12. He drove a crappy car pretty nicely on TV
- In 2009, when Jeremy Clarkson was still over at Top Gear, Bolt visited to chat about racing with untied laces, napping before wins, and eating all those nugs. The runner also participated as a "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car," channeling his inner Michael Schumacher and ripping a four-door Chevrolet around the BBC show's track for an impressive time of one minute and 46.5 seconds. (Watch here.)
16. He's a money magnet, but not from winnings
- Forbes clocks the runner's financial haul at around $32.5 million -- but more than 90 percent of that comes from endorsements. Puma is reportedly his biggest backer, giving him about $10 million a year. The world's highest-paid track star, Bolt topped SportsPro's most marketable athlete list in 2011, a serious accomplishment for pro-runners, who typically sustain their careers by nickel and dime-ing off meets. "The figure we hear is that Bolt takes up 80 percent of all the money in track and field," U.S. runner Nick Symmonds told Sports Illustrated in 2012. Makes sense.
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