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All eyes on Usain Bolt even if training in seclusion
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File
Usain Bolt refuses to line up against his good friend Wallace Spearmon in a race.
No way and under no circumstances.
To hear Spearmon tell it, the Jamaican sensation is downright scared and doesn’t think he stands a chance because the American simply has too much power.
Horsepower, that is.
The two sprinters have similar Nissan GT-R sports cars, but Bolt won’t speed down a runway against Spearmon’s vehicle — ever.
“Just won’t race,” said Spearmon, whose car tops out at around 230 mph. “He’s seen my car and already backed out. That’s one race I know I can beat him at.”
On the track, it’s a completely different story.
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