Jamaica's Usain Bolt, left, prepares to pass United States' Justin Gatlin, center, and Jamaica's Yohan Blake, to win in the men's 100-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt, left, prepares to pass United States' Justin Gatlin, center, and Jamaica's Yohan Blake, to win in the men's 100-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press

By Associated Press

American sprinter Justin Gatlin after his 3rd-place finish in the 100 meters behind Jamaica's Usain Bolt:

"Bolt is a very fast guy, he's a true competitor and he's a showman. Bolt is Bolt. He's a great runner. Being 6-5 adds to his success, you've just got to try to neutralize that."

— Jenna Fryer — Twitter http://twitter.com/jennafryer

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