Thursday, September 04, 2008

Fuller had Bolt's trainer

Stoke star Ricardo Fuller has a fair turn of pace... he once had the same coach as Olympic superstar Usain Bolt.

But Fuller used to duck out of athletics training back in Jamaica because his first love was always football.

Fresh from cheering on his compatriot as he swept up the 100m and 200m gold medals in world record times, Fuller recalls: "Yeah, his coach was my coach, a man called Glenn Mills.

"But I used to hide when it came to training because I wanted to do football, not track and field. Over time, they just started to forget about me.

"I've known Usain since he was running in high schools championships back in Jamaica.

"Seeing him beat both world records makes you feel good as a Jamaican, but his best event is actually the 400m."

And now the pair have become an integral part of the Jamaican glitterati, though Fuller insists celebrities over there are treated nothing like celebrities in Britain.

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