JAMAICA'S OLYMPIC SUPER STAR USAIN BOLT IS ON THE DECLINE... Read more at www.RulaBrownNetwork.com

Noted track and field coach Stephen Francis ranks Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt as the best sprinter in history but believes that the double Olympic champion and world record holder has seen his best days.
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Asked to name the top three sprinters in track and field history, Francis named Bolt and Bobby Hayes, the 1964 100m Olympic champion-turned-NFL wide receiver as the joint best, with the 1936 sprint double champion Jesse Owens making it in third spot on his list.
However, guided by Bolt's inability to test his 9.58 (100m) and 19.19 (200m) world records since they were established in 2009 and, perhaps to a lesser extent, his so-so start to the 2013 season, Francis said:
"It's obvious (that Bolt is declining), that's what the figures say, so I am going with the figures. The figures appear to say that he peaked in 2009. He has not been able to go back to 9.58 yet, and until he does that, I have to assume that he is in decline, but that does not mean that he is not the best but I guess there is only so long that you can stay at that level." READ More...
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  1. O. Maurice StewartJune 20, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    We get older! Success takes time away from training! decline or not, he is the greatest sprinter that I have seen in my lifetime....so far!

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