crawford. "That guy was moving - fast."