Andre De Grasse surprised by Usain Bolt during interview

During an interview with Swedish TV, the Canadian track star was embraced and complimented by the World's Fastest Man.
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[@bigbang20091]

Now he's the 200m winner 🥇

[@aDDmoreJuiceTV]

INDEED!

[@Olivieri_pasta]

Let’s gooo

[@adrianisaacelogu2785]

yes he is!

[@karan4624]

💥

[@Shockwave33333333333]

Yup, and I loved the collective Jamaican excitement for him, we were all so happy that he won lol as if he were Jamaican

[@antoniaPrince]

If Andre ever knows how much Jamaicans love him after that olmpyic games.. we were rooting for him when he won the 200m gold this Tokyo 2020

[@DRELAW12]

So true

[@alliberryknott6257]

That's a real fact right there

[@bevenawilliams8491]

Talk chute..he's so handsome, so good looking..🤣😂

[@dwightchen5640]

Mi fi tell you. Ratings high longtime

[@lamarfrancis2911]

True

[@frederic3988]

His personality is so real, humble and adorable. He will become my favourite track star soon. It is funny to see him freak out when he met his idol Usain Bolt.

[@Frank-Ding]

De Grasse might not be as fast as Bolt yet, but once Bolt retires, I've got my eyes on De Grasse. I totally agree with you.

[@aspekt3418]

fred eric it's because he is Canadian mate

[@Kuli24000]

haha so true.

[@derpiekittie17]

SHYVR44 kinda offensive to us Canadians.

[@caylya7869]

@@derpiekittie17 how just asking

[@ibrahimbaba6338]

The new olympic 200 meter champion congrats

[@SSGFlare]

Yup

[@mistymyers2417]

yessss!!!

[@reallifeonearth0]

After, the champ retired.

[@EmmyMzz]

All Jamaicans know that this is our adopted cousin from Canada 🙌🏽🇯🇲🇨🇦🇯🇲🇨🇦 Congrats on the Tokyo win my guy 🔥

[@Anticipat0r]

De Grasse is a good kid. I like him he a cool dude.

[@72defender]

Who’s here after his 200m gold medal in Tokyo?

[@user-gd9wx7iw4f]

Me

[@WilfredoDeLeon9209]

Yo (me) 🖐🏻

[@mohamedcalooley4175]

Here☝🏿

[@SSGFlare]

Me

[@Satoshi-Sin_Shinichi]

Me.

[@shahid8545]

Typical Canadain. Nice, well spoken and respectful

[@JasonB95]

Love the humility in this guy. He has the right attitude.

[@dwightchen5640]

They always had a professional friendship going. Usain saw something in him...talent.

[@bealatorre9657]

De Grasse and Bolt are both good people. :)

[@sports2hedz542]

Wish their bromance didn't sour

[@isobel64]

@@sports2hedz542 did it?

[@PositiveLifeVlog]

Andre eventually got rewarded after recovering from his injuries and finishing behind Bolt in 2016. Winning the Gold in the 200m at Tokyo with a 19.62 is such a great accomplishment. He went from underdog and nearly forgotten to Olympic champion and always remembered. Never give up on your dream💪

[@rekoj08]

That's pure gold and motivational. Just imagine in your first Olympics, you get yourself a medal and having Usain Bolt crashing your interview. That's amazing.

[@desreerankine9637]

He even invited andre to jamaica to train with him

[@wakawaka4133]

Wow he calls Usain the KING! Usain is truely an idol unlike Gatlin who passes by. Eventhough Bolt got the Gold , He still congratulates Degrace. Bolt You are a true King!!!!!

[@fayesgallerique]

Now He’s a Gold medalist 💪🏼

[@palemoonlight3580]

He's so kind and cute, and now he's olympic champion. Well deserved.

[@kaymoore6467]

Now he got gold! Jamaica 🇯🇲 is happy for him. We love him💕

[@d_3767]

Now he's an Olympic freaking champion. Gold in the 200m! Well deserved

[@Pistolwhipperz]

Beautiful human. I’m so happy he is now the Olympic Champion over 200m.

[@solsist__3291]

Canadians man.... Huge respect to them. There so humble and nice, id love to live there one day.

[@WILNO89]

thanks that means so much. much appreciated 👌👌

[@buddyo6399]

You don’t know how much that means to us when we here kind words like this thank you 🇨🇦

[@no.5179]

Same honestly.

[@bazzfiri6182]

Usain is a such a humble man

[@ACS402010]

Where oh where has the past 5 years gone already??? Mind boggling how fast time goes. And now Andre DeGrasse wears the crown. Amazing!

[@harrietgate]

What a sweetheart! A delightful guy and supertalented and modest Canadian! We are so proud of you!

[@Chev2k3]

We love him here in Jamaica..... 🇯🇲 🇨🇦

[@hilmynizar]

I'm a grate fan of you Andre! All the best to you❤👍

[@mikeylikey6176]

One of the nicest guy in track and field..so happy for him finally getting that gold at Tokyo Olympics in 200 meters, and a bronze in 100m and 4X100 relay. When De Grasse says Usain Bolt is the greatest of all time - don't argue, he knows what he is talking about//

[@illstuffamattresswithyou5657]

Continuing to make 🇨🇦 proud! Thank you Andre ❤️

[@angiebarrett8780]

Congrats Andre. Nice compliment from UB. Passing the torch. Peace & Blessings

[@sashastrachan7618]

+Angie Barrett Let's not go that far. He isn't passing the torch to anyone just yet, but when he does it'll be to Yohan. He's already made that very clear.

[@ehmbea9000]

+Sasha Strachan A, for the right answer!

[@phaethon1988]

+Angie Barrett Yep, Degrasse and Bromell are the future

[@HungryTacoBoy]

0:26 - 0:40 I replayed this about 20 times just now. Such wonderful sporting camaraderie between these two with Bolt making De Grasse light up and go into a laughing fit.

[@qida2937]

Watching this gives me a big smile. Now the champion! Andre, Well done!

[@empire0]

As a Canadian, couldn't be more proud to have Andre representing our country. I dont know if he plans to keep going for 2024, or retires from competing to enjoy his family, but he's definitely one of the best Olympians ever for Canada already. Usain's cameo was great too, he really motived Andre to become the 200M champ

[@jermainekallen471]

i like his humility. he too will be great

[@Arrogan28]

Yep, nailed that prediction...

[@thefactisfactis]

Good on him, Canadians are so humble in comparison to their Yankee neighbours. Respect to Bolt who acknowledges Degrasse as Gatlin walks straight by.

[@TheSupergirl_25]

Gatlin smh

[@ngawanglungtok3217]

Gatlin took to drugs. That man isn't a sportsman for me anymore.

[@ifyounotabarbzthenelectric8566]

@@ngawanglungtok3217 wait did 😭

[@denalee3204]

@@ifyounotabarbzthenelectric8566 yup back in 2006 the video are here on KZbin

[@philbigleys5031]

@@ngawanglungtok3217 but he's clean now and that's all that matters to anyone who sees him as a person and not just an amazing athlete

[@markusthegreat4785]

Yessir! Canada's proud of you brother. 1🇨🇦

[@Input1914]

Dude is a special runner. Obviously not the fastest of all time but he knows how to compete and consistently finds a way to the medal stand.

[@cjm7764]

Takes IF only a second to impact someone's life. Well done sir

[@GlimpseOfKrisT]

Will forever love him. Ik i am not the only jamaican that support him over the years now...

[@KarenM308]

WELL DONE De Grasse.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇯🇲

[@ilenepryce1645]

You are such a humble man as Bolt is.

[@monyanetumelo5899]

Usain Bolt you will always be the G.O.A.T

[@Harsh4677]

plz mention : God Of All Times

[@lordburlap4514]

Love this guy....thrilled and real...good luck on your career!!!!!!!

[@sashastrachan7618]

So the greatest of all time is congratulating the medalist you're interviewing and the one question you ask is "did you even know this guy at the start of the season?" Sorry but that's ridiculously insulting to Andre. That being said I really do love how Usain always congratulates and gives encouragement to the newer sprinters. He does it to Jobodwana too. Really shows the difference in class when Gatlin just walked on by. Bolt is really a champion in every sense of the word

[@morrison21songwe91]

+Sasha Strachan Gatlin was simply focused on something else. His conversation with the other person in the background.

[@Gentheros1231]

+Sasha Strachan Pretty sure gatlin was upset from losing unlike bolt as well

[@MrKarlozz]

+Sasha Strachan It was a compliment to Andre - she explicitely said that he rose to stardom really fast. Don't be so negative man

[@losangelescardinals]

+Sasha Strachan You think Usain Bolt has time to know who his competition is? He focuses on him and trying to get faster and faster.

[@sashastrachan7618]

It really isn't my job to teach you reading comprehension, but where did I make the statement or even allude to Bolt needing to know the names of every new "it" sprinter every country pops out at the beginning of every season? My view is that it is a dumbass question some dumbass reporter asks Bolt at least once a year. Instead of asking what Bolt thought of the race or the performance of particular athlete, or what advice does he have for the new generation of sprinters, it's always "hey, did you know this guy existed before this year?". Only an imbecile would expect any sprinter to know of every other sprinter on the planet and so my original comment stands.

[@ronaldofenomino857]

It makes you smile when you hear De Grasse talking in this interview about his win and meeting the bolt man!!

[@sevo12t]

Priceless

[@quantumcat7673]

Great Canadian! He's a true champion, right up to his mind.

[@jt6175]

I like De Grasse he looks very humble, congratulations!!

[@HzPjtvHYom4991]

This kid deserves it. Well done brother! I'm happy he got Bronze, still a great accomplishment for a 21 year old kid out of Markham.

[@divallerypinas1992]

He won Gold this year

[@KarenM308]

WELL DONE De Grasse.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇯🇲

[@nallis01]

Andre, if you're ever reading this, know that JAMAICANS love, love, love you, brother. Trust and believe that. None of us would ever be mad, if and when you spanked our boys on track. Much respect! Big up!

[@cedricbossman728]

He glady said just walk up there and get the bronze medal. I think andre will win it this olympics 2020

[@renice8841]

You were right he did win lol

[@pamgrant481]

You called it 👍🏾👏🏾

[@rasspence1798]

Now he's the 200 champ,so proud of him.

[@iyabynghi426]

Nice!!!! His hard work and dedication has paid off!!! Usain is so likeable.....

[@dotaultimate6607]

New Olympian Champion for 200m 2020🔥🔥

[@msdavidson7877]

We love Degrasse . Very humble young man. You can see he was surprised by my Jamaican brother Usain Bolt.

[@newdzfor]

Degrasse the future champion in 2020

[@LadyNeko]

true.

[@alemao3507]

yes

[@jinhyun1]

The thing that convinces me is that he was actually unhappy to finish with silver in the 200 mtrs. His reaction said it all. He actually expected to beat Bolt himself(in a scenario that did not feature Bolt collapsing on the track with a rare congenital heart failure!) That's the kind of self-confidence that he has! And he's so young, he's meant for great things!

[@ondrazposukie]

He is nice, but after he ran Canada record in the semis and over 20 in the final, he might not be a big race guy. Though Jamaican winner is always good, it would be great, without doping (AFAIK), such a nice person.

[@romainebanks2722]

no he won't, nit trying to get corky or anything but I will hopefully.

[@arifshaikh000]

Thats sportsmanship right there. Congratulating the silver winner!! How amazing.

[@domzyt9599]

Bronze winner

[@CedricMcCay]

Interesting! He praises Bolt who stopped to compliment him, first... then Justin walks right by. No compliment. No praise. Very interesting.

[@lystrasamuel5183]

His back is turn and besides, Bolt is the one who stop in the first place and compliment him, the other pass straight.

[@sashastrachan7618]

Gatlin has no class. You can't expect class from a classless person.

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

do ya'll ever thought about that he maybe complimented him before the interview?

[@breannas3064]

Why does it matter, Justin didn't compete with him.

[@JT-xt8qb]

steroid gatlin

[@petea1918]

Mr Bolt…legend

[@Jaime2830]

That was a great race. So happy to see two competitors getting along like that.

[@Marleza19]

they are both humble and great athletes.

[@Funfina]

Now you are the king

[@belm3243]

So happy for him and to know he is a father of 2 with his gold medallist olympian hurdler girlfriend Nia Ali....beautiful!!!

[@viviennejohnson7359]

what a surprise young man..i love it

[@AndraeJohnson]

Encouraging the future champion..nice Mr Bolt ..the little things that means a lot(that was part of passing the torch 🔥..respect new 200 meters champion

[@sportsglobally146]

Ussain show him so much respect author of the book great Jamaican athletes by mark Jones

[@lilkimkilleditosbourne831]

Watch out for this Canadian if bolt can recognise him, who can deny him

[@Ben31Son]

you were on the money with this :)

[@daredevil1189]

You were right?

[@ericacampbell743]

Fast forward 5 yrs and look at that.. he is the 200 m champion.. wow.. so proud of the work he put in to recover from injury. De grasse you are my all time favorite athlete after my Jamaicans. 😁

[@Arrogan28]

Beautiful to see it come to pass, two amazing people, athletes, can't help but put a smile on your face seeing it all coming to reward De Grasse who had to recover from injury the last while, and now can't help but think Usain's here inspired him during that time.... Usain has always been such a great person and spokesperson for the sport and sports in general....

[@binayakbarman4966]

He is the most original guy i have ever seen

[@renae3010]

Awwwzzz that's our little cousin from Canada lol love him🇯🇲 unto bigger things Degrasse. Big up u self!!!

[@muhammadwaheed-uz-zaman8991]

The Graceful..Andre Dgrace .

[@ineburke4]

I've always liked de grasse.. He's so humble. Respect n congrats 👍💯

[@beautiful205]

Look at humility

[@SUNSHINE-rz5ce]

I JUST LOVE THIS VIDEO, GREAT JOB ANDRE, IF USAIN GOES FROM THE OLYMPICS, I KNOW YOU GONNA GET GOLD

[@DRELAW12]

He did

[@manumudgal4988]

Now he is famous than ever before

[@LuxAeterna22878]

His joy is so infectious!

[@allimac25]

Real respect!! Very humble guy!!

[@traw5170]

Bolt is absolute class✅

[@dontbecoy6439]

Dude, congrats! He seems like a good guy. Best of luck!

[@aniyeats]

Very wholesome interview

[@KMantey]

Nice kid. I wish him the best.

[@GaryVuorela]

Great run Andre,Fantastic Best wishes GARYV.

[@John-rb7zo]

Meanwhile Noah Lyles is saying bronze is boring. This guy is so thankful and humble

[@LuLu-on7gj]

🇨🇦❤️ and as of today 2021 he won 🥇

[@emonbe6949]

usain is nice and respectfil so cute

[@indramani8888]

Getting a compliment from the Great one itself . it is bigger than the Olympic medal , in my opinion.

[@marshallbelantara]

Congrats brother

[@parmmohan4603]

So humble. He did Canada good. It’s only going to get better from here.

[@indianrailwayslover375]

The man who denied the Americans a Gold in 200m in Tokyo Olympics 2020. This was there best chance to win a Gold. I guess they are made for Silver.

[@ttptvn136]

that's sportsmanship, that's why people respect and love them.❤

[@gabrieljosearizapirraglia8880]

So humble.

[@lanceg2215]

That was fantastic. I was very pleased for him

[@gloriaglo8403]

Love Andre!!

[@chrisarksey]

KANADA? OMG CBC

[@zammmerjammer]

+Christopher Arksey Read the description. It's from a Swedish news channel.

[@mahjonglivestreaming4535]

I love him, he will do well

[@leac7640]

Both of De Grasse's parents are from the Caribbean. Trini and Bajan

[@PiJay-pl7pw]

Bolt knew this guys talent. Without bolt this is the champion

[@breannas3064]

Why people keep complaining about Justin not congratulating him. Other athletes didn't.

[@r.s2078]

Now He's Got The Gold 🥇👏🏾👌🏾👍🏽Fr...

[@odilia4514]

Respect ❤️

[@jcannon56]

2021 gold

[@deeshmond]

And now ANDRE is the king of the 200! 👑

[@elomeric6251]

00:34 this handshake sealed power transfert for later 🥇 in Tokyo

[@AparTShocK]

usain has soo must respect for all the people but justin gatlin just past him but wow usain just has alot of respect for all of them just awesome! :D