Guess who is the biggest fan of Pakistani cricketer Waqar Younis?

Usain Bolt said in an interview that he would retire from his Olympic career after this year's games in Rio de Janeiro. DTNext brings you some interesting facts about the fastest man on Earth.

Cricket was Bolt’s first choice and fast bowling was his passion. It was while bowling that his coach noticed his real itch. Bolt really loved sports, so when his cricket coach recommended him to switch sport, he happily went on to track racing. In the past Bolt has voiced his lifelong admiration towards fast bowler Waqar Younis. Back then he was an ardent supporter of the Pakistani Cricket Team. He also heartily spoke of his admiration towards the unstoppable Chris Gayle, ‘Little Master’ Sachin Tendulkar and the Australian opener Matthew Hayden. This Jamaican sprinter had once even clean-bowled Chris Gayle during a charity match. Genius!

When he's not busy being a bolt of lightning on the running track, the 29-year-old keeps himself occupied with a host of other things. Not only has he launched his own range of 'Run-Free' in-ear headphones with Soul Electronics, he also has a clothing line called the Bolt Collection. He owns a restaurant named Tracks and Records in Jamaica too.

Bolt garners all this wealth through endorsements deals (with Puma, Virgin Media, Nissan Motors, Visa, Hublot, Gatorade et al), prize money, government bonuses among other things. He was ranked 45th among the highest paid athletes in the world with an estimated earning of USD 23 million. Bolt has a big heart and occasionally makes charity donations too. Following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake in China, he donated USD 50,000 to help the children of Sichuan province.

Launched in 2012, for the users of Apple iOS phones, the ‘Bolt!’ game quickly became the no. 1 game app in Jamaica. Usain Bolt struck this deal with RockLive, a gaming company now known as Shorts Mobile, Inc. In the year’s Top Free Apps list, ‘Bolt!’ had managed to reach No. 2 position in the UK.

You might not be aware of Bolt is that his fantastic achievements have garnered him the nickname ‘Bolt from the Blue’ by the media. Implying that this man’s achievements are so striking that it hits the common phrase ‘every man has a limit’ right down to the ground. Following his particular record-breaking stint in New York, the Press came to call him ‘Lightning Bolt’ because a lightning storm had passed over the city just before the game was held.

Every athlete has his or her own stress-busting mantra before plunging into the battlefield. It helps keeping their nerves tamed. Some listen to music, some sit around playing video games on their iPhone to get their adrenal pumping, some watch the game, some eat nutritious food and some eat chicken nuggets. Uh, wait what? In general, chicken nuggets cannot be considered healthy owing to the fact that it’s deep fried. The story goes that Usain Bolt secret behind winning the 2008 Beijing Olympic 100 m men’s final was chicken nuggets and yams. Strange but true!

Bolt was the first athlete to win 6 gold medals in sprinting. Bolt has been a very successful 200m runner, winning several titles. An eight-time World Champion in sprinting, Bolt had also created a record in 4X100 meter relay race. Bolt is the first man to achieve the ‘double double’ (by winning both 100m and 200m games in 2008 and 2012 Olympics consecutively), as well as the ‘double triple’ (100m, 200m & 4X100m relay race)

Bolt who has been a long time Manchester United fan had said that he wishes to play for Man UTD when he retires. Initially, people thought he was kidding but Bolt had a long time ambition to play for Manchester United. Following this, rumours have it that Ferguson wanted him to play a charity game between Man U against Real Madrid.

In Beijing Olympic 2008, Usain Bolt was known not only for the world record of fastest athlete ever, after completing the 100 m race in just 9.83 sec-- but also he was also known for winning it with his shoes untied. And that is not all, according to the theoretical astrophysical studies by the University of Oslo, Bolt could have finished in 9.60 seconds, had he not slowed down to celebrate his obvious win before reaching the finishing line.