The Life List: 5 things to know about Greatness Code's record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt

Jamaican Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt poses during a photo session in Paris, on May 15, 2019. PHOTO: AFP
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LOS ANGELES - During Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's world-record 100m sprint in 2009, his mind was able to slow down during those 9.58 seconds and analyse them frame by frame. He tells The Straits Times how he does this, why he thinks track and field is a neglected sport and which sport he is currently struggling with.

Bolt, 33, is featured in an episode of Greatness Code, a new short-form documentary series on Apple TV+ that asks seven of the world's top athletes to pull back the curtain on a career-defining moment.

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