9: He has proven unabashedly that he loves and respects his mother, Jennifer Bolt, an Adventist believer. He is also not ashamed to show his faith or speak of it. Before every race he makes the sign of the cross and according to sources, he packs a Bible in his suitcase whenever he travels around the world.

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with a fan’s likeness of him after winning the Men’s 4 x 100-m Relay Final on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Bolt at his movie premiere in London.

Bolt gives back to his community and the young people there annually, holding his annual Christmas Treat again for the children in Sherwood Content earlier this week. (Twitter image)

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