Usain

Bolt may be retired from the track but the eight-time Olympic gold medallist

isn’t done motivating the youth just yet.

The

former sprinter, who dominated athletics for the better part of a decade

beginning with at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, today (June 12) reminded the world

why he was is so beloved. Not due to all he has achieved, and how much he’s

worth, but because he’s remained grounded all throughout.

In an Instagram post, Bolt shared a photo of himself in front a luxury vehicle with the caption, “Many of us are building from scratch. No inheritance, No back ups, Making our own connections. Just God and Pure Resilience.†He was quoting a tweet that has since gone viral.

The new

father ended the post with the hashtag “#CountryYute†reminding his 9.5 million

followers that his journey started in the rural community of Sherwood Content,

Trelawny.

The post,

which has garnered almost 85 thousand likes resonated with his followers, who

seemed to collective share his sentiments.

One user said, “yea man everything start from scratch even the earth it self. Best place to start.â€

View this post on Instagram Many of us are building from scratch. No inheritance, No back ups, Making our own connections. Just God and Pure Resilience. #CountryYute Ÿ™Ÿ¿A post shared by Usain St.Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) on Jun 12, 2020 at 1:37pm PDT

Another added,

“look at some powerful words here! Really humble!â€

“Build

that generational wealth Sir!â€, someone added while another shared “One of the

most accurate post I’ve seen of late, respect.â€

Bolt has

been the standard bearer of athletics for much of his career, beginning as a

youth when he won the 200-metre event at the World Junior and World Youth Championships

in 2002 and 2003 respectively.

He is one

of the most decorated athletes ever at the senior World Championships, taking

home 11 gold medals over his career. He is the world record-holder over the 100

and 200m and also the 4 x 100m relay.

He has

amassed a veritable fortune over his career, largely from profitable

partnerships with Puma, Gatorade, Hublot, Virgin Media and Gatorade.

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Bolt consistently ranked among the top-earning athletes globally with Forbes reporting he made just over US$32 million in 2016, the year of his final Olympic appearance.

See original tweet referenced by Bolt below:

Many of us are building from scratch. No inheritance, no back ups, making our own connections. Just God and pure resilience.— Antonette Dennis (@AntonetteD_)

Many of us are building from scratch. No inheritance, no back ups, making our own connections. Just God and pure resilience.— Antonette Dennis (@AntonetteD_) June 7, 2020