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Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter in modern times,

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King Of Sprint Usain Bolt the   greatest sprinter in modern times,  said he plans on retiring  after running his final races this week at the world championships in London. Saturday, in what everyone expects was his final individual race, Bolt had a bad start in the 100m and had to   settle for a bronze medal . On Saturday, August 12, Bolt is slated to run in his last race overall, representing Jamaica in the   4x100m relay finals . Bolt has easily been the most celebrated and highest-earning track star for a decade. So how much has he earned during his career? The 30-year-old Bolt will pull in $34.2 million this year,  according to Forbes , making him the 23rd-highest-paid athlete in the world. His latest ranking puts him ahead of any baseball player, and just behind golfer Jordan Spieth and basketball player Derrick Rose. There is no other track star in the top 100. Almost all of Bolt’s money comes from endorsements, including deals with Pum...

legend Usain Bolt has never been shy to show

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Sprint legend Usain Bolt has never been shy to show his respect for Vybz Kartel's music and the Gaza camp. In 2015, a video surfaced of the sprint king urging selectors to play only 'Gaza songs' during a segment at Uptown Mondayz. "A weh yuh wah mi do, pay yuh?" he said before throwing $1,000 notes on top of the turntables. The selectors then gave in to Bolt's request, playing a number of Kartel's songs, including  Which League , to which Bolt sang along. Resident selector at Uptown Mondayz, Boom Boom, later told  The STAR  that Bolt's action was all in the name of entertainment and should not be take too seriously. Aside from flashing Gaza signs in front of the camera after his numerous victories on the track, the star athlete also found time to put dancehall artistes, who have sought to copy Vybz Kartel, in their place At another Uptown Mondayz event in 2015, Bolt classified Vybz Kartel, impersonators as copy cats. He also said he wa...