Interview with Jamaican track star Asafa Powell

[GoldSniperClan]

this guy is ZEN :D ily asafa!

[the0juice]

im 11 and run my 100 meter in 13.07 and 40yard in 5.2 400 meter in 2:50 is that good or bad ?????????

[ElliotAnthony]

@the0juice the 100m is good, not sure about 40yard... but that 400m is absolutely shocking... so i think your bullshitting with the other results.

[crazysexykool25]

mmmhhhhhhh muah muah muah

[cesarcroc]

0:50 -man next to asafa  loooooooll

[BobbySteels7]

asafa has the best form known to man

[evoke9]

@BobbySteels7 Correction Justin Gatlin has the best form in history despite the allegations agaist him! U don't believe me? Watch his races

[phastman1994]

@evoke9 Powell's form is much better than Gatlin's, Powell and Greene have the best form imo.

[fightjunge24]

@phastman1994 and carl lewis

[fightjunge24]

@phastman1994 yea gatlins form needs to much energy

[phastman1994]

@fightjunge24 Yeah he was a little tense, but Gatlin's form was still really good. Idk about Lewis though, he had a bad habit of looking to his nearest competitor instead of focusing on his own race

[fightjunge24]

@phastman1994 well that was only in the 88 olympic final. and looking to your nearest competator can make u faster so its not really bad. he did run his own race but he used his competators to push himself

[phastman1994]

@fightjunge24 Ya but I think looking around will only effect your time in a bad way. And personally I wouldn't say he had the best form either, compared to Powell or Greene.

[fightjunge24]

@phastman1994 well he didnt use a real drive phase but when it got to top speed scientist found out that the running style of carl lewis was most efficient. he learned that by longjumping. but i actuylly think that powell has a better form than greene has altogh both are pretty similar but powells got the better one. and looking around doesnt really make u faster but it can be a advantage if u are a sprinter like bolt gay bailey or lewis with high top end speed and u have someone in the lane

[phastman1994]

@fightjunge24 I agree that Powell has the best form, he's also one of the most relaxed. And true, Lewis' form was efficient (like MJ's) and he did have great form but IMO the small habits like looking around is all part of good form too. Looking around will help you push yourself but it'll also take away from your focus and relaxation which I can only see effecting your time in a negative way. Not a big deal but still.

[fightjunge24]

@phastman1994 to u that has a good start but bad end speed. best example is the 1996 olympic final

[cristi7108]

usain bolt is a faker hes a wana be he trys to sound like hes not fm jamaica

[lennard]

respect to asafa

[NoviceAlchemist]

I love Asafa Powell. I absolutely love him. He is soo sweet.

[utubalicious2]

He has more of a Jamaican accent than Bolt

[Jamaicanchocolate34]

can i tell you...

[khussett]

this video is a hater magnet

[Megablaze9292]

I agree with Asafa, the mental ability that people have can win it. Ann he doesn't get cocky when he wins.

[theginzamo]

He has a beastly stride. Even though Bolt's is longer, Asafa's looks so much more pro

[merseyside4]

Spot on, To be fair, i dont think anybody can match Powell for his technique and rythm.

[estucheflamenco]

please the americans are always saying that they are the best but how many tragydies how many fucked up people are in the us it isnt the sports it is the people who live in there nation that makes what it is

[GyariSan]

Actually in the past American have always seeked talents from Jamaica and sponsored them to race for the US team.

[drenie2u]

I met him at the airport in 2005...he is so tall and cute...muah Asafa!!!

[rightyourwrong]

i love how he dont showboat like bolt.

[aha23451]

agree, Bolt has a large ego. Powell's attitude towards running is way better than Bolt.

[zshellybelly44]

no he's not...christian

[Hmmer94]

is what now went? is groin? omg... thats terrible :S did i understand this wrong?

[likklesister]

A joke... Usain a di man :P

[likklesister]

2 di worllll! Fasses man arounnn so it global!

[ndkid86heart]

HE got a donk!

[serious22]

one of the most beautiful men who ever lived...

*sigh*

[zshellybelly44]

true dat

[DarkTakoshi]

Jamaican accents kick ass.

[ashezz14]

safa, and usain are the best sprinters in the world! END OF!

[jamaican8891]

i hope we get a medal in the 4 by 100 so he can get a medal cuz you have to feel it for the guy not medaling in the 100m

[LyssaGB]

This is my husband right here enuh. Love him to death, no matter what. Hush my dear that medal will come when God ordains it.

[digtate]

What is it with Powell? He's always either bragging about himself or complaining about something. He could be a nice guy, but he comes off like a jerk.

[Blaktalant]

Stop hating on Powell, he's a very humble guy, he never brags about himself, and even if he does he deserves it. You're just mad because all the U.S runners are drugged up and still they can't win shit. All U.S runners in the past were taking steroids and the present ones are still doing it. JAMAICA HAS THE THE GREATEST SPRINTERS.

[decadyne]

The US history of track and field has FEW cheaters for the vast amount of champions.

You want to be taken seriously? Stop bloviating over a few convictions and start acting like an adult, with adult observation skills. Grow up.

YOU'RE just jealous because your JOKE of a government makes an economic mockery of you on the international stage.

Want to be taken seriously? Start testing your athletes like a REAL industrialized country does. Start acting like REAL champions who know history.

[Blaktalant]

You think the US only has a FEW cheaters? We've only seen the few that have been caught, what about the rest who were doping long before anyone got serious about it. I'm sympathetic though, u guys can't help it. The US has always been a country that produces cheaters and fuck ups. All your heroes, in sports or otherwise, go down eventually. e.g. Elvis - addict, Gatlin - cheater, Bush - Dumbest leader ever, Micheal - child molester, Martha - criminal, should I go on?NAME 1 JAMAICAN FUCK UP!

[decadyne]

You want me to name one Jamaican cheat? Here's an impartial list of NINE. James Beckford, Jamaica, Ephedrine Suzette Lee, Jamaica, Salbutamol Aston Morgan, Jamaica, Steroids Dorian Scott, Jamaica, Cannabis Merelene Ottey, Jamaica, Nandrolone Under investigation: Delloreen Ennis-London Jamaica, Somatropin, for "female condition". LOLOL. Yeah. Adrian Findlay, Jamaica, Testosterone Jamaican-born: Linford Christie (b. Jamaica) - stimulant Ben Johnson (b. Jamaica) - stimulant

[evoke9]

lol

[Blaktalant]

You're talking about fucked up government! You should never venture there. Did u forget GEORGE W. BUSH, who waged a war on Iraq claiming Saddam had nukes, destroyed a country and didn't find as much as a bullet. BUSH who can't even construct a proper sentence, talks like a 3rd grader. And what does economy have to do with track & field? Ur just mad cuz a third world country can not only beat u guys but put u to shame in a sport the US once dominated ha!

[decadyne]

1. We agree about Bush. I hate that administration well more than you do. They are making us bankrupt, like Jamaica.

2. Economics IS sports. I've been to Jamaica. It is in TERRIBLE shape. You don't have the economy to produce a legit testing program. No credibility.

3. Jamaica didn't dominate the Olympics, rasta. You won a few sprints. The US had a terrible meet and we STILL had the most medals by far.

4. Most track fans would like to cheer for Jamaica, but you fools have been insufferable.

[Blaktalant]

Ha! ok, so u found a few, eight to be exact,remember! MERLENE OTTEY'S name was cleared, and a few of the other cases haven't been confirmed. So what are we looking at? Eight athletes in comparison to the US's ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT (148) HA! Eight of who were disqualified at the Olympics! U know I can't name them all, too many

[decadyne]

There were not and are not 148 doping Americans in track and field, you HUGE lying IDIOT. Why are making stuff up? You know why? You DONT KNOW ANYTHING.

Here are the facts:

Jamaica: 12+ cheaters

US: 48+ cheaters

Jamaica has 2,780,132 people.

US has 305,113,008 people.

Jamaica has a higher RATE of cheating than the US by FAR:

0.000431 percent of Jamaica cheats.

0.000016 percent of US cheats.

Jamaica has a much, much higher rate of cheating. Looks like Jamaica wins the gold. IN DOPING!

[Blaktalant]

LIST OF DOPING CASES IN SPORTS, Google that shit!

I am not lying about the 148 athletes, oh! U thought I was just talking about track & field, ha! I'm talking Cycling, Boxing, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, and i can go on and on, but what would be the point? I don't care, and I can't change anything, neither can U so here ends this argument. JAMAICA STILL HAS THE 2 FASTEST MEN, AND 3 FASTEST WOMEN ON EARTH

[decadyne]

All it takes is a little math and reality to shut you up.

You can deny the numbers all you want. I don't care, and the rest of the world doesn't care. But it doenst matter.

The fact is Jamaica is a TINY country with an ENORMOUS rate of cheating. Once born, the average person on the island is MUCH MORE LIKELY to cheat in athletics than if he/she was born in the US.

Those are the facts. You have FEW people and MANY cheaters.

Deny it all you want. The numbers don't lie, but you do.

[sashi876]

So what if you have been to Jamaica? Have you been all around the island? I bet you went to the slums Kingston (let us not forget that kingston's good areas are overshadowed any many of these foreigners excursions)and basically summed up your flawed arguments there. Way to use a sociological imagination like Mills. God bless the rest of the world. Havent people notice that America is never happy for anyone. It is a truely jealous country.

[sashi876]

For one of the youngest countries in the world, they want to take over, and boast..etc. Jamaicans dont worry about Americans, the rest of the world loves you. Don't belive? Go to sweeden, italy, JAPAN!!!, China, India, heck even Canada the list goes on.

[sashi876]

And as far as the olympics goes, friend Id be embarassed if they US didnt do as well as they did considering population size. How are going to compare jamaica and the U.S? That is silly. Jamaica;s population is 2.8 million..yet we came out with 11 medals in track and field alone..yet a huge country like canada 30 million came out with only 18 and the participated in everything. LOL come on now.

If there are any mistakes in this lol pardon me, too excited when I type.

Good day

[ApeFlyyy]

The size of yo cuntry aint got nuttin to do wit it man, the bigger da cuntry da worse influence it coul have. the smaller the cuntry, means less money which also means no money to eat food and watch tv to get fat ya hear me man?

[jagclarke]

in his world record attempt he slowed down at the end this guy can do 9.6 easy he just needs to get the endurance to last the whole race.

[nnamdieze87]

i feel asafa powell could better. He started slacking

[narlacat]

asafa will breakk bolts record!!

[nnamdieze87]

Yes he can. I love asafa powell

[slipknot2148]

yer i rekon he will too coz he always slows down at the end at the olympics he wont!

[Hitemup007]

he didnt even get a medal

[8essien]

Goddi 7 u twat. Powell will trash Gay boy

[lilmogreene]

yeah i applaud yo for not causing but not all americans are arrogant, it`s called expressing the joy of winning a gold medal not arrogance.i got love for asafa but tyson gay is da truth but if powell can keep his head on he might beat gay

[stretchipress]

I'll be the first to come to his video and post somm if Asafa Powell wins in Beijing. It's time to win on the big stage. He had agreat start in the 100 at Worlds but I don't now what happened...when Americans act so arrogant it stinks. Jamaica vs. the USA - there shouldn't be any competition but guess what - there is, so deal with. See I said all a that without cussin. Take note!

[jeradluva]

Goddi7 is a hater...Pussy

[ibsprintin]

ya need to stop with all these dumb comments.yeah he may still have to make some mental adjustments but he`s still the world`s fastest man.

[Goddi7]

True I'll give it to him for that the point Im makin and what everybody fails to understand is once your body reaches a certain speed ur muscles begin to breakdown so you can only work so much to maintain a high end of speed. I dont care how strong, powerful, or how much top end speed you have. Your legs will deteriorate. Look what happen to Michael Johnson.

[Goddi7]

Choke artist

[chrissanoleslie]

Uno hear di hate wah deh cum outta Goddi7 bloodclot mouth ey bwoy go suck yo mumma and lef mi bwoy ASAFA alone cause yu caan beat him pussyhole no body caan beat di don

[Goddi7]

He aint no don, got his ass whooped by Tyson Gay, don choke artist. All u winnie ass dick ridin mf talkin shit, like thats ur boy. That fool is weak. Will see what he does in the Olympics thats what counts, not a 2 international meets that dont mean anything.

[jeradluva]

Goddi7 Plz go N fuk ur self n stop hatin on asafa powell... Goddi7 ur a big slack Pussyhole... Big up asafa.

[lightsprint2]

How about you all post your dumb ass comments on something that you can relate to. Here's an example....harry potter.

[ShortznJeaNz]

asafa eat up some yam, cassava, green banana, danish etc

[ringojoejoe]

OMG Shut the fuck up.

The IAAF organise all these events, they wouldn't relax testing rules just because it wasn't in America or Europe.

And Goddi7, I heard this new theory recently. Get this right: if you train hard, it's possible to actually improve your speed. Crazy, huh?

x

[natstupaclover]

fuck the haters, always hatin on us jamaicanz, ASAFA POWELL ALL THE WAY. LUV him

repping Jamaica. sell off!!!

[kulchakolcha]

what di fuck unu sayin´? when gay has run in 9´7 legaly? me can seh yuh it: NEVER.. but asafa has realized this 4 times,and he neva has taken shit.. he´s jamaican,memba? he needn´t dat,all naturally 100 pa 100 genetic.. his only negative thin is dat he´s so nerveous he´s weak of mind,but physically is superior to T.gay about quality... Hail Asafa real motrhefuckin´awesome jamrock powa

[Goddi7]

Asafa is on something. How does he break the record after world's but couldnt even beat tyson gay in the last 20meters at the World championships. He's on those speedroids. Plus at those meets overseas testing isnt that strenous. He's juiced. And dont tell me he peaked f that. No man on earth can run under 9.8 without taking a performance illegally enhanced drug

[sorenbraybrook]

I can.

[racketer]

same here. names carlos el berto. I iam a mexican.

[Goddi7]

yeah right, if u did u would be in the books, but ur not so shut that up, I cant find ur name anywhere either. And if u did I guaranteed it was wind aided.

[racketer]

i no lie my freind. Us mexicans are nothing but truth and world record runs...

[Goddi7]

I've checked every source i found nothin, Are they official is the question.

[racketer]

nah man... i don't lie. Us mexicans tell nothing but the truth and i tell the truth. I hope to get back the world record soon.

Thanks for your support mate

[Goddi7]

U stil havent shown me no proof yet.

[racketer]

give me time my freind. give me time!!

[madridistaforlife]

that the hell is ur problem

[Goddi7]

what the fucks urs.

[qaz121212]

Goddi7, it's a matter of preformance consistency, not substance abuse.

[bonehomie3]

Goddi, your a haaaater. i guess its sucks to be a 300 lb fat bitch living in comic store.

Haaaaaaater, go drink some hater-aid u fake ass bitch.

[Goddi7]

Get ur facts str8 bro, hater-aid how old is that? come wit some new ish. Big tough guy lol. Sucka ass talkin that yip yap shut yo mf trap trrrrick. All these nut huggers on here. The truth will come out sooner or later.

[potentissima92]

asafa powell is the besttttttt!!!!!

[munchud1]

He is naturally gifted...at least he's not like those "fraud" u.s contenders. if he cracks so be it it was done naturally without any enhancers.... RUN WHE LEF' dem yah ASAFA...show dem how wi do it!

[kissyface28]

he is faster than tyson gay.he just needs to be more confident in himself when it comes to major events.remember its time that determines the speed,when tyson gay breaks the record we will with all fairness give it to him.

[rimofab]

Now let the reall men stand up I m looking at one haters u have your place too in society bottom of the barrel or well do u have an idea how deep that is by the time u climb to the surface ..phew

[sorenbraybrook]

holy shit, the race at 2:15, how he caught up so quick!

[simplyjrod]

if you want to get the vitamins and minerals asafa powell takes...its called Double X....contact me

[positive30]

The best come on Asafa Powell is not he best ...matter of fact he is the best @ cracking under pressure just like all the jamaicans i know all have no heart just don dada talk i say he gets silver or bronze in china ..And thats if he is at his best we all know his track record hmmmm how many world championships ...Hehehehe go tyson Gay walk him down again ...choke artist easy easy asafa watch out tyson is coming LOL

[poultryfan4life]

wow again the same comment. you must have it in for asafa. either that or you tugg off to tyson gay

[rimofab]

whats your record let me guess you must 1 or 2 vices therefore does nt like to do anything physical cos u go outa breath, oh how about your cracking bones climbing up the stairs, smoking must be one of your vices I can take a wild guess smell like an old cigarette butt

couch potatoe I can bet u i can run faster than u even on wet cold windy day not bad for an old woman like myself. shorty !!!!

[cbonnick]

powell is the BEST!! come on!!! his the fast man in the world!!!!!!!! And hes hott lmao

[JSJ215]

Big Ups to Asafa! Da guy is a beast...hopefully, I can start training to make it to his level or even better

[ausman610]

is he faster than tyson gay or whatever his name is

[112sangwoo112]

yes he is faster than tyson gay in 100m... but maybe not the 200m

[timtufuga]

The progression of the 100 hundred metres world record holders and their times.

Nb. Ben Johnson, Tim Motgomery, and Justin Gatlins' demise.

It is not very convincing that the infamous 9.79 in Seoul, in 1988, could be surpassed with a 9.77 not once but thrice the effort for the 100.

It is trying times for Mr. Powell.

[robinho1979]

Please oh Please i hope you stay clean throughout your career Asafa!

[lobstero49]

big up powell fastest