Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the Men's 100m Final and the gold medal at the National Stadium on Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China. Bolt finished the event in first place with a time of 9.69, a new World Record. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

200m winner Dafne Schippers at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 (Getty Images)

Olympic Track Athlete Allison Felix

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Felix, U.S. women win 4x400 relay

Australia's Sally Pearson competes during her women's 100m hurdles round 1 heat during the London 2012 #Olympics Games. Reuters Photo #Sports

DeeDee Trotter of the United States competes during the Women’s 4 x 400m Relay Round 1 heats on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 10, 2012 in London, England.

The best way to perfect the future is to create it #athletics (track and field)

Usain Bolt may have been the only athlete who upstaged swimmer Michael Phelps in the recent Beijing Olympics. The Jamaican sprinter surprisingly set two individual world records in the 100 and 200 meters and was part of a 4×100 relay world record Jamaican team.

Flourence Joyner is my track hero not only because we're from the same place and race but she proved people wrong.She made the impossible become possible through her hard work.