For those of you with time to kill this week, you might want to check out this movie about Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt.
The video is a little bit over two hours and brings you the inside scoop of how Bolt deals with celebrity and his preparation for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
So, here it is, "Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man Alive":
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