After all the Olympic hoopla, Usain Bolt says he just wants to get back to his day job.
Running fast.
"Track and field is my job. This is what I do, I work," Bolt told reporters in Zurich, where he will race for the first time since Beijing in the 100 meters Friday.
"Right now I'm just trying to get my blood pumping pretty much. I've been doing a little bit of training and just looking forward to the meeting."
The new Olympic champion and world record holder at 100m and 200m landed in Switzerland Monday, direct from China for the first of three European meets before he can head back to an inevitable hero's welcome in Jamaica.
"I know the celebrations will wait till I get home so I'm not worried," said 22-year-old Bolt, who was serenaded by a crowd of 91,000 in the Bird's Nest stadium singing "Happy Birthday" to him last week.
The work promises to be lucrative if Bolt can lower the 9.69-second time he set with ease in the Olympic 100 final.
The Weltklasse meet organisers have offered a world record bonus of $US50,000 ($A58,300) and a one kilogram gold bar worth around $US27,000 ($A31,500).
Bolt will get another $US16,000 ($A18,700) for winning the race, adding up to a potential haul of $US93,000 ($A108,400).
Coach Glenn Mills said his athlete has been in heavy demand to attend functions for sponsors, media and the Jamaican government.
"He hasn't really had time to get rest and training," Mills said.
"But he is still pretty much in good shape and he will put on a good show on Friday."
As the new superstar of athletics, it is a lifestyle that Bolt likely will have to get accustomed to while being hailed by commentators as the man to restore the sport's credibility and popularity after two decades of doping scandals.
Bolt said he was ready to accept some of the responsibility to regain the trust of fans.
"I am just trying to help (the sport)," he said.
"It is a good thing I am doing. I hope other people see that.
"I can't do it on my own personally but the other guys definitely are stepping up. I think track and field is getting better."
Bolt denied that his trademark celebrations - which the Beijing fans appeared to loved - were disrespectful to his opponents, as was suggested by International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge.
"I never disrespect any other athletes," he said.
"If you did track and field you should know that. I saw that I was going to win and I celebrated because I worked hard all year and I got what I wanted."
