Usain Bolt is one of the greatest athletes of our generation.
Some say that his records will never be beaten. He is without doubt the fastest human being the world has ever seen, clinching Olympic Gold on eight occasions.
It is common knowledge that Bolt was one of the worlds most adored athletes. Regardless of nationality, no one can deny that they cheered him on when he competed on the world stage.
But it wasn’t his athletic ability alone that drew the astonishing support he had in his hay-day. Despite his fame, wealth and success, Usain Bolt is one of the kindest athletes we have ever seen compete.
Out of all the viral clips of Bolt there are to browse through, one clip of him crashing into a flower girl at the 2012 Diamond League in Sweden amassed a whopping 30 million views.
After winning the race comfortably, the Jamaican was slowing down at the bend, when he accidentally ran into the path of a flower girl who was completely oblivious of the gigantic frame hurtling towards her.
Obviously, the blow was enough to knock the girl off of her feet, but Usain wasn’t going to let that happen.
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Athletics - Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the gold and breaking the 100m world record
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Somehow on impact, he was able to hold the girl up on two feet whilst simultaneously jumping in the air to prevent his own forward momentum.
Bolt pulled out all the stops in the 100-metre dash but didn’t stop there as he gave 110% in preventing the young lady from toppling over.
After the incident, Usain embraced with the flower girl and continued on with his victory lap. Bolt got the approval of fans around the world, who were in awe of the legend’s kindness.
You can see the moment from the 1 minute 40 second mark in the video below:
One fan commented: “Let’s talk about how he handled the clash like a real gentleman and didn’t let the girl fall.”
Another said: “This was beautiful how he protected her no matter how she kept falling!”
There is an abundance of footage on the internet of small acts of kindness by the Jamaican legend.
Prior to his races Bolt is always keen to fist-bump the young volunteer’s which inevitably puts a big smile on their faces.
The flower girl incident is just one of many beautiful Bolt moments that we as sporting fans miss now the legend has retired.
Bolt has etched his name in the history books forever and will always be remembered as the fastest and kindest man we have ever seen compete.