World’s fastest man deals with glare of spotlight with typical ease as trial starts on Central Coast
On the day of his 32nd birthday, Usain Bolt started without frills. There were no shots and no sprints for the eight-time Olympic champion during his first training session for the Central Coast Mariners, as he bids to realise his dream of becoming a professional footballer. He was here, beneath a hot, perfectly cloudless sky, passing in a circle, working on his give-and-go and lying on the ground performing a stretch his coach called “the rocking egg” – all while the cameras clicked and the footage was beamed live across Australia.
The club have been clear that there would be no special treatment for the Jamaican yet a unique welcome mat had been laid out for him in Gosford – the shape of a lightning strike was carved in the centre circle, faintly, like how the imprints of old ruins can appear suddenly in the heat. During the session, passing truckers could be heard yelling “Usain!”, while afterwards his new teammates joked around with him, like he had been a member of the squad for years.
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