If a white man had made that comment about some brother out in the jungle running faster than bolt they would have been burned at the stake. Its total Hypocricy
MJ know exactly how hard it is to run 0.1 sec faster in a 100m sprint and when Bolt did it in 9.58, he simply juz cant believe it, that's all i can see from his reaction. MJ is a legend, and nobody can doubt that.
There are several perfectly good words in the English Language to describe MJ's reaction to Bolt's performance, but 'aghast' is not one of them. 'Aghast' is a word used to dexribe shock in a negative sense and is in thjs same family as 'horrified' and 'appalled'. MJ 'sunned' would have been far more accurate as stunned is a neutral word that can apply to positive or negative things. 'Amazed' would also have sufficed. 'Thrilled' might be even better. But definyely not 'aghast'
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@100m200m400m It is impossible to compare strawberries with pussy - they both taste great but there is no basis for comparison. So your Phelps/Johnson debate is facile. meaningless and reveals a certain lack of perspicacity and intelligence.
@100m200m400m The wonderful thing about the truly ignorant people in this world is that they are so easy to identify. A distinct possibility is that 100m200m400m is a maladjusted sub-simian adolescent - a classic troll. If it's an adult you need counselling at the very least. I rest my case.
@AgrivatedKillah I feel sad for somebody who has obviously never experienced the soaring joy and sense of release that only a good shit can give! Maybe you need to be a little less anally retentive.
@AgrivatedKillah Go back to school for about another decade (ten years) and you might get some grasp on the subtlety of the humour which up to now has flown blissfully over your head and on into cyberspace. Sit down with Wikipedia (if you can read) and examine the chapters on satire, tongue in cheek humour, wit and repartee. It's not your fault you are thick - jut don't advertise it so blatantly.
@Brooksider100 Do you think your nickname 'AgrivatedKillah' gives us a small clue to your psyche?? Think of all the names you could have chosen - 'HappyBoy' as an example, or 'LoveMyLife'. What are you hoping Santa will bring you - a gun or a club??
i like his attitude on the fact that his record was broke and he didn't had nothing negative to say about it. when michael johnson was running he couldn't be touch but there always going to be somebody who's going to break the record no matter what. well at least usain bolt did and not nobody else.
@leonette83 I feel like years ago he'd be pissed. With age, his name was able to settle into the history books and whether that WR document is valid or not, it was for years so it's only left to give back.
Yeah it's the biggest stage of his life in the biggest race of his life and he didn't just go off his head a little in the winning, no he thought, i'll just take it easy and make sure I can pick up a couple extra bucks in the next few years. Clearly a cold calculated individual that Usain Bolt.
One day, when Usain grows old and can no longer run like he does and then someone comes along and beats his 100m WR, he's gonna be sorry that he shut down early.
@LedWhisky69 It seems you are not aware of his 9.58 WR, in which he did not 'shut down' by any means, and he ran through the tape, though he did look around somewhat in the last 5m or so looking for Gay.
@stu3cla I absolutely am aware, but I truly believe that he would have ran faster than a 9.58 in Beijing had he not shut down early. In fact, I'm absolutely convinced of it. There's no question whatsoever that he shut down in the last 10 meters, so I don't know what the hell you're talking about. It's as plain as day in the video footage.
@LedWhisky69 Agreed....Bolt barely tries with 100m...in beijing they said his meal hours before the big race was fast food...infact chicken wings...but he is dead serious with 200m in finals, unless he has another event coming up e.g 400m relay. People say he could of easily gone under 19 secs if he tried....maybe with more training from getting out of the blocks...thats about it. He tries his hardest for 200m because he is a 200m runner.
@stu3cla Wait, you mean he didn't shut down at all in Berlin when he ran the 9.58. Oh, that's correct, but like I was saying, I know he could have ran faster than that in Beijing had he not shut down in the last 10 meters. I have my doubts as to whether he will ever be as well conditioned as he was in Beijing ever again. He's young, but the clock is ticking.
@LedWhisky69 Yes, that's what I meant. He was in great shape during Berlin as well, but he had to really press at the end for that time, when if he would have ran through the tape and Beijing he may have broken 9.6 there.
@stu3cla Whew, he was so far ahead of the pack in Beijing, I think he had a great chance of breaking 9.5! It was an absolutely amazing performance and he totally blew his chance at creating a pratically unbeatable WR.
@LedWhisky69 I think the reason he didn't want to go that fast at Beijing, potentially sub 9.5, because he knew if he just won and set a WR (9.69) and it was fairly easy, then he would be able to do it again. And you get a lot of money if you break a WR, so three WR's in the 100m means more money than just potentially 2. Also, as with most famous people, the success and lead he had got to his head.
@stu3cla Hmm, that's actually a pretty good point. Perhaps he was thinking longterm and only want to run just fast enough in Beijing to be certain that 1) He broke the old record and 2) He won the Gold. If he could do both of those things again in London, imagine how much money that will generate for him. Smart thinking, there.
@LedWhisky69 I think he got at least 600K for Beijing, and probably the same for Berlin. So probably in the millions for London, considering the 100m is the most popular event there. Plus all of his sponsors.
@stu3cla The great Sergey Bubka did that "TRICK" 35 times in his career jumping from 5.80 to 6.15m and his coach said he jumped 6.35 during his trainings.
If Bolt and Glenn Mills do the same for a couple of times....ther's nothing strange
I felt sorry for Usain Bolt for being disqualified, new start system is amateurish & unfair. Best idea for early start is to take 1 second off for 100 meters, 2 seconds off for 200 meters, 3 seconds off for 300 meters etc. Race must not be stopped. click Justice party UK.
Lol someone out there in the jungle Lol I have been a fan of track and running since I was about 6 and we would, as kids, always say that some dude in the jungle or the woods, or mountains or something can beat everyone, we just never heard of him Lol
Kudos to Michael Johnson for being quite gracious in acknowledging the athletic prowess of Usain Bolt. A past athletic of his caliber often has nothing good to deliver when his past accomplishments are eclipsed by someone who is simply better.
There's probably people in like Africa who can run faster then Usain when they can just come to America or something and get rich off running... instead they're living day by day hunting for their own food and shit.
I care not about the fish/mammal debate. What I love is that MJ, one of the greatest athletes this planet has seen is still so excited about his sport he acts like a school boy when he sees something "cool". That is so refreshing. That is really inspiring.
@Daz555Daz brilliant comment, one of the best i've ever read on youtube. i love seeing sports' stars reacting like little kids when they see something special or exciting happen in their sport, it lets you know that not everyone out there is in their sport for the money !
@altratronic Yes, because Johnson is black, therefore it is obvious that the comment is not meant to be racist or harsh or demeaning in any way. If a white person said it, it could have been all of those things.
@altratronic Yeah but listen to the whole sentence He's tryin to think of a place where anyone else would be as fast, wouldnt have worked if he said " There might be someone out there in ...Alaska"
@MrSpliffstarz what "man" sport would you have someone play in spring. football is over, wrestling is over..all you have left are lax, baseball, and golf. you actually get to physically assault someone with a metal stick in one of them...in the other two you do nothing but stand around and twiddle your thumbs in the other two.
How are you guys comparing a swimmer to a track runner? Its like comparing two different sports. You can't compare basketball with football or baseball with soccer. Each of them have their own ability and that is why they are good at it. You sound like idiots trying to compare them. Just watch the video and shut the hell up. Michael Johnson needs to rethink about his decision. Michael Phelps was the biggest star out of the Olympics so Michael who? Yeah, referring to yourself sir?
@bradawah619 This is a month after ,but I felt like replying anyway. Just so you know high school swim teams are fucking jokes, so you really can't judge it on that. I'm a swimmer and when I was 14 I had to swim 9 times a week for 2-3 hours plus being in the gym 3 times a week. There is no sport that I know of that demands such commitment and hard work at that level around 20+ hours a week at 14, swimming training is fucking insane and swimmers are in ridiculously good shape.
Michael who?.... Michael phelps, swimmer, EIGHT OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS the week before the athletics started, SIXTEEN overall. You cant compare the 2 as to who is better. Both are unreal athletes and its disappointing to hear MJ say that.
lol I had to look up how many calories are burned for both swimming and running in an hour. Running at 10 miles per hour burns 1126 calories for a 155lb person while swimming the butterfly stroke (the hardest style) burns 780 calories for a 155lb person in 1 hour. As a result, even though swimming obviously gives you more of a full body workout than running, running still burns more calories faster than swimming does.
@symba The long Jump is an entirely different event. It is not a race. It is a field event. Also the 4x400m relay is not 200 meters or less now is it?
Like I said, there are 4 events that cover a distance of 200 meters or less in track and field. The 100m, 110m hurdles, 200m and 4x100m relay. In swimming there are 12 events that cover 200 meters or less. 3 relays, 100m and 200m for every stroke and the 50m freestyle.
@bobeagle007 No it has nothing to do with skin color. It's just about swimming vs. track and field. The fact is that it wouldn't be humanly possible to win 8 gold medals in track and field. Swimming is the only sport in which you can even attempt to win that many medals. By covering multiple distances with each of the different strokes and by having several relays within the 200 meter distance, it becomes possible for a swimmer to compete in moe events than a sprinter ever could.
@jdot66 ..yeah like you're good at anything..you can't even spell..Nigga is spelt Nigger..Focking is spelt Fucking..why don't you take your unemployed arse out into the fresh air and get a job..Ever had any pussy dude?i doubt it..what girl is gonna wanna sleep or spend time with a waste of space like you?Fucking child molestor..
@daexmachinus because he said 'michael phelps...michael who', because usain bolt is better than him, and they're respective sports are swimming and athletics. did you really not get that?
The thing is that swimming is the only sport in which you can possibly win 8 gold medals. If you look at the list for athletes who won the most gold medals at a single olympic games, 5 of the top 6 are swimmers. The other guy is a gymnast (another sport where you can win several medals). The main thing is that in sprinting, there are 3 races at 200 meters or less. If you want to stretch it to include hurdles, there are 4. In swimming there are a dozen races that are 200 meters or less.
@sandman1347 gail devers could also do 110 hurdles, so hypotethiucally a sprinter could do , 100 metes, 110 hurdles,200 metres, long jump, 4x100 and 4x400 ( regis did it) so in total..6 golds... carl lewis won 4 if i'm correct 100,200, long jump and 4x100
and chefawkes, 3% of the world knows how to swim because that 3% is in modern society where they actually can spend their time in the water as opposed to spending the entire day in other countries working 16 hours a days just to feed themselves. It's not harder than running, you've obviously never thrown up after a track workout. How ignorant can you be.
Swimming is a joke because half of the world records were broken in Beijing when they were allowed to wear swimsuits that covered their entire bodies and had less friction against the water than human skin. Also, it would certainly be a lot easier for a sprinter to get 8 gold medals if there were 32 other sprinting events to compete in...
Aside from the fact that hurdles test how agile you are. They also make the 400 significantly harder. At least hurdles actually test how well the human body performs. Making up different strokes just looks weird. Let's also not forget that hurdles have been around since the ancient olympics also. Way back then, they found hurdles applicable. Whoever brought up long jump is an idiot because jumping is applicable to every sport, including swimming. How dumb can you be
and 3 percent of the world knows how to swin??? wow what a stat. talk about pulling something out of your ass. the chinese are deadly divers so there is lots of swimming going on there and north america we all swim at some point in out life. well done moron.
u are smokin crack if u compare what bolt has done to phelps. the most revered record in all of olympic sports and he smashes the world record and then goes on to break the 200 metre record and relay record as well and is contemplating breaking the 400 metre record down the road and sitting at 24 years old. bolt is a global superstar. phelps did it in different swimming relays. might as well throw in 200 metre relays and 150 relays. add it up and bolt would have 8 gold medals and 7 records too.
If Usain Bolt competed in races similar to those of Phelps, they would include hopping on one leg, running backwards and the three legged relay. If someone's chasing you on land, you run like hell. If a shark's chasing you in the water, you don't try to impress him with your butterfly form .
If someone's chasing you on land, you don't run in a straightline or a predesignated route nor do you wait to go. Don't go trying to say that swimming is more of a sport than track and field, it's the freakin' Olympic's; it's all sport.
Though I'm with you on your first comparison. Running backwards is analagous to backstroke; and yea with enough events Usain Bolt would probably get 8 gold medals as well. But that would make him on par with Phelps (not saying he's less than Phelps)
@56mikeo Freestyle is the fastest way a human can move in water and running is the fastest way a human can move on the land. track runners have hurdles and swimmers have different strokes.Phelps cares about his form because the better form the faster he goes. If you're telling me that bolt doesn't care about his running form then you are an idiot. track runners have strange events like hurdles and long jump.Swimmers have different strokes. next time use yourbrain before you post dumbass comments
@MrDTAO I agree that hurdles are just as stupid as some swimming strokes. Long jump is legitimate interesting event and sprinters rarely enter either hurdles or long jump events (there have been SOME) but swimmers enter similar events all the time.
@56mikeo if someone's chasing you on land you turn around and javelin their head. or pole volt to safety, or maybe just do some superfly judo trip then hammer throw their body off a cliff.
@56mikeo I think I mentioned this before...110m Hurdles, 20k race walk, these are Olympic events. Additionally there are the jumps for which there is no equivalent in swimming.
Since I like to run and swim everyday. I like Johnson, Usain, and Phelps. But Johnson's comment was absurd. Its like comparing a cheetah with a dolphin. Yes, everybody has two legs but that does not mean that swimming is easier than running. By the way, I hate racist comments and I think Johnson commited that mistake. Sorry for my english. Im italian. :)
o, and as far as i am informed, black people have lighter bones and their muscles are different then white peoples... and when you look at it its true black people are dominating in sprints, and if they had better standards they would rule sports :)
phelps competes against 3 % ? dont know maybe, butt if you just knew how hard it is to make it in swimming you wouldnt say that, bouth of them are legendary... btw i train swimming for 10 years and i m not even close to that lvl
@stralle2yu if you just knew how hard it is to shave of .1 second on your 100m time you wouldnt say that, bolt and phelps are both amazing...btw my friend been running for 10 years and hes not even close to bolt's level
Michael Johnson has flown under the radar on this. He was phenomenal in his own right. I like the way he can put his own ego aside and admire the speed and talent of Usain. Did you see the likes of Ben Johnson do that when Carl Lewis broke the world record? Although, they were personal rivals and it was BJ's record which got broken makes it a bit more personal, but none the less, it's nice to see another athlete give credit where credit is due.
@vuzzler Errr yes he does? Its pretty obvious that he's amazing and if he can go slower through the race and still get a WR doesn't that just emphasise how great he is?
bolt does not deserve to be considered as the top athlete in the world because he shuts down 3/4 the way through a race, u ever here tiger missing a putt on purpose. the greatest always give it their all. etc jordan, tiger, Lance Armstrong, Federer
@CCFCstormin should usain bolt be the best athlete in the world? that is the topic. bolt is probably the most talented athlete, yes but can he handle adversity. armstong taking drugs has never being proven or they would have taken tour de france titles away. if u can't figure out "How is it if Tiger decided to miss a putt on purpose related to usain bolt beating a world record in style???" then maybe ur not to bright, in that case, its a was waste of my time writing this
"Bolt doesn't deserve to be a top athlete cuz he shutsdown 3/4 through a race" eeeerm excuse me but if he can start doing the fucking macarena 10m before the line and still break a world record, I think we'll let him have the top athlete award!
Ok, what I think you're really struggling to try and say, is the fact that Bolt hasn't put in every maximum effort to win the race (although smashing the WR, and winning the race of course) is not deserving......
@vuzzler ........of being called a top athlete because if tiger missed a putt on purpose he wouldn't get it???? Ok..... firstly you need to say whether Tiger is winning the golf and if by a big margin, then you might start making some sense. Clearly and quite obviously Tiger isn't because he's shagging 15 hoes and is not nuimber 1 in golf, he's lost MASSIVE respect and his golf play has worsend dramatically.
And yeah, when Bolt won the 100m in Beijing Michael Johnson said exactly what Bolt is.
anyone that shuts down 3/4 way through a race does not deserve to be urgued as the top athlete in the world, u ever hear tiger woods missing a putt on purpose
@puertorricane well i cant hate on any puerto rican runners, because i never see any in the olympics. the reason i posted three times, is because, i could not see my post
1 yr ago posted-trying to compare Phelps. I originate from Jamaica and know of no public olympic swimmingpool-how can we dominate something when we don't have it& regardless of popular belief Jamaicans don't all live near the sea,the majority live inland miles from sea so how can we be world champions of an elite sport for us?come on running is something that all able bodied people can do,u can run anywhere To be the fatest at what every able bodied human can do is special.Go Usain-the greatest
1 year ago posted-don't bother waste time on people who are happy to accuse others without proof just because they are sad,jealous,haters,they've got nothing to show for their lives,whatever-not interested.I just want to praise Usaine each and everytime.Us Jamaicans know this simple country boy made good, broke the world record way back but it didn't count coz it was done in Jamaica.He has curvitire of the spine and came back from a car crash to brake his own world records. Praise him
come back to this clip after one year and still reading the same old thing! Yes Usain may not have won every race this year but he is human and not taking drugs. I'm looking forward to the Olympics 2012. Here's what I posted 1 year ago LOL for those going round in circles. Negative vibes won't be answered as it says more about you. Praise Usain
I thing michael hate bolt..!!
farouqe07 3 weeks ago
@farouqe07 ?
axlrosea675 5 days ago
Ronnyuniverse so what do you think should happen about it.
craigandrach 1 month ago
If a white man had made that comment about some brother out in the jungle running faster than bolt they would have been burned at the stake. Its total Hypocricy
(IMUS Forever)
RonnyUniverse 1 month ago
still my favorite olympian along with carl lewis
TKManUTD1989 2 months ago
@TKManUTD1989 Pietro Mennea was better than Carl Lewis
MrTony240596 1 month ago
Wow, what a class. You can so tell this guys lived and still lives for the sports.
mauro1970mgvr 2 months ago
MJ know exactly how hard it is to run 0.1 sec faster in a 100m sprint and when Bolt did it in 9.58, he simply juz cant believe it, that's all i can see from his reaction. MJ is a legend, and nobody can doubt that.
kenchua2001 3 months ago
@kenchua2001 he didnt run the .58 til way after the olympics.
schulty007 1 month ago
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jessicafox20 3 months ago
I am the fastest man on this planet muthafukas beware
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tomchomali 4 months ago
There are several perfectly good words in the English Language to describe MJ's reaction to Bolt's performance, but 'aghast' is not one of them. 'Aghast' is a word used to dexribe shock in a negative sense and is in thjs same family as 'horrified' and 'appalled'. MJ 'sunned' would have been far more accurate as stunned is a neutral word that can apply to positive or negative things. 'Amazed' would also have sufficed. 'Thrilled' might be even better. But definyely not 'aghast'
Brooksider100 4 months ago
'MICHEAL PHELPS, MICHEAL WHO'
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Michael Phelps is overrated, he swimming against a bunch of white folks, on the other hand Usain Bolt is out running Monkeys
ifritejr 5 months ago
@ifritejr mp is one of the greatest olympic athletes, i don't think you can even overrate him.
callawaydekluizen 5 months ago
@ifritejr Monkeys! I didn't see yo mama in the race!
mraims2plez 4 months ago
BREAKING NEWS: YOHAN BLAKE JUST RAN 19.26 in the 200 meter.
crazykid1078 5 months ago
@crazykid1078 19.26 is a bob time
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seros2010 6 months ago
Michael Phelps ... Michael who? Olympics is all about the 100m and Bolt is the man.
pacus123 6 months ago 10
@pacus123 Michael phelps is definitely better at what he does than what bolt does and I think swimming is boring as shit.
AgrivatedKillah 5 months ago
@AgrivatedKillah Yes, you are retarded, I agree.
pacus123 5 months ago
@AgrivatedKillah phelps is NOT better at swimming than bolt is at sprinting you DUMBFUCK!
100m200m400m 5 months ago
@100m200m400m aw..someone is mad.
AgrivatedKillah 5 months ago
@AgrivatedKillah and ur a faggot bitch
100m200m400m 4 months ago
@100m200m400m It is impossible to compare strawberries with pussy - they both taste great but there is no basis for comparison. So your Phelps/Johnson debate is facile. meaningless and reveals a certain lack of perspicacity and intelligence.
Brooksider100 4 months ago
@Brooksider100 I didnt say bolt was better at sprinting either, tell gthat to this fool, you fucker.
100m200m400m 4 months ago
@100m200m400m The wonderful thing about the truly ignorant people in this world is that they are so easy to identify. A distinct possibility is that 100m200m400m is a maladjusted sub-simian adolescent - a classic troll. If it's an adult you need counselling at the very least. I rest my case.
Brooksider100 4 months ago
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@Brooksider100 what the fuck are you talking about?
100m200m400m 3 months ago
@AgrivatedKillah I feel sad for somebody who has obviously never experienced the soaring joy and sense of release that only a good shit can give! Maybe you need to be a little less anally retentive.
Brooksider100 4 months ago
@Brooksider100 How am I being "anally retentive" because I said Michael Phelps is better at what he does?
Also, the olympics isn't about just running you idiot, it's about EVERYTHING.
AgrivatedKillah 4 months ago
@AgrivatedKillah Go back to school for about another decade (ten years) and you might get some grasp on the subtlety of the humour which up to now has flown blissfully over your head and on into cyberspace. Sit down with Wikipedia (if you can read) and examine the chapters on satire, tongue in cheek humour, wit and repartee. It's not your fault you are thick - jut don't advertise it so blatantly.
Brooksider100 4 months ago
@Brooksider100 Do you think your nickname 'AgrivatedKillah' gives us a small clue to your psyche?? Think of all the names you could have chosen - 'HappyBoy' as an example, or 'LoveMyLife'. What are you hoping Santa will bring you - a gun or a club??
Brooksider100 4 months ago
@pacus123 Does Usain have 8 gold medals? lol
tromuniapp 1 week ago
@tromuniapp Umm ... He's got a lot more than that.
pacus123 1 week ago
Johnson is both likeable and a legend. Still 400m record holder. Class act.
davemacc904 6 months ago 18
i like his attitude on the fact that his record was broke and he didn't had nothing negative to say about it. when michael johnson was running he couldn't be touch but there always going to be somebody who's going to break the record no matter what. well at least usain bolt did and not nobody else.
leonette83 6 months ago
@leonette83 I feel like years ago he'd be pissed. With age, his name was able to settle into the history books and whether that WR document is valid or not, it was for years so it's only left to give back.
cornnellify 4 months ago
Michael wants to race again and beat the shit out of bolt
pappus1981 6 months ago
hey, i like michael phelps also
bluewhale18 6 months ago
Aghast? More like agape.
SlighBaby 6 months ago
Yeah it's the biggest stage of his life in the biggest race of his life and he didn't just go off his head a little in the winning, no he thought, i'll just take it easy and make sure I can pick up a couple extra bucks in the next few years. Clearly a cold calculated individual that Usain Bolt.
quogequox 6 months ago 2
fuk michael johnson
jtl6575 6 months ago
One day, when Usain grows old and can no longer run like he does and then someone comes along and beats his 100m WR, he's gonna be sorry that he shut down early.
You'll be sorrrrrrryyyyyyy!
:D
LedWhisky69 6 months ago
@LedWhisky69 It seems you are not aware of his 9.58 WR, in which he did not 'shut down' by any means, and he ran through the tape, though he did look around somewhat in the last 5m or so looking for Gay.
stu3cla 6 months ago
@stu3cla I absolutely am aware, but I truly believe that he would have ran faster than a 9.58 in Beijing had he not shut down early. In fact, I'm absolutely convinced of it. There's no question whatsoever that he shut down in the last 10 meters, so I don't know what the hell you're talking about. It's as plain as day in the video footage.
LedWhisky69 6 months ago
@LedWhisky69 Agreed....Bolt barely tries with 100m...in beijing they said his meal hours before the big race was fast food...infact chicken wings...but he is dead serious with 200m in finals, unless he has another event coming up e.g 400m relay. People say he could of easily gone under 19 secs if he tried....maybe with more training from getting out of the blocks...thats about it. He tries his hardest for 200m because he is a 200m runner.
ffadestinyffa 6 months ago
@stu3cla Wait, you mean he didn't shut down at all in Berlin when he ran the 9.58. Oh, that's correct, but like I was saying, I know he could have ran faster than that in Beijing had he not shut down in the last 10 meters. I have my doubts as to whether he will ever be as well conditioned as he was in Beijing ever again. He's young, but the clock is ticking.
LedWhisky69 6 months ago
@LedWhisky69 Yes, that's what I meant. He was in great shape during Berlin as well, but he had to really press at the end for that time, when if he would have ran through the tape and Beijing he may have broken 9.6 there.
stu3cla 6 months ago
@stu3cla Whew, he was so far ahead of the pack in Beijing, I think he had a great chance of breaking 9.5! It was an absolutely amazing performance and he totally blew his chance at creating a pratically unbeatable WR.
LedWhisky69 6 months ago
@LedWhisky69 I think the reason he didn't want to go that fast at Beijing, potentially sub 9.5, because he knew if he just won and set a WR (9.69) and it was fairly easy, then he would be able to do it again. And you get a lot of money if you break a WR, so three WR's in the 100m means more money than just potentially 2. Also, as with most famous people, the success and lead he had got to his head.
stu3cla 6 months ago
@stu3cla Hmm, that's actually a pretty good point. Perhaps he was thinking longterm and only want to run just fast enough in Beijing to be certain that 1) He broke the old record and 2) He won the Gold. If he could do both of those things again in London, imagine how much money that will generate for him. Smart thinking, there.
LedWhisky69 6 months ago
@LedWhisky69 I think he got at least 600K for Beijing, and probably the same for Berlin. So probably in the millions for London, considering the 100m is the most popular event there. Plus all of his sponsors.
stu3cla 6 months ago
@stu3cla The great Sergey Bubka did that "TRICK" 35 times in his career jumping from 5.80 to 6.15m and his coach said he jumped 6.35 during his trainings.
If Bolt and Glenn Mills do the same for a couple of times....ther's nothing strange
bajinj0 6 months ago
@bajinj0 Did you know That Bubka's son is now a professional tennis player? He got knocked out of the US open today.
04zambo 6 months ago
@stu3cla I think he will never be in 100m shape as he was in Beijing.
In Berlin he had more speed endurance due to his training but he said "I'm not trained well as in Beijing but still i can do the record".
Maybe with +2.0 wind he can beat that 9.58 but in Beijing He could have done a 9.4
P.S.37.04 in the relay ;-)
bajinj0 6 months ago
They have an amazing spot and they watch the race on tv... lame!
;-)
ghune 6 months ago
Haha...he raised his arms just like Bolt while watching!
MegaShark50 6 months ago
i scrolled down to comment on the running..why is the first name i read michael phelps...
marshmalows88 6 months ago
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justicepartyuk 6 months ago
Lol someone out there in the jungle Lol I have been a fan of track and running since I was about 6 and we would, as kids, always say that some dude in the jungle or the woods, or mountains or something can beat everyone, we just never heard of him Lol
kjackson2k1 6 months ago
ROFLMAO at these comments.
guchi345 6 months ago
@TheoStarks I think he just meant there might be someone out there with the potential to beat Bolt not just someone who needs a flight fare paid for.
Sheerravenbliss 6 months ago
Kudos to Michael Johnson for being quite gracious in acknowledging the athletic prowess of Usain Bolt. A past athletic of his caliber often has nothing good to deliver when his past accomplishments are eclipsed by someone who is simply better.
hinginator 6 months ago
usain bolt athlete of a lifetime. glad i got to see him run
TheBackrower 6 months ago
MJ knows for a fact that the fastest people will most likely live in the jungle...
DangerRifai 6 months ago
press 9 for poof
Michael Johnson
slyonme 6 months ago
There's probably people in like Africa who can run faster then Usain when they can just come to America or something and get rich off running... instead they're living day by day hunting for their own food and shit.
xAxBeVaNxBx 6 months ago
I care not about the fish/mammal debate. What I love is that MJ, one of the greatest athletes this planet has seen is still so excited about his sport he acts like a school boy when he sees something "cool". That is so refreshing. That is really inspiring.
Daz555Daz 7 months ago 81
@Daz555Daz i agree
smyrnabulldogtv 6 months ago
@Daz555Daz brilliant comment, one of the best i've ever read on youtube. i love seeing sports' stars reacting like little kids when they see something special or exciting happen in their sport, it lets you know that not everyone out there is in their sport for the money !
eamon0008 5 months ago
@Daz555Daz faggggggggg
dooch31 5 months ago
@Daz555Daz MJ is A really DOUCHE...Biggest Diva that ever existed in the sport of track and field!
ramheez 2 months ago
"someone in the jungle somewhere" LOOOOOL is he on about a zulu jungle warrior hahah
Methodman400 7 months ago 3
Regarding Johnson's "jungle" comment: if he was a white guy, he would have been crucified for this. Just sayn'.
altratronic 7 months ago 2
@altratronic Yes, because Johnson is black, therefore it is obvious that the comment is not meant to be racist or harsh or demeaning in any way. If a white person said it, it could have been all of those things.
xAzZa1 7 months ago
@altratronic Yeah but listen to the whole sentence He's tryin to think of a place where anyone else would be as fast, wouldnt have worked if he said " There might be someone out there in ...Alaska"
04zambo 7 months ago 15
@04zambo I'm agree,people in the jungle are faster than people in Alaska
bajinj0 6 months ago
@altratronic Maybe he should have said Forrest.
bolder2009 7 months ago
Swimming is like Lacrosse, sports that the pussies who couldn't play the real sports took up.
MrSpliffstarz 7 months ago
@MrSpliffstarz what "man" sport would you have someone play in spring. football is over, wrestling is over..all you have left are lax, baseball, and golf. you actually get to physically assault someone with a metal stick in one of them...in the other two you do nothing but stand around and twiddle your thumbs in the other two.
TheBulldawg4life 7 months ago
@TheBulldawg4life I view lacrosse the same way as i view ultimate frisby, a hobby!
MrSpliffstarz 7 months ago
How are you guys comparing a swimmer to a track runner? Its like comparing two different sports. You can't compare basketball with football or baseball with soccer. Each of them have their own ability and that is why they are good at it. You sound like idiots trying to compare them. Just watch the video and shut the hell up. Michael Johnson needs to rethink about his decision. Michael Phelps was the biggest star out of the Olympics so Michael who? Yeah, referring to yourself sir?
Flash3Francisco 7 months ago
the most unathletic kids i know have taken up swimming in high school. the most athletic have taken up track. end of story.
bradawah619 7 months ago
@bradawah619 This is a month after ,but I felt like replying anyway. Just so you know high school swim teams are fucking jokes, so you really can't judge it on that. I'm a swimmer and when I was 14 I had to swim 9 times a week for 2-3 hours plus being in the gym 3 times a week. There is no sport that I know of that demands such commitment and hard work at that level around 20+ hours a week at 14, swimming training is fucking insane and swimmers are in ridiculously good shape.
ericzxvc 6 months ago
Michael who?.... Michael phelps, swimmer, EIGHT OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS the week before the athletics started, SIXTEEN overall. You cant compare the 2 as to who is better. Both are unreal athletes and its disappointing to hear MJ say that.
kevgballs 7 months ago
Running > Swimming
After Olympics have passed who do all the kids around the world wanna be like, runners or swimmers. I think we all know the answer to that.
resmen81 7 months ago
@resmen81 they want to be like someone who actually makes money...not someone who gets talked about once every 4 years.
TheBulldawg4life 7 months ago
lol I had to look up how many calories are burned for both swimming and running in an hour. Running at 10 miles per hour burns 1126 calories for a 155lb person while swimming the butterfly stroke (the hardest style) burns 780 calories for a 155lb person in 1 hour. As a result, even though swimming obviously gives you more of a full body workout than running, running still burns more calories faster than swimming does.
SethComposerGuy 7 months ago
@SethComposerGuy But it's much easier to swim for a prolonged distance, so in the long run you're going to burn more calories
ericzxvc 6 months ago
Wow......PHELPS????? This track and Field......there is no comparing the 2. Apples and Oranges.....
Wow some racist whites just can't stand seeing a black man accomplish anything. Simply incredible.
luvbig41 7 months ago 3
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john17972 8 months ago
@john17972 but it still took him practice and time to achieve that potential dont just give all the credit to luck
lazydayz1217 8 months ago
@symba The long Jump is an entirely different event. It is not a race. It is a field event. Also the 4x400m relay is not 200 meters or less now is it?
Like I said, there are 4 events that cover a distance of 200 meters or less in track and field. The 100m, 110m hurdles, 200m and 4x100m relay. In swimming there are 12 events that cover 200 meters or less. 3 relays, 100m and 200m for every stroke and the 50m freestyle.
sandman1347 8 months ago in playlist Track 2
@bobeagle007 No it has nothing to do with skin color. It's just about swimming vs. track and field. The fact is that it wouldn't be humanly possible to win 8 gold medals in track and field. Swimming is the only sport in which you can even attempt to win that many medals. By covering multiple distances with each of the different strokes and by having several relays within the 200 meter distance, it becomes possible for a swimmer to compete in moe events than a sprinter ever could.
sandman1347 8 months ago in playlist Track 2
Usain bolt and michael phelps do different sports. You can't compare them, nothing to argue about. They're both freaks of nature...
DJLensterr 8 months ago
@DJLensterr Both must be fantastically well endowed though
asaidweeman28 8 months ago
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FOCKING TWO NIGGA CUNTS RUNNING THE STUPID FUCKING NIGGA AFRICANS
jdot66 8 months ago
@jdot66 ..yeah like you're good at anything..you can't even spell..Nigga is spelt Nigger..Focking is spelt Fucking..why don't you take your unemployed arse out into the fresh air and get a job..Ever had any pussy dude?i doubt it..what girl is gonna wanna sleep or spend time with a waste of space like you?Fucking child molestor..
bobeagle007 8 months ago
This is a track and field video.
Enough said.
daexmachinus 9 months ago
@daexmachinus ...whats your point?
triplestep1829 7 months ago
@triplestep1829 Why is everyone talking about swimming and stuff? This is a track and field video how did swimming get into this?
daexmachinus 7 months ago
@daexmachinus because he said 'michael phelps...michael who', because usain bolt is better than him, and they're respective sports are swimming and athletics. did you really not get that?
triplestep1829 7 months ago
The thing is that swimming is the only sport in which you can possibly win 8 gold medals. If you look at the list for athletes who won the most gold medals at a single olympic games, 5 of the top 6 are swimmers. The other guy is a gymnast (another sport where you can win several medals). The main thing is that in sprinting, there are 3 races at 200 meters or less. If you want to stretch it to include hurdles, there are 4. In swimming there are a dozen races that are 200 meters or less.
sandman1347 9 months ago
@sandman1347 gail devers could also do 110 hurdles, so hypotethiucally a sprinter could do , 100 metes, 110 hurdles,200 metres, long jump, 4x100 and 4x400 ( regis did it) so in total..6 golds... carl lewis won 4 if i'm correct 100,200, long jump and 4x100
symba 9 months ago
@sandman1347 Is this a black or white thing?Are you comparing black and white athletes?
bobeagle007 8 months ago
Indeed. Let's argue about Bolt being doped up on some new drug so he can behave like that :-D
SPeitsch 9 months ago
@SPeitsch ...its a natural talent..hard for you to understand i know but athletes like him have been doing it for years..
bobeagle007 8 months ago
Wait.. are people really arguing about swimming and running in the comments ? WTF !?
fayabraguette 9 months ago
Bailey > Johnson
kokoth 9 months ago
could he be any more American haha
welshdragon182 9 months ago
and chefawkes, 3% of the world knows how to swim because that 3% is in modern society where they actually can spend their time in the water as opposed to spending the entire day in other countries working 16 hours a days just to feed themselves. It's not harder than running, you've obviously never thrown up after a track workout. How ignorant can you be.
getalifegeeds14 9 months ago
Swimming is a joke because half of the world records were broken in Beijing when they were allowed to wear swimsuits that covered their entire bodies and had less friction against the water than human skin. Also, it would certainly be a lot easier for a sprinter to get 8 gold medals if there were 32 other sprinting events to compete in...
getalifegeeds14 9 months ago
Aside from the fact that hurdles test how agile you are. They also make the 400 significantly harder. At least hurdles actually test how well the human body performs. Making up different strokes just looks weird. Let's also not forget that hurdles have been around since the ancient olympics also. Way back then, they found hurdles applicable. Whoever brought up long jump is an idiot because jumping is applicable to every sport, including swimming. How dumb can you be
getalifegeeds14 9 months ago
Somewhat ignorant statement about the jungle people...
MikeyK1211 9 months ago
usain should be aghast at michael's time in the 400. 43.18 so gross
dspazz152 10 months ago
ahh! where is the vid of the race he's watching? i'm not sure which one it is.
RainMistSplashUSA 10 months ago
and 3 percent of the world knows how to swin??? wow what a stat. talk about pulling something out of your ass. the chinese are deadly divers so there is lots of swimming going on there and north america we all swim at some point in out life. well done moron.
dude1111222 10 months ago 3
@dude1111222 yeah iono where that bs stat came from.
SyonRyoken 10 months ago
u are smokin crack if u compare what bolt has done to phelps. the most revered record in all of olympic sports and he smashes the world record and then goes on to break the 200 metre record and relay record as well and is contemplating breaking the 400 metre record down the road and sitting at 24 years old. bolt is a global superstar. phelps did it in different swimming relays. might as well throw in 200 metre relays and 150 relays. add it up and bolt would have 8 gold medals and 7 records too.
dude1111222 10 months ago 2
press 2... again... again... again...OH
psykout22 10 months ago
There will be someone in the world who is quicker- but Bolt is still out of this world.
Gfresh844 10 months ago
fucking hell youtube, how have you managed to turn this video into a debate between running and swimming.
Mollives 10 months ago 65
@Mollives Because Phelps was mentioned during the video, I guess.
SweetZombiJesus 7 months ago
@Mollives Haha! They're still at it, four months on.
JefenomenoRules 6 months ago
He's black so he can make racist comments all day long.
ih8makinusernames 11 months ago 2
fuck that comment at the end.
jadef7 11 months ago 2
Excuse me did he say Jungle or was I hearing things?
dentgregg 11 months ago
@dentgregg - yes, you did hear right! But let man of any other race say that & all hell breaks loose...
aurora1962 11 months ago
If Usain Bolt competed in races similar to those of Phelps, they would include hopping on one leg, running backwards and the three legged relay. If someone's chasing you on land, you run like hell. If a shark's chasing you in the water, you don't try to impress him with your butterfly form .
56mikeo 11 months ago 67
@56mikeo Lol how true
burningrosegirl98 11 months ago
@56mikeo i dont understand lol. whats your point?
RdonZOME 10 months ago
@56mikeo
If someone's chasing you on land, you don't run in a straightline or a predesignated route nor do you wait to go. Don't go trying to say that swimming is more of a sport than track and field, it's the freakin' Olympic's; it's all sport.
Though I'm with you on your first comparison. Running backwards is analagous to backstroke; and yea with enough events Usain Bolt would probably get 8 gold medals as well. But that would make him on par with Phelps (not saying he's less than Phelps)
FU0C0 10 months ago
@56mikeo 3000m steeple chase, 400m hurdles, 110 hurdles... 'nuff said
iMaDeMoN2012 9 months ago
@56mikeo Freestyle is the fastest way a human can move in water and running is the fastest way a human can move on the land. track runners have hurdles and swimmers have different strokes.Phelps cares about his form because the better form the faster he goes. If you're telling me that bolt doesn't care about his running form then you are an idiot. track runners have strange events like hurdles and long jump.Swimmers have different strokes. next time use yourbrain before you post dumbass comments
MrDTAO 9 months ago 3
@MrDTAO I agree that hurdles are just as stupid as some swimming strokes. Long jump is legitimate interesting event and sprinters rarely enter either hurdles or long jump events (there have been SOME) but swimmers enter similar events all the time.
wikichris 9 months ago
@56mikeo I found this to be really funny.
Nirvalica 8 months ago
@56mikeo if someone's chasing you on land you turn around and javelin their head. or pole volt to safety, or maybe just do some superfly judo trip then hammer throw their body off a cliff.
TheBoejag 8 months ago
@56mikeo I think I mentioned this before...110m Hurdles, 20k race walk, these are Olympic events. Additionally there are the jumps for which there is no equivalent in swimming.
iMaDeMoN2012 7 months ago
@56mikeo lol brilliantly put
jogjog1000 2 months ago
LMAO! Swimming is for fish. Establishing new Olympic records is for Lightning Bolt
Gootch82 1 year ago
Phelps who??
haha i love that
f swimming
AhumanaSR 1 year ago
Since I like to run and swim everyday. I like Johnson, Usain, and Phelps. But Johnson's comment was absurd. Its like comparing a cheetah with a dolphin. Yes, everybody has two legs but that does not mean that swimming is easier than running. By the way, I hate racist comments and I think Johnson commited that mistake. Sorry for my english. Im italian. :)
luigibattista10 1 year ago
o, and as far as i am informed, black people have lighter bones and their muscles are different then white peoples... and when you look at it its true black people are dominating in sprints, and if they had better standards they would rule sports :)
stralle2yu 1 year ago 3
phelps competes against 3 % ? dont know maybe, butt if you just knew how hard it is to make it in swimming you wouldnt say that, bouth of them are legendary... btw i train swimming for 10 years and i m not even close to that lvl
stralle2yu 1 year ago 3
@stralle2yu this level its a combination of training and the bigger factor of genetics.
CChounds 1 year ago
@stralle2yu lmao this is my 11th year training swim . im from where nathan adrian swam when he was 6-18
haha seattleeeeeeeeeeee
jadef7 11 months ago
@stralle2yu if you just knew how hard it is to shave of .1 second on your 100m time you wouldnt say that, bolt and phelps are both amazing...btw my friend been running for 10 years and hes not even close to bolt's level
kopk888 11 months ago
Michael Johnson has flown under the radar on this. He was phenomenal in his own right. I like the way he can put his own ego aside and admire the speed and talent of Usain. Did you see the likes of Ben Johnson do that when Carl Lewis broke the world record? Although, they were personal rivals and it was BJ's record which got broken makes it a bit more personal, but none the less, it's nice to see another athlete give credit where credit is due.
emerson24 1 year ago
@vuzzler Errr yes he does? Its pretty obvious that he's amazing and if he can go slower through the race and still get a WR doesn't that just emphasise how great he is?
Holaaa2000 1 year ago
@Holaaa2000 usain bolt is problably the most talented athlete in the world right now, but talent does not make u great, it is how u use ur talent
vuzzler 1 year ago
bolt does not deserve to be considered as the top athlete in the world because he shuts down 3/4 the way through a race, u ever here tiger missing a putt on purpose. the greatest always give it their all. etc jordan, tiger, Lance Armstrong, Federer
vuzzler 1 year ago
@vuzzler Lance Armstrong took drugs.
Tiger slept with hoes and his performance in golf atm is no where near as it used to be.
How is it if Tiger decided to miss a putt on purpose related to usain bolt beating a world record in style???
Don't write shit please.
CCFCstormin 1 year ago
@CCFCstormin should usain bolt be the best athlete in the world? that is the topic. bolt is probably the most talented athlete, yes but can he handle adversity. armstong taking drugs has never being proven or they would have taken tour de france titles away. if u can't figure out "How is it if Tiger decided to miss a putt on purpose related to usain bolt beating a world record in style???" then maybe ur not to bright, in that case, its a was waste of my time writing this
vuzzler 1 year ago
@vuzzler You just wrote another Big LOL.
"Bolt doesn't deserve to be a top athlete cuz he shutsdown 3/4 through a race" eeeerm excuse me but if he can start doing the fucking macarena 10m before the line and still break a world record, I think we'll let him have the top athlete award!
Ok, what I think you're really struggling to try and say, is the fact that Bolt hasn't put in every maximum effort to win the race (although smashing the WR, and winning the race of course) is not deserving......
CCFCstormin 1 year ago
@vuzzler ........of being called a top athlete because if tiger missed a putt on purpose he wouldn't get it???? Ok..... firstly you need to say whether Tiger is winning the golf and if by a big margin, then you might start making some sense. Clearly and quite obviously Tiger isn't because he's shagging 15 hoes and is not nuimber 1 in golf, he's lost MASSIVE respect and his golf play has worsend dramatically.
And yeah, when Bolt won the 100m in Beijing Michael Johnson said exactly what Bolt is.
CCFCstormin 1 year ago
anyone that shuts down 3/4 way through a race does not deserve to be urgued as the top athlete in the world, u ever hear tiger woods missing a putt on purpose
vuzzler 1 year ago
@vuzzler we get it you're a hater that's jealous no need to post three times in the video with your same shit
puertorricane 1 year ago
@puertorricane well i cant hate on any puerto rican runners, because i never see any in the olympics. the reason i posted three times, is because, i could not see my post
vuzzler 1 year ago
bolt will diminish by next olympics, phleps has proven that can get better
vuzzler 1 year ago
1 yr ago posted-trying to compare Phelps. I originate from Jamaica and know of no public olympic swimmingpool-how can we dominate something when we don't have it& regardless of popular belief Jamaicans don't all live near the sea,the majority live inland miles from sea so how can we be world champions of an elite sport for us?come on running is something that all able bodied people can do,u can run anywhere To be the fatest at what every able bodied human can do is special.Go Usain-the greatest
jogjog1000 1 year ago
@jogjog1000 Thank you! This is what people fail to see sometimes.
kingvitamin88 11 months ago
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jogjog1000 1 year ago
1 year ago posted-• quality Michael Johnson, Usain you are the best, simply as. To come back from car crash and smash you own record in Berlin...wow
jogjog1000 1 year ago
1 year ago posted-don't bother waste time on people who are happy to accuse others without proof just because they are sad,jealous,haters,they've got nothing to show for their lives,whatever-not interested.I just want to praise Usaine each and everytime.Us Jamaicans know this simple country boy made good, broke the world record way back but it didn't count coz it was done in Jamaica.He has curvitire of the spine and came back from a car crash to brake his own world records. Praise him
jogjog1000 1 year ago
come back to this clip after one year and still reading the same old thing! Yes Usain may not have won every race this year but he is human and not taking drugs. I'm looking forward to the Olympics 2012. Here's what I posted 1 year ago LOL for those going round in circles. Negative vibes won't be answered as it says more about you. Praise Usain
jogjog1000 1 year ago