Asafa Powell is a renown record breaking runner. Find out what he initially planned to do with his life and how fate turned it around.

Asafa Powell is 25-year-old man from Kingston Jamaica who (according to rumor) initially planned on making his living as a mechanic. Now, this is a noble trade and one that would bring him a steady living. As a result, he filled out the proper applications and enrolled in school in Kingston, Jamaica. However, it was while he was learning to perform this noble trade that life took over and swirled him in a different direction.

Donovan is Asafa's older brother.

While Asafa was in school, Donovan was attempting to compete in the 2003 World Championships. It was a situation that caught Asafa's attention and eventually led him to also compete. This is no surprise because we all know that one of two things always happen between siblings. Either a brother or sister tries to keep a sibling from doing what he or she is doing, which makes said sibling want to do it even more. Or, a brother or sister tries to get a sibling to do what he or she is doing and said sibling buckles under the pressure. Regardless of the path, it's common for siblings to end up following down a similar path, which is why it's common to see a family of bakers, carpenters and politicians. Anyway - back to our story. Asafa decides to run professionally. Fast forward to the year 2005.

In June of 2005, Asafa Powell was set to run the 100m in Athens. It was a big deal because only a year prior, he'd run the 100m in the Olympics and failed to perform to his usual standards. As a result, this time, he was more determined than ever to run his fastest race ever. To his delight, while in Athens, fate granted his wish.

After the 10m race started, a crouched Asafa sprung ahead with such speed and force that no one could catch him. 9.77s later, he'd set a new world record that would inaugurate him as the fastest man alive. It would take 3 years for another runner to beat his time. It was a great feat for a man who only wanted to be a mechanic and a lesson to us all. What's the lesson? When fate is turning your life upside down and twisting your agenda in another direction, don't fight it. It might just turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you. Your life might be being propelled into a new destiny that will give you more money, glory and joy than your "planned" life.