Bolt was taking it in his usual relaxed stride. He said he prepared for the race by sleeping in, not eating breakfast, watching TV, eating chicken nuggets for lunch, napping, eating more chicken nuggets for dinner, and resting.
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But his cocky bravado was not a hit with everyone.
"In the 100, a show of flash after a burst of speed," said a headline on the New York Times' web site.
"In the interests of doing justice to the achievement, we are going to go easy on the end-zone mimicry; leave that to another time, to the greater discussion of pointless showboating in sports," wrote sports columnist Harvey Araton.
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Image: Usain Bolt kisses his shoes after winning the men's 100m final.
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