It takes some people a lifetime to make history, it took Usain Bolt just 9.81 seconds at Rio on Monday morning. There were doubts about whether the Jamaican could pull off another victory at the 100 metres at his third Olympics, but he laid every one of them to rest in an epic race.
After the victory, he ran a victory lap in which he posed with Jamaican fans multiple times so it was no surprise that he tweeted this soon after:
Jamaica Stand Up!!!
This for you my people
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) August 15, 2016
And then these posts thanking everyone for their support:
Thanks for all the support my peeps #blessed #TeamBolt #TeamJamaica #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/rGFaLH8hP9
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) August 15, 2016
Thanks for all support #TeamBolt #Rio2016 https://t.co/HHRMS2bn60
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) August 15, 2016
This photo went nuts:
Running away from my responsibilities like #UsainBolt pic.twitter.com/FVjl80nU8J
— Radass Badass (@RadassBadass) August 15, 2016
This is my favourite picture of 2016. #UsainBolt pic.twitter.com/kiZHL8bSUw
— Elias Toufexis (@EliasToufexis) August 15, 2016
And generally Twitterati across the world lost their mind:
The bestest ever. He does it again. What a legend. There has been no one better than him. Take a bow @usainbolt 😎 pic.twitter.com/sCMsdhxK59
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 15, 2016
Jamaica to the World. This one is for #UsainBolt #Rio2016 from the Artic. #JAMAICALANDWELOVE @JamaicaGleaner pic.twitter.com/ozhVeosUsY
— Marolyn Lucy Gentles (@melroads) August 15, 2016
It’s not only the fans who love #UsainBolt …#Rio2016 https://t.co/Vd0AsfPNtu pic.twitter.com/YPnJI2b3Mu
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 15, 2016
Flash who? #JusticeLeague #UsainBolt #Olympics pic.twitter.com/mB38dsWwCB
— SuperBroMovies (@SuperBroMovies) August 15, 2016
Here is why I respect #UsainBolt “he made his way up the stairs to congratulate #WaydevanNiekerk” pic.twitter.com/QnaTUTB4Ep
— Jerome Damon (@jerome_k_damon) August 15, 2016
Thanks to @anthonystewart for this recap of the 100m Finals with #UsainBolt pic.twitter.com/UVef9VV5WB
— ✈️ ROCHELLE RILEY (@rochelleriley) August 15, 2016