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Super fan pours her heart out for Bolt
Published: Friday | December 4, 2009
Elaine Sullivan, winner of The Gleaner's Super Fan promotion for Usain Bolt's 9.58 Super Party, said she was excited about meeting the sprinter at his party at Richmond Estate tomorrow.
Sullivan answered the call in The Gleaner promotion and perfectly worded her feelings for the world's top sprinter. She received her prize - two VIP tickets - from The Gleaner's business development and marketing manager, Karin Cooper, on Wednesday.
In her winning entry, Sullivan wrote:
I am Usain Bolt's greatest fan because ...
<span style="font-weight: bold">U</span>ndaunted, you defied others' convictions and expectations
<span style="font-weight: bold">S</span>ailing through the wind, from 9.69 to 9.58 across two nations ...
<span style="font-weight: bold">A</span>ccomplishing what many declared 'impossible'
<span style="font-weight: bold">I</span>gnoring the naysayers, overcoming
adversities with courage and determination
<span style="font-weight: bold">N</span>ever giving up, you plodded on with perseverance, making me proud I am Jamaican!
<span style="font-weight: bold">B</span>eijing to Berlin are forever etched in my mind, as I watched your superhuman effort
<span style="font-weight: bold">O</span>nward you forged, never giving up, fighting the odds with strength and confidence you
<span style="font-weight: bold">L</span>engthened your strides - like a cheetah
running in Africa's desert
<span style="font-weight: bold">T</span>oday, I need you to know that you are a remarkable person and you are my hero!
Published: Friday | December 4, 2009
Elaine Sullivan, winner of The Gleaner's Super Fan promotion for Usain Bolt's 9.58 Super Party, said she was excited about meeting the sprinter at his party at Richmond Estate tomorrow.
Sullivan answered the call in The Gleaner promotion and perfectly worded her feelings for the world's top sprinter. She received her prize - two VIP tickets - from The Gleaner's business development and marketing manager, Karin Cooper, on Wednesday.
In her winning entry, Sullivan wrote:
I am Usain Bolt's greatest fan because ...
<span style="font-weight: bold">U</span>ndaunted, you defied others' convictions and expectations
<span style="font-weight: bold">S</span>ailing through the wind, from 9.69 to 9.58 across two nations ...
<span style="font-weight: bold">A</span>ccomplishing what many declared 'impossible'
<span style="font-weight: bold">I</span>gnoring the naysayers, overcoming
adversities with courage and determination
<span style="font-weight: bold">N</span>ever giving up, you plodded on with perseverance, making me proud I am Jamaican!
<span style="font-weight: bold">B</span>eijing to Berlin are forever etched in my mind, as I watched your superhuman effort
<span style="font-weight: bold">O</span>nward you forged, never giving up, fighting the odds with strength and confidence you
<span style="font-weight: bold">L</span>engthened your strides - like a cheetah
running in Africa's desert
<span style="font-weight: bold">T</span>oday, I need you to know that you are a remarkable person and you are my hero!