One of my biggest thrills as a kid.

What a class act. As an 880/mile high school runner in '72, Dave Wottle was my hero. Myself and a bunch of us middle distance guys took to wearing a hat when we ran. Now at age 67, I'm told I still hold my school's record in the mile. It was the hat! Hats off to Mr. Dave Wottle. He gave us all something to dream about.

Wow…what a terrific insight into how Dave Wottle beat the best in the world. And how humble and understated is he. A champion athlete and a champion bloke.

1:53 is not fast

I gotta tell you. I watched Dave Wottle beat my legend, Steve Prefontaine at the Oregon Twilight meet back in '74 or '75...can't quite remember. Probably the mile. Of course, he came from behind, wearing that silly hat! I was crushed! What an athlete. "Hats off to Dave!"

Where the heck is the medal?

The singular most exciting Olympic race ever...I remember the excitement of seeing it in real time..I was 15...I show it to anyone and everyone who might care

I remember watching Dave run very well, he reached legend status very quickly. I always appreciated that he is also a class act. Good to see him all these years later, he looks great!

Super cool dude and the stuff of legends! Wish you the best Joe!

Go Hannah congrats 2:01.89 on 800m hi fives Sasu, Hannah

I remember watching race and when I went running had the hat on

Dave...what you did resonates to today. Every time that I think about quitting I watch this video. i watched the race live and can only say that it was amazing. You have made an impact on lives. Jim

If you have 1 or 2 good players, it's on the players If your whole cross country team is good, it's definitely on the coach

I saw it live on TV. Incredible.

I just read about you in a book sir and had to see it with my eyes

It's the first truly magical, exciting Olympic moment I can ever remember watching. I've probably watched it 15 times over the years and every time it still seems impossible Dave came back to win. Both hat and race made it an unforgettable moment in my life.

Legendary moment

ordered the pizza i wasnt expecting to lowkey fw it

Silly boy and at the anthem as I recall you forgot to take off the goofy hat still a great race you ran I remember screaming for you to catchthem at the end and damn you did it my man

What a great kid!

Without a doubt, the greatest most iconic 800m ever run.l! & It couldn't have been done by a more humble, likeable man than Dave Wottle. I watched that race live as a kid🙏

I’ve watched this race so many times, one of my all time favourite Olympic races to watch and rewatch - well run!

I think they met outside not by occasion

Wottle is a LEGEND

Dave plays it down, claiming he wasn't running that fast, but his splits were pretty much identical - high 52s for each lap.

WOW this guy really is a great coach :)

This was so immensly helpful. Thank you billy for making this video.

My hero, Dave wottle 😅

He's completely wrong on dairy; I cut it out as an experiment for over a year, then went back to it & saw massive gains in lean muscle & strength, even recuperation, just from the amino acid content! 🙋🙏

I bet Dave Wottle wishes he had some earrings like that.

Louis Zamparelli would have made these kids look sad.

Zaki Blunt's 2-mile time sucks, 10:37!? He cranks out a 4:28 mile & slows down that much? Ridiculous 😁

Wow Magnifique stratégie 👏👏👏

When youbsay i cajt its over. You acutally have tobbelive it😊

Belive its not fast. Dont aet a limit should be attainable not impssoble but still push you

Great. I saw the 800m final from Munic i 72 and it was a great 800m race by Dave. Steen Aage Nielsen Denmark

I'm a veteran street runner here in Brazil and I participate as an amateur in races from 5km to Marathons (I completed 29 marathons). I watch and share the video of this spectacular victory by D. Wottle many years ago. I find it simply sensational, as I have always admired strategic victories much more than those obtained through brute force. It's a most incredible lesson in how a race isn't decided until the last step, even for those who are running far, in last place! This victory is extremely inspiring! Congratulations to D. Wottle!!!

Would love to see you race a 5k in a giant toad suit. I want to see you start getting over 1k views per video more like 100k. Yerr gonna go to the moon

The Best Wottle Fantastlc finish My favorite Dave..❤

My mile pr is 5:54 and it's decent for a 28 yo male

Billy... very nice "actor's skills"... :)

Billy, only interview specific runners, make more runner styled questions, and better title that is about the runner you interview and a better thumbnail. Do this and you will actually do well, also make your font better. Billy to the moon

One of my favorite athletes of all time.❤

i love running in my slides , they are so comfortable my feet don’t hurt after

Dave says he ran a relaxed 52sec quarter...I am in awe of my heros. I was a sub 2min 800 runner but I never cracked 51sec for the open quarter. I'm done at 500-600m at that pace. Dave looks like he could still run a sub 5 minute mile. Thanks, Dave, for being one of my inspirations in the 70's.

... j'ai dû regarder cette course au moins 60 fois, et c'est toujours la même émotion ... En 1972, je regardais cette course à la TV, avec mon père, et nous appelions Mr Wottle : "l'homme à la casquette" ... et au fil de la course, nous criions de plus en plus fort ... "l'homme à la casquette", il remonte tout le monde ... regardez, "l'homme à la casquette" accélère encore, etc ...

Greatest Olympic race ever!

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Ultimately, it’s not about what is fast or isn’t. It’s about ego. Once you or your athletes think you’ve “made it” in terms of your speed or mileage or whatever it might be, most pump the brakes. Making sure your team isn’t trying to be average, but each is improving, is the goal of coaching- and if your guys aren’t willing to admit they need to improve, odds are, they won’t. You need to know you gotta get faster AND know that getting faster is possible. You gotta do both

Love to see another toad life vid