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Usain Bolt Was Born With a CURVED Spine, Then Outran Everyone Alive
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The fastest human in history was born with a spine that curves to the side.
Usain Bolt grew up in a tiny Jamaican town, playing cricket and skipping training.
He had scoliosis: a curved back and one leg shorter than the other.
As he grew, the curve worsened, and injuries wrecked nearly every season of his early career.
Coaches begged him to take it seriously; the lanky teenager would rather have fun.
Everyone said a sprinter that tall, that crooked, could never win. His stride proved them wrong.
In Beijing he ran 9.69 in the 100, slowing down and pounding his chest before the line.
He took gold in the 100, the 200, and the relay, then did it again, and again.
Eight Olympic golds, world records that still stand, a curved spine behind every one.
By strengthening the back doctors worried about, Usain Bolt became a legend who could not be caught.
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