RARE 1996 OLYMPICS KERRI STRUG INTERVIEW

[Kidgirl13]

I met her today!!!!

[Bailsong301]

Go blue ....white ...and red

[spittingbloodhc]

Am I the only one who finds her adorable?

[metsdudenj]

OMG those eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[katenotkatie87]

I paused it at 0:09 and aah! But I do love Kerri Strug <3 she is an inspiration.

[pucpimp]

Are they running the tape double time?

[Imforeverone88]

Oh dear- um she seems a little...touched by the forces of um.... herbal influences..

[18elana]

matt lauer wooooo!!!!!

[MoonScar]

WTF?

[h3artands0uLL]

was that Norm Mcdonald at the end????????????

[jukodebu]

Jeesus, who dressed her and who did that hair? Its too close on the sides.

[373lovebug]

hahahahahha look at how much hair matt has.

[Ozone48]

She looks really high... like on pain meds or something.

[ValeriesGal]

I think she was just trying to have a positive outtake after her injury and her going her own way from the team, which is why she has wide eyes throughout the whole interview, She probably looked back on this and thought, "God, I can't believe how ridiculous I looked on that interview".

No offense to her. I loved Kerri and the rest of the Magnificent Seven.

[AbbyDawn21]

i can't hear this at all

[generic53]

I noticed she TWICE avoided Matt's question about any hard feelings with the rest of the gynastics team. Anyone know the back story on that?

[bandersnatch6546]

She seems to be on "something'..

[MrBreezy1212]

i like this little guys voice... he seems cool. AAAAMMMMEEEERRRRIIIKKKAAAAHHHH­... FUCK YEAH

[YFM]

she has the furthest apart eyebrows I've ever seen

[moopoo66]

her eyes open really wide when she talks!

[Sincopare]

ahhh...just a note for the green room staff...she's under a hundred pounds....next time give her a kid's ration of cocaine!

[ispaht]

SCAREH!

[Fuliginosus]

My favorite Olympian of all time.

[MrEdgar6360]

no habia visto este video pero si abre los ojos mucho medio raro, y tiene voz de ardillita es muy raro, me hace reir ver este video. , pero aun asi la adoro

[MrEdgar6360]

no habia visto este video pero si abre los ojos mucho medio raro, y tiene voz de ardillita es muy raro, me hace reir ver este video. , pero aun asi la adoro

[goddessroxie]

i would have thought that her voice would be different? not so young sounding?

[theCRIMSONtradition]

she's extremely coked up....

[DruilhetGirl]

this girl is a legend

[muffles12]

did you hear news she is got married !

[barkingtree88]

Well... you need to be slightly crazy to do what she did at the '96 Olympics!

[rosario508]

Is she retarded?

[annajoy2009]

bahahaha

[killerdemon304703]

she sounds like a stupid ass 3 year old

[twilliger123]

A 3 year old with Republican hair! LMAO

[footmittens]

is that her real voice? just wondering... also whats up with her eyes?

[shootingstarzzz]

does she have some sort of mental disability?

[autumnshaymartin]

Kerri's so cool! I love all of her facial expressions throughout the video and how she is such a positive person. And not to mention, the fact that she was still thinking about her education at the time and not just sucked up in gymnastics. I love that girl to death!

[leannji5375]

she sounds like a munchkin

[contrapposto]

she's adooorable

[maccermacnab]

The combination of squeaky voice & wild eyes makes her seem a bit crazy :)

[Starfighter234]

@maccermacnab it's 1996 what did u expect

[lalalauren409]

@maccermacnab yeah she looks so differant here tho!?

[08dressageGal]

@maccermacnab i'm pretty sure it's just the video quality.....

[AWESOMECARTOON99]

um...is she on helium?

[PirateXzibit]

She's born 1977, guess her age

[blingbling098]

is that her real voice :O !

[beanieboiz]

she didn't talk at all...it was a mouse talking!

[msshortysweets]

she looks really excited...

[vivtzka]

how old is she here?

[hotwaiter]

she has crazy eyes!!

[peejes]

OMG, crazy eyes!

[roch202020]

This is way before Matt Lauer went bold!!! Hahaha! LOL!

[mbutler3907]

lol her voice is so funny... but she's so good.

[gonebaddog123]

i guess everybody forgot we kicked russia's butt only 2 times i remember besides 1980

[Jshaw71]

it wa s along time comming this victory, i think that's why this sticks out so much in everyones mind, the last time we had this kind of victory was with mary lou retton (iirc) so like i said, a long time coming

[shelinda]

omg her voice.....haha^^

and her eyes XD

[gymshiv]

her eyes go really wide...

[sprinklefriend]

i'm guessing you're not a gymnast.

if you are, you're mistaken.

if you aren't, that explains why you have no idea what you're talking about.

having been an excellent vaulter myself... she was NOT faking.

[TDIDUNCANFAN100]

Im in level 8 og gymnastics and my freinds always say my vaults are really good wen i do my urchanko and i twist my ankle it kills!!!!!!!!!!! so ya ur right she must not be a gymnast!!!!!!!

[lucasdoc7]

yeah, i saw the video, she didn't fake it, actualy she had a third-degree lateral sprain and tendon damage. she was brave, she will be remembered as a great olympic hero.

[superque4]

Why does everyone responding ignore my 1 simple question? Why would someone with a "third-degree lateral sprain and tendon damage" collapse all their weight on the damaged ankle??? If you could explain that, maybe I could understand your point of view.

I see people almost weekly with that kind of injury and believe me, they don't fall on top of their injury and streach the damaged tendons and ligaments as Kerri did in this video. That's why it's so hard for me to believe.

Please explain.

[iloverocknroll888]

what are you talking about man? i've watched the video so many times. she does NOT fall on top of her left injured ankle. i'm assuming you're referring to the end of her 2nd vault, correct? she just lightly touches her left foot down, most of the weight is on her right. i don't see why you're arguing this. the point is completely moot. there were xrays and tests done by doctors, and the results of those tests showed she had a visible injury. why is that so hard for you to understand?

[Jshaw71]

are these people that you see, running at a full sprint vaulting off a horse, and landing it with a lot of pressure on her shoulders? (meaning the hopes and dreams of about everyone in the usa) i think she collapsed cause she was tired, and knew she stuck it, and succeed, that and i guess she may have wanted to get off her feet asap but fell the wrong way... but that's just me,

[xDaSwAgGaxD]

No. She broke her leg on the first vault, but nobody really noticed, then she did the next vault and went until she couldn't go any further. That takes a lot of dedication and determination to do anything hard with a broken leg.

[Jshaw71]

oh yea' it had slipped my mind, lil' been 12 years details fade, thanks for the info, and reply...

[newman3b14]

minor sprained ankle actually

[TDIDUNCANFAN100]

Wat the hell is your problem!!!!!!!!!  She wasnt faking it!!!! oh and ya she lands her 2nd vault with 1 leg ya wonder how long shes been practicing that!!!!! IDIOT!!!!

[barisax25]

You clearly didn't see the video of her the next day when they showed the ankle totally bruised and swollen to twice its normal size.

[MrEmotionL]

I Always thought she would seem more tomboyish...guess not. I still love ya Kerri! :D ^_^

[robinsonjamie04]

is she slow. not trying to be funny.

[shawnfan11]

its so weird watching her do gymnastics youd think shed be all deep and now shes this little ittle voice a little creepy but cute

[blowtorchacurlyfry1]

her eyes and her voice are really scary.

[bernhardtsen74]

I feel sorry for her boyfriend making her scream in the bedroom or otherwise!

[dancelife450]

her eyes are scaring me openning so big!!

[jrcna32466]

I felt bad for Kerri....the other girls on the American team were horrible to her and when you really get down to it, Miller, Dawes and Strug WERE the American team...she's a little powerhouse....

[twilliger123]

No, it was the other way around, she acted like she won the gold for the team when she didn't even need the second vault, so she milked her 15 minutes and had her own tour, which was terrible, I might add!

[nbonacci1982]

she was 18 and had other people telling her what to do and what to say... end of story..

[twilliger123]

and how to do her hair, unfortunately, LMAO!

[clubmangomanga]

i think its not her voice, its the audio or something.

[wc213]

Nope, its her voice. Her training was so intense that it made it high like that. It's normal sounding now.

[alexaaaa93]

omg her voice! i did not expect that haha. i love herrrrr.

[Sethmaista101]

Wtf she scares me when she speaks. I think she should just stick to gymnastics. She sounds like my four year old neice!

[G4ant]

Holy crap those eyes look creepy!!!

[oobah2]

despite her betty boop like voice, she's a much better speaker than any of the American gymnasts in the 2000s so far. much more interesting to listen to.

[lovejonas8624]

man..shes like full of energy here..she has like no breath..l0l...we still love her..hehe

[peanutbutterandmeli]

wtf

she sounds like she just swallowed a gallon of helium

i still ADORE her though :)

[Steintor2001]

It this a human?

[lemonfall]

Yeah, but have you seen her now as an adult? She is Hot! She looks really beautiful with the long blonde hair.

[YOsumma]

bahahahah

[cloonmore]

an amazingly lifelike Kerri Strug marionette!

[sam4freedom74]

Kerri, whats the deal with the eyes??

[Chofi001]

Maybe she's reacting to her voice.

[tide32athlete]

LMAO!

[EsotericDesi]

She have a very squeeky voice... :-\

[gothamfoodie]

wow- her perkiness makes her seem really out there with the popping eyes and voice that sounds like a little mouse....

[Crazie4Gymnastics]

is it just me or does she look weird when she talks?LOL

[xCOMPETITIONx]

that gold medal makes her look damn good

[iloveYourDanceChanne]

she makes her eyes really big when she talks

[Gearz86]

wow wtf lol

[babyapple930]

Luv ya Kerri!!!

[babyapple930]

wow.. I didn't know thats how she talked... but after that vault she cud talk like a man all I care..

[blueforare]

What's wrong with her? Is she a dwarf or something. Her voice! Apart from that, she's a horror.

[bigfetz]

she should be a cartoon voice. haha

[Pitino4Pres]

The lollipop guild, the lollipop guild

[allimoballi]

holy shit! who talks like that!

[DonnieBrownIII]

The hairdo was way too mature for her. I hated that wedge thiny.

[natasha4721]

She sounds like a munchkin and her eyes are freaking me out! I still love her though!

[Prinsaice]

she looks like she is 11

[gymnastlevel9]

lol her eyes r wierd in this video

But she and dominique moceanu are still my idol

they rock! Great job kerri!

[obbzerver]

"lol her eyes r wierd in this video"

It's all the coke to kill the pain.

[Izzy11215]

ROFL, LMAO!!!!

[okhan001]

Eew, kill it

[anulay]

She might have been on pain medication at that point...

[bacardibreezer7]

What's with the eyes?

[doumora]

her voice and exprections are so funny! she should be a comediant!!!

what she did in Olympics was amazing!!!

you rock Strug!!!

(sorry for my bad english...)

[moofa750]

it doesnt matter how she sounds or looks, because she showed the world just how much ass america kicks.

[PatriciaErin]

AGREED!

[Stella1love]

ITS A SQUIRELL OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lexxii0809]

Her eyes get really wide its creepy. And whats with her voice? Creepy too.

[fluteyfire]

I've never seen her eyes look so weird! Maybe it's the camera angles... I know that her voice is always that high, but the eyes are just kind of creepy. Still love her, of course; she could have 4 eyes and she's still be my favorite.

[juslom2002]

id pummel her

[singer34109]

she is annoying. gymnasts aren't supposed to talk. why else would shannon miller be so quiet?

[chevasriegel]

wow that was so rude. gymnasts are people too!

[singer34109]

it was a joke. get over it.

[Renee122383]

Not a very good one.

[singer34109]

oh well. get over it.

[gymluvr09]

ah..so that was why she went on the other tour without her team. . . . .

[alesbica]

it is probably because of the pain medication...who knows...

[jb1020]

Mmm, I forgot how sexy Matt Lauer was..

[loveablelove586]

This is a kinda weird lol

[briemarie99]

well now that everyone has trash talked this video theres room for a positive comment i think

KERRI STRUG IS LIKE THE ALL TIME BEST GYMNAST EVER!!!

[chevasriegel]

me too! shes my favorite ever!

[due70]

really weird facial expresions!!! and the voice...no comments, haha

[ivan351]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!! im cracking up when i watch this

[apb05]

Her voice and eyes are so FUNNY!

[Shirahshell]

I think that is why Chris Kattan (Kataan, whatever) did such a great impression of her on Saturday Night Live. I love Kerry so I'm not makin' fun but the SNL skits are classic!

[KorbutFan]

wtf is going on with her eyes. lol

[JoshinSGV]

That is so messed up...I love how her agents tried to turn her into the next Mary Lou and it didn't work...Those are the eyes you'll see in HELL!

[sisterfister55]

:-D

[twilliger123]

nice republican hair, Kerri! This is too damn scary for words, LMAO!

[kristinalinda]

republican hair! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!

[zoart77]

when i was watching the video, it suddenly stopped for buffering, pausing and seeing her eyes. Spookie! Then i laugh...and...laugh,...very very loud. Then i ask myself, "is that kerri strug?" I think not, she was cloned i think. hehehe.

Despite of that, Ill never forget what had happened to her in 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She made the US team won eventhough she had ankle injury.

[allimoballi]

eyes...they will haunt me in my sleep! and the sound is a little late...

[cruelmercy]

this is disturbing...lol.

[ivan351]

You guys when i heard her voice i was banging my head with the keyboard. WTF IS THAT REALLY HER VOICE??!!!

[alegria85]

oh my God...the voice frightened me... It seems as a wich talking. The eyes...OMG!

[nyaree84]

OMG! I had to keep my child from watching this. He started crying when he saw that freaks eyes.

[comaneci1]

her eyes didn't hurt her after that or something?

[raddrobbyy]

she looks like rikki lake

[mdessler9]

her eyes are FREAKY and her voice is weird too.

funny, I liked her better before I saw interviews of her.

[chc94]

What's with her eyes! EEK!

[wogafan]

That last 2 mins totally freaked me out! Her eyes are so weird!

[echolove19]

what's up with her voice!!???

[andyl55]

OH MY GOD

[tomsk14]

Is she on speed?

[singer34109]

yes she looks tottally high lol

[rcjones13]

The Today make-up artists went ape shit with their palette, trying to make a teen-child look like grown woman.

[singer34109]

ok but she looks high!

[GYMANGELS]

i know! she looks shocked permanently!

[Exselcius]

Problems with the audio

[singer34109]

its old.  so what.

[singer34109]

duhhh