When Usain Bolt hangs up his boots, perhaps only then will we realise just what an outstanding athlete he really is.

It’s a bit like Messi and Ronaldo – we’ve all become so accustomed to them performing miracles that it’s rather run of the mill now.

His new doccie, I am Bolt, aired last night over in the UK and people went a little overboard. That includes the reviewer for the Guardian, who ran the headline “I am Bolt! The world’s fastest man gets the best sports documentary ever made”.

We could ask them to relax and chill a little, but we’re actually rather excited about this one ourselves.

Some of the write-up before we see the goods:

They filmed Bolt for the two years before the 2016 Rio Olympics, supplementing this with footage of key moments from the athlete’s life, including the gangly 15-year-old effortlessly winning an under-20s race in Jamaica.

Top athletes tend to give only contractually obliged interviews nowadays, while ensuring cameras catch the logos of the gear they endorse. But this film offers a constant and exhilarating sense of privileged access.

…this is a riveting and revelatory film that will explain to future generations the greatness of Usain Bolt in the way that Senna and When We Were Kings also do. A fittingly stellar film for the fastest man the world has ever known.

Trailer time:

Rumour has it you can find the doccie online if you look hard enough, but you knew that already.

[source:guardian]