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Will Usain Bolt make Australia the next “I’m going to Disneyland?”

- Aug 06, 2012 2:39 am

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“I’m going to Disneyland” alongside a Wheaties box was about good as it could get for an elite athlete. Now Bolt throws a new destination into the athletic victors’ mix.

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