THE NP CHRONICLE : 21ST AUGUST

The NP Chronicle 

21st August

Usain St. Leo Bolt (/ˈjuːseɪn/ YOO-sayn; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter. Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, he is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.

Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. He gained worldwide fame for his double sprint victory in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory.

An eleven-time World Champion, Bolt won consecutive World Championship 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay gold medals from 2009 to 2015, with the exception of a 100 m false start in 2011. He is the most successful male athlete of the World Championships. He is the first athlete to win four World Championship titles in the 200 m and is one of the most successful in the 100 m with three titles, being the first person to run sub-9.7s and sub-9.6s races.

Source: Wikipedia

"You have to set yourself goals so you can push yourself harder. Desire is the key to success."

-- Usain Bolt

"Worrying gets you nowhere. If you turn up worrying about how you are going to perform, you have already lost. Train hard, turn up, run your best, and the rest will take care of itself."

-- Usain Bolt 

Sergey Mikhailovich Brin (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Брин; born August 21, 1973) is an American computer scientist and businessman who co-founded Google with Larry Page. He was the president of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., until stepping down from the role in 2019. He and Page remain at Alphabet as co-founders, controlling shareholders, and board members. Brin is a centibillionaire and among the richest people in the world; as of August 2026, his estimated net worth is US$264.9 billion.

Source: Wikipedia

What Sergey Brin said:

"Solving big problems is easier than solving little problems."

"If what we are doing is not seen by some people as science fiction, it's probably not transformative enough."

"Too many rules will stifle innovation."

 "The only way you are going to have success is to have lots of failures first."

Wilton Norman Chamberlain (/ˈtʃeɪmbərlɪn/ CHAYM-bər-lin; August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m) tall, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, and was elected to the NBA's 35th, 50th, and 75th anniversary teams. Chamberlain is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

Source: Wikipedia

What Wilt Chamberlain said:

"Everybody pulls for David, nobody roots for Goliath."

"It is said that good things come to those who wait. I believe that good things come to those who work."

"Everything is habit forming, so make sure what you do is what you want to be doing."

Today is:

▪︎ World Senior Citizen Day

▪︎ International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 

▪︎ World Entrepreneurs' Day

▪︎ National Poets Day

▪︎ Birth anniversary of Usain Bolt, Sergey Brin, Wilt Chamberlain 

▪︎ Death anniversary of Leon Trotsky