He's stopped partying, he's training hard, and now my boy Usain is ready to run 9.40

By JONATHAN MCEVOY

Last updated at 12:01 AM on 28th February 2012

The phone rang and the voice said: 'Hello.' 'Who's that?' I asked. 'It's Usain.' It was a nice call to take on any blue-sky Sunday in Jamaica, but especially helpful when you are trying to piece together a picture of the man. 

I had been put in touch with Usain - more  formally The Honourable Usain St Leo Bolt OJ, CD - by one of his father figures, Clive Campbell, known to most people as 'Busy'.