And he did it running a time that would have won all but one world championship final (and all but one olympic final) in the past and was 0.1s faster than he has ever run in a major final.
Apart from that, I also think he should be proud of himself for having been the one to usher in a new era of male sprinting. I believe that Mills and Bolt have learned a lot in terms of technique and training principles from Francis and Asafa, and I’m sure that without them, Bolt would not be running these times today. In fact, he would probably not be running the 100m at all if Asafa hadn’t shown that a tall guy can start well and break 100m world records. In terms of technique, I’m sure it’s not accidental that Bolt’s style so closely resembles Asafa’s in many aspects (e.g. low foot recovery at the start with the back foot clipping the track, tight arm angles, the shoulder roll, etc.). It’s just too unfortunate that his pioneering work has never been and probably will never be rewarded with an individual title.