Donovan Bailey vs. Michael Johnson - 150m Dash - Toronto SkyDome

World's Fastest Man
Toronto SkyDome
June 1, 1997
Men's 150m Results:
1) Donovan Bailey - 14.99
Michael Johnson - DNF (injured)

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

Bailey: The 100m record holder is the fastest man Johnson: NO!! The 200m record holder is the fastest man Usain Bolt: Allow me to introduce myself

[@gregd6022]

hahahahaaaa...ok that's a good one man.. and i'm a Canadian.. nothin but respeck for that madness that is Bolt.. that being said it's easy to talk decades later with the exponential advantages of "tech" in one's developement (like comparing these guys to what was happening in the 60s).

[@vaughancavan]

@@gregd6022 bruh put bolt in the 60s he is still destroying everyone

[@gregd6022]

@@vaughancavan sorry man, don't think u get what i'm saying, Bolt wouldn't exist in the 60s, bad nutrition etc, there's a reason the average size of ppl has increased over time and esp now. That being said Bolt def is a "one time oddity", proof is Jamaica's performance at the Tokyo Olympics.

[@augustusfreeman4032]

@@gregd6022 One time oddity? You do know that Bolt is a 8 time Olympic Champion and 11 time World Champion right? And the Jamaican women and Junior athletes are performing better than ever before. Historically Jamaican women have been carrying the workload of winning medals for Jamaica, the men are rebuilding right now.

[@MichaelB1666]

HGH allow me to introduce myself. Boom.

[@one0onelion248]

Lmfaoooo the Bias from these commentators is absolutely hilarious. "Explosive start by Johnson... pretty good start by Bailey" 🤣 Donovan literally started leading after 4 seconds and MJ knew it.

[@derekmullings7438]

Bailey summed it up when he said if he were American none of this crap would be happening.

[@CatPersonFromZolar3858]

Johnson didn't pull nothing but pride around that turn!!!!!

[@andyrock6481]

So why not run it again later?

[@shanikatucker889]

Exactly 😂✌️

[@shanikatucker889]

@@andyrock6481 he didn't want anymore smoke 😂😂✌️

[@jdfoster8329]

@@andyrock6481 imlookingforherifyouareouttheirorresadinghelloumquakeifyoudidntknowowudogetatmeifudatimsinglewuake

[@jdfoster8329]

@@shanikatucker889 wellhiwsmynewfoundfriendtoday

[@brianclark1858]

Johnson got what he deserved. the title world's fastest always goes to 100m guys.

[@Goku-el3lk]

Brutal loss here for MJ. I'm a big fan of his, but I've had coaches tell me to fake an injury before and thats exactly what this was.

[@lorenzomarchi6635]

😂😂😂😂

[@markjackson6431]

if he was faking he was REALLY faking because he missed half of the 97 season. seems stupid to do that even if you were jarring the whole time.

[@davesmith7351]

@@markjackson6431 Nah. Just took time off to make it look legit. I like M.J. but that was just salty Yankee nonsense. M.J. wasn't the fastest man - everyone knows that honor is for the 100m --- unless you're American of course.

[@markjackson6431]

@@davesmith7351 i guess the Earth is flat too

[@davesmith7351]

@@markjackson6431 non sequitur.

[@vanessapedia]

It certainly seems that Johnson was very surprised to see Bailey going past him on the bend and I think he knew then that he couldn't match Bailey for pure speed down the straight and pulled up. Just my opinion.

[@shotgun517]

Facts not opinion!

[@vikramchahal9676]

Same I think so

[@MD_ENTERTAINMENT]

As a youth watching it live that what I thought, but now with my experience I can definitely see when I picked up the injury

[@jimsmith9981]

evel knievel he QUIT and try to blame it on an injury...

[@anthonyjackson1853]

Definitely!!! FACTS!!! Nothing wrong with Johnson's leg... he simply quit citing a fictitious injury. He was blown away in the first half of the race, no way he was going to match Bailey's straight line speed. Disrespectful of the Americans to claim Johnson as being the 'fastest man on earth' in any case.

[@TheMeatpistol007]

Who’s pulls a quad and then immediately does a squat and holds that position? All these years later and it still pisses me that MJ faked this injury

[@one0onelion248]

MJ knew he had lost when they were rounding the corner. He was suppose to hold the lead during the bend and then Donovan was suppose to make his move on the straight away. MJ knew he had lost entering the straight away. Coward move by MJ to fake the Injury.

[@ddiesel1836]

And he still got up and walked. Johnson was dumb to believe Bob costas

[@derekmullings7438]

Johnson knew he wasn't going to catch Bailey

[@eliteharrington7377]

When you pull a hamstring, the last thing's that is possible is squatting.

[@kaceangelo132]

InstaBlaster...

[@stevewise1656]

He was slow from the start and he didn’t pull anything until he was passed. Bailey ran a perfect turn by not leaning into it.

[@BrotherJudahIsrael60]

I watched this in real time as it happened! Michael Johnson wasn't gonna catch that dude. Donovan proved his point!

[@jenadeen]

I was at the Sky Dome sitting right behind Ben Johnson.

[@truthSteven]

Ofcourse not. It's idiocy to suggest 200m Usain Bolt has the same speed as 100m Usain Bolt. The power from the blocks and mid track speed are two different sets of science.

[@отпирайте]

jena deen so how did he react to this?

[@coreyking5619]

@@truthSteven And yet Bolt holds the 100m and 200m records.

[@Monsterup-ye8cr]

@@jenadeen what lucky folk

[@stephanM5]

There would have been no injury if Johnson was in the lead.

[@pantherablaxxx9930]

Exactly!

[@danielmorgan3590]

@@pantherablaxxx9930 for reakl!!

[@keylimetrpt]

Well it sounds like you are making some kind of accusation here... Seems wildly out of place and stupid. MJ has unreal accomplishments and at the end of his career was unequaled. This race didn’t matter beyond ego and some money, and it seems he made the right choice not hurting himself further and you know... setting the records for the 200, 400 4x400 and winning what 9 gold medals?

[@viprasupra]

He didnt do injury on purpose guys

[@sir_sack]

@@KW-wr3xv That’s because Johnson trained for the 200m and the 400m and Bailey trained for the 100m. Bailey destroyed Johnson in the 150m and I believe if Bailey trained for the 200m he would beat him in the 200m. Sadly we will never know for sure but I will leave with this... When asking the question of who was faster, it’s Bailey because he had a faster top speed, and Bailey had a better chance of beating Johnson in the 200m than Johnson did at beating Bailey in the 100m

[@steventotsrusselldj.]

Don’t waste your time watching the build up to this race scroll to 18:45 😉👍🏻

[@MrBigTexFyre]

I agree. I remember this live and was so damn disappointed with the results. MJ faked an injury to prevent from getting his but smoked.

[@cameranmanner4701]

Then you missed all the ignorant comments from commentators who have no clue about track and field. Just repeating crap they hear from Johnson's training crew. best at the bend, then Bailey passes him and his finish at the straight away, and then you see Johnson's not gaining any distance from Bailey. If Johnson wanted to believe he was the fastest man on the planet, then run the 100m race.

[@mamooking]

This should have been the FIRST comment dude, Jeez

[@ACS402010]

Nah...I like the buildup. I want to relive it ALL, even the mindless chatter from the reporters.

[@LolaDc7]

The trash talk was the best part

[@victoraustin2010]

Even when Johnson lost the American sportscasters were making excuses for him.

[@blankname6629]

If he would have ran the same race that he did when he set the world record at 200m he would have beaten Bailey. But that did not happen. That 200m world record was the peak of his career after that he was still a great sprinter but not the best sprinter in the world.

[@samueltullis806]

@@blankname6629 I Agree! Michael Johnson has been very critical of Justin Gatlin, and has shown he will side with a rival Country (Great Britain) against an American Athlete. He will criticize an Athlete in a heartbeat, BUT, the Athletes he's criticized HAVE NOT pulled up "lame" when challenged in certain races, As Johnson did with Donovan Bailey and Maurice Greene!

[@Deeboy1214]

@@samueltullis806 johnson in both races pulled and faked injury cause he was gonna loose.

[@fender1000100]

@@blankname6629 It was making that history in Atlanta that damaged his left leg..are you all asleep. You dont win the 400 metres gold and 200 metres gold with an incredible world record without a COST. They were wrapping his left leg immediately after the 200M world record. And when they ran that race in with the 150m he wasnt properly healed. If they had run it in 1999. Johnson would have won. Johnson is the second fastest human being that ever lived after USAIN. 200M 19.32--9.66 AVERAGE PER 100M 400M 43.18--RAN SUB 44 SECS AN INCREDIBLE 22 TIMES. Nobody else has even done that 10 times. 1993 ran his leg of the 4X400 metres at the Stuttgart world championships taking the batton from Butch Reynolds in an unbelievable 42.90 secs. Make no mistake about it. The only human being we know of that's ever moved faster than Michael Johnson is Usain Bolt.

[@fender1000100]

@@Deeboy1214 Michael Johnson is faster than both Bailey and Greene. Bailey 9.84 Greene 9.79 Johnson 19.32÷2=9.66 End of discussion. And all that from a guy that was GOD in the 400 metres. Michael Johson is the second greatest sprinter that ever lived after Usain. He ruled the hardest sprint of them all the 400M for a whole DECADE. Running sub 44 seconds an unbelievable 22 times. To put that into perspective. No other 400M sprinter has even done that 10 times. The only sprinter who tops Johnson is of course Usain..All the rest couldnt hold his chain.

[@dirkwhite2678]

I REMEMBER WATCHING THIS LIVE AND BEING SO DISAPOINTED IN THE OUT COME. But after watching it for the second time Bailey was about to blow Johnson out and Johnson knew it. There is one thing that I can't stand is someone who quits.

[@stephengravell4635]

Mj has to live with this only he knows

[@kylepleban6956]

Need to see more events like this! Would be great for the sport and for the fans to see events like this!

[@maninthewilderness3208]

Eddie Murphy vs Floyd Mayweather Jr.

[@yeon723]

all black people look the same lmao

[@realmusic6577]

@@yeon723 Just like all White girls look the same.

[@Monsterup-ye8cr]

@@realmusic6577 exactly

[@toordal]

racist much?

[@maninthewilderness3208]

Jeff Warren Racist due to identifying comparable facial features as in a doppelgänger???

[@---bk4lg]

The Fakest injury in history 😂

[@1k-pax991]

You're a fake bro !! Johnson it's a very sportive.

[@4jup4ter4]

Just like that race between him and Maurice Greene lol.

[@MrKarlozz]

@Weghweh Hwewehwhe Weirdly enough, Donovan Bailey was horrendous on the 200. Never ran below 20.40 legally

[@topeoyerinde4241]

@@MrKarlozzBailey only ran the 200m maybe once a year without really training for it. If he actually specialized in it he most definitely could have ran it in 20 flat to maybe 19.8 with a good start. This race was a bit of a farce bc the fastest man in the world is always the Olympic 100m champ.

[@djgenius626]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ianmiller9103]

The Last time I checked the worlds fastest man is determined by the 100 metres point blank and a period.

[@CagedPaps]

Old comment but that was the whole point of this. After Johnson won 200 gold in the 1996 olympics, Bob Costas (NBC pundit) said his 200m time was faster than Bailey's 100m time. Johnson and his team agreed with this so Johnson used to claim he was the fastest man alive. On the back of this 'injury' Johnson didn't compete in the US based championship a few weeks later, which meant he couldn't qualify for the world championships in Athens in 97... Unsurprisingly they changed or created a rule that said previous champions would be invited back. Johnson chose to only compete in the 400m and now Maurice Greene was on the scene he never claimed to be the fastest man alive again.

[@sgu02nsc66]

I wonder of the 60m (albeit indoors) is a better indicator considering when sprinters actually hit their top speed

[@antonioortiz9060]

60 meters is to short of a race. 100 meter to 120 meters is perfect to see whos the fastest ​@sgu02nsc66

[@markcaldwell6816]

Johnson couldn't stand to lose honestly..he loss and he cried "WOLF"... Bailey was powerfully strong.

[@AlMan42]

In boxing terms this was the equivalent of a first round knockout. Bailey dominated Johnson from the gun.

[@badbrukbrian2401]

Looking back at this race just prove how great usain bolt is,he dominated both sprint distances so no doubt he's the greatest ever...

[@Dante-vf4sd]

That's not accurate as Johnsons ideal would be [edit 300] not 150 whereas Bolts is 150

[@Someone-hi1nt]

@@Dante-vf4sd johnsons ideal is 400, bolts ideal is probably around 120

[@Dante-vf4sd]

@Someone-hi1nt I was actually wrong Johnsons ideal is 300 and Bolts is 150

[@Someone-hi1nt]

@@Dante-vf4sd nah, johnson’s ideal is around 400, bolts is around 120

[@Dante-vf4sd]

@Someone-hi1nt I'm talking in terms of the context of the distances they excelled at and if they were to race each other. Given that Johnson was the world record holder and completely dominated at both 200 and 400 it makes sense his ideal distance would right in the, same for Bolt

[@good_teanice_house6789]

How on God's earth did Michael Johnson's performance not get nominated for an Oscar? Clearly he could have beat Jack Nicholson performance in "As good as it gets" ...lol

[@berndtherrenvolk1951]

He couldn't "standthe truth."

[@good_teanice_house6789]

@@berndtherrenvolk1951 lmao 🤣🤣

[@armin88213]

It was Johnson's ego that caused this entire race to even happen and look at the end result. Injury or not, Bailey's turn was excellent and he began leading Johnson even before the injury took place. There is no way in hell Johnson would have caught him. Bailey's talent had to do with pure power and nothing else. If you don't believe it, go watch his gold medal race in Atlanta 1996.

[@schaunagaye33]

And there you have a lesson in humility

[@brentwilliams8878]

Wow - that's the strongest example of "homer commentating" that I've ever seen! Haha, they were so pro-Johnson it was disgusting

[@keylimetrpt]

By all accounts MK should have won if he wasn’t injured.

[@timothylogan4208]

@@keylimetrpt Nope.

[@curtisjlloyd7601]

@@keylimetrpt MK is correct!...lol

[@e2go]

@@keylimetrpt "All accounts"😂🤣

[@casario2808]

Yep and it was the hyper-homer US media that really set the whole thing in motion especially the ever-smug and arrogant Bob Costas. No chance that this race, no matter how embarrassing it was, changes the US media arrogance (I do feel sorry for some of their athletes sometimes because of all the pressure...the gracious ones, not loudmouthed dicks like MJ)

[@e2go]

Bailey deserved more respect!

[@anthonymann9889]

Track and Field needs more of this

[@vika0194]

There are no superstars in track anymore.

[@nationradical]

Coleman? Lyles?

[@vika0194]

Radical Nation They are no superstars. They are ghetto people who can run fast.

[@universalparadox5412]

@@vika0194 as most people from the GHETTO should be able to seeing how my brothers gotta outrun so much freaking hate! Hate from white people, hate from black people, hate from the "other" black people LOL, and hatred from the cops! So yes Coleman and Lyles can run fast....they've been running from ugly people like you.

[@отпирайте]

Anthony Mann they need ben johnson vs carl lewis 2019. They are the same age too

[@_NPJ]

This is the coolest thing to ever happen in track and field. Special events like this need to happen more often

[@Revelian1982]

The concept was good, but it was more anti-climactic than The Last Jedi.

[@nhlvan]

Interesting seeing the difference in bias and viewpoint from the US and Canadian broadcast of this race, both on KZbin. Really captured each country's opinion of the race.

[@sohanyadav5261]

Thanks for the lovely video 🙏

[@lazercobra006]

Bailey said it best, Johnson’s a coward.

[@Ruouiji]

I 2nd that!

[@RANDY4410]

He knew that Bailey was going to whip his butt so he faked a cramp he was not man enough to straight up face the loss that was coming, yes Johnson is a coward

[@MRJOHNSANO]

This race shouldn't have happened! A total mismatch! Micheal is a true 400m runner. He had no business running against Donovan period! Donovan is 100m Sprint specialist! 80% of the 100m specialist would have beaten Michael at 150m! Anyone who has run the track should have seen and known this! It was over before it started!

[@kafalover]

bitch Johnson held the 200 m wold record as well so it was fair match to meet up at 150m

[@derrickburrows481]

MRJOHNSANO I agree great point

[@HushHush2]

You sound uneducated about track. Johnson ran 19.32 in the 200 meter. Go back and watch that race and you show me how many 100 meter sprinters were in front of him at the 150 mark!

[@MRJOHNSANO]

@@HushHush2 That is exactly the point I'm making. Education much?

[@HushHush2]

@@MRJOHNSANO That's not the point you're making. You're saying just the opposite! How is it 80 percent of 100 meter runners should have beaten him, when he is miles ahead of all the 100 meter runners at 150 in the Olympics. Face it your comment makes no sense! Go edit it!

[@akeejackson1474]

" Pride ( arrogance ) comes before a fall ".

[@aberdeenkiko]

Donovan Bailey was better than Michael Johnson over 150m. And the main reason was because running 150m; is standard practice for some Olympic level athletes that may need to prepare for 100m dash event.

[@truthSteven]

The same applies to 200m runners who spend half their training trying to average 9.8 or even 9.7 in the first 100 meters 🤷‍♀️

[@jaredbowen3527]

@@truthStevenno one has ever run 9.8 or 9.7 on the bend what do you mean?

[@michaelwatson7479]

This was unnecessary - The 100m sprint determines the world's fastest man, Donovan Baily already had that title. What was there to prove? There is no way MIchael Johnson could have produced the same amount of power and acceleration as 100m sprinter.

[@soapenvelope]

Pure math. It is because MJ's 200m 19.32 WR was faster than two 100m dashes (19.32s/2 = 9.66s per 100m) so Johnson's WR proved that this is fastest and "true"-est sprint discpline, at that time.

[@michaelwatson7479]

@@soapenvelope true, but it's not an even split. MJs first 100m will be much slower than the second 100m. By that time, Donovan bailly would have been too far ahead - explosive power alliws him to get through the first 100m much quicker than mj

[@Planthier76]

80 m does cause you decelerate at the las 20 meters in 100 m. It is also about speed maintenance and not only about max velocity reached at a t time.

[@soapenvelope]

@@michaelwatson7479 100m is more about reaction times and block technique, 200m is more about curve and top speed. In 100m, you can be good at these things and bad runner and still win, so it is less about running. And not all blocks are the same...

[@topeoyerinde4241]

@Shay Ogun you can't really compare the two. The 100m world record has always been broken by extremely very small margins usually a tenth to hundredths of a second while the 200m record has been broken in much larger gaps.

[@redpillrevolution6066]

Michael Johnson faked this injury, it's obvious. He's like "Oh shit, i'm bout to get smoked...". The ol' pulled muscle trick always works....

[@Abdi-libaax]

😂😂😂

[@ronskullie9380]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@davidallen3990]

LOL

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

Yeah, I think so. Just take the L. Egos get too big.

[@ianmiller9103]

😂😭🤣😂😭🤣

[@alanarmstrong5062]

Michael shammed out. He knew he would have been whupped, & he cooked the injury.

[@cobrakaisup8504]

Very true

[@davidselawsky6620]

True

[@dee1458]

Worst than finishing the race the best he could

[@RKRKRK78]

Donovan had the highest top speed until Usain Bolt came along. Based on a pure definition of the world's fastest man, he was it from 1996 all the way to 2008. His top speed was unmatched until then as runners like Greene, Powell, Gatlin had faster times due to their much superior starts and first 50m but never attained his top speed.

[@RKRKRK78]

@Track Nation The doped up Tyson Gay you mean? Besides put Donovan Bailey in 2006 with the advances in track and equipment and training, and he blows Gay out of the water.

[@JimboJonas]

Johnson was amazing but he let people get to his head. He even pulled up against Maurice Greene (who pulled up 50m later) in the 2000 Olympic trials.

[@Revolver1981]

@@JimboJonas Johnson's a plain and simple wanker. I've been watching him a lot over the years working for the BBC.

[@ItsMoneyMakingMitch]

thank u so very much for this video!

[@MMAGamblingTips]

I remember watching this live and I was so disappointed in Johnson. Maybe it was because he didn’t have his golden shoes on. 🤷‍♂️

[@RANDY4410]

I also believe that when they got on the straight away Johnson saw Bailey pulling away from him and in my opinion i believe Johnson faked a cramp so he can have an excuse for losing .

[@Dave-lr2wo]

He did not. That was no fake.

[@RANDY4410]

@@Dave-lr2wo 100 percent fake

[@rapier1954]

MJ said Bailey could never beat on the curve but when Bailey did MJ turned chicken instead of finishing the race like a man. Didn't have the courtesy to shake his hand.

[@JesseWorld1000]

rapier1954 Farrell I was shocked to see that as well for it seem that MJ would be fine after he said if he was beaten but in reality MJ was a sore loser.

[@thcforlife4460]

He did shake his hand at 19:08...put your reading glasses on!

[@rapier1954]

@@thcforlife4460 You are right a quick half-assed handshake did occur.

[@dee1458]

Johnson, Murican. Bailey, Gentleman.

[@jadonrollins9812]

I remember this like yesterday. Donovan looked the part coming into the arena. Here's a little history about a guy I know personally from Galveston TX named Derrick Florence. He was the fastest in the nation coming out of high school. He smoked Michael Johnson in college.

[@ann-marieclarke9235]

I still have those T&F magazines, I know of Derrick Florance, MJ PR leaving was 21.12.

[@TheGenoharris]

He was shocked by that power..that is ALL

[@coachcarter8238]

A lot of you will disagree, but this was never really an American vs. Canadian thing. The media did its job in perpetuating this rivalry between the two nations, and I'm sick of it. This was simply a battle of egos (one being greater than the other apparently). Michael Johnson simply got his hurt when he knew he was going to lose that race. I'm an American, and I'll call it like I see it. He simply got outclassed. I thought he was overrated anyway, and I knew he was going to lose that race before it happened. 100 meters and 200 meters are entirely different races, and I knew Johnson wouldn't beat him in the straightaway. This race proved that, and it also proved that he didn't take his loss like a man. A real champion does this, and finds ways to get better. Johnson did not do that. Instead, he faked his injury, and even in his interview, he didn't sound like he was in pain. If he really tore his quad (or even his hamstring), he would've limped, which he didn't. He sat and squatted down. I've pulled quads and hamstrings before, and it hurts like hell to squat with those injuries. When he walked away from Donovan Bailey after the race, he did not limp. He walked as if he were fine (butthurt, but fine). He would've fell flat on his face running that fast had he really pulled something. I called BS the moment I saw it.

[@odell2970]

After that I never heard anything about Micheal Johnson again. Bailey was a beast!!

[@davidstevens9605]

He set the 400m world record two years later. Then won the Olympic gold medal in the 400m 3 years later. Bailey, won silver at worlds later that year and became irrelevant

[@johnbarren1640]

Johnson faked he pulled a muscle .Bailey was to much for him

[@eliteharrington7377]

When Michael Johnson realized he bit off more than he can chew, his hamstring puked 🤮🤭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tazaman2009]

He faked a hamstring puke.😂🤣😂

[@Icecodes]

Clever move Michael so you wouldn't clock a historic weak time.

[@LJDS1979]

Stil the only ppv track event I can remember. Johnson wasn't hurt, just beat.

[@donrite4724]

Johnson was injured from after the 96 Olympics until this point...

[@CalvinHikes]

I remember Watching This Disaster live

[@capadamos1544]

"What a tragic finish, after all of the hype!" @ 18:50 Sums it up about right.

[@e2go]

At this level these guys have seen every trick in the book. With everything at stake, legacy, sponsorships, ago, etc, there's a lot on the line and taking a straight up L isn't easy. Bailey knew exactly what happened and called it out. This guy was awesome!

[@mrwaltermathews]

Michael Johnson "what if he'd have run 10.2 and won the 100m" well Michael he ran it in 9.84 and set the world record.

[@Hever73]

This shit is just hilarious! (LOl) obviously Michael Johnson is not a sprinter but he likes to draw attention to himself.

[@September2004]

Bailey, a notorious slow starter (but who somehow set the WR for 50m) and isn't a good turn runner, somehow comes out ahead after 75m against the greatest turn runner in history up to that point. I still don't know how he did it. He was behind Frankie Fredericks and Ato Boldon initially in the 100m dash in 96. Johnson was ahead of the same two after 100m in the same Olympics. Somehow he came out ahead. Brilliant.

[@coachcarter8238]

18:59 - Yeah, he squatted after he allegedly pulled a muscle. Which muscle exactly? It would hurt to squat if either were pulled. 19:13 - He walked away from Bailey rather quickly, looking embarrassed and defeated. That wasn't exactly a limp. 19:28 - Now he starts pretending he's injured. Good acting job. 21:00 - He didn't look like he was in any physical pain. Emotional pain? That I can see. He didn't even sound like he was in physical pain. You can hear it in a man's voice when he's in physical pain, and you can hear it when he's in emotional pain.

[@justintime7351]

Not sure if I've ever pulled a muscle mid race or activity, but one it was his quad, which is less relentless than a hammy. With the adrenaline u have while running and blood moving ur still able to walk decently with minor pain. Cant run. But once adrenaline goes away and cold its start tightening and hurts. It also sometimes flares in pain levels from experiences. And when he was talking, the muscle wasnt engaged so it wouldn't hurt very much, at best he'd like feel it, but no pain

[@dee1458]

For All The World To See

[@KW-wr3xv]

"Michael isn't a sprinter." -Donovan Bailey

[@fender1000100]

F##k Bailey. Next to Johnsons historic achievements he is nothing. 4 OLYMPIC GOLDS 8 WORLD GOLDS WORLD RECORDS IN BOTH THE 200 AND 400. Only man to ever do the Olympic 200/400 double Only man to win back to back Olympic 400M titles. Only man ever recorded running sub 43 seconds in the 400 metres in his leg of the 4X400M in the world championships in 1993. With an incredible 42.90 secs. Only man to run sub 44 secs more than 20 times. Nobody else.has even done it 10 times. Bailey was a very good 100M sprinter. Johnson is the GOAT in his best distance 400M. And second greatest of alltime in the 200M That's the difference.

[@KW-wr3xv]

@@fender1000100 Amen.

[@karmakarma685]

@@fender1000100 ofcourse, that's where he belittled himself....he had all his records to cherish ,,but no, he wanted tag of fastest man,which was of Bailey at that time....why didn't he accepted that Bailey was 100 m winner,so hes fastest ?.... nobody's denying or grabbing Michael's achievement s..then why he was trying to take achievement of Bailey's

[@marklayne818]

He looked back at Michael Johnson & said, you're just like Mustard trying to Ketchup to me. Michael Johnson replied: I want a rematch, but not today.

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

21:27 If that was a real pulled hamstring, he would've been in agony. Instead, he comes to a stop gradually and begins to jog. Never an injury.

[@justintime7351]

Quad not hammy

[@dee1458]

ego injury type

[@darnellavent7806]

I think Michael J was scared and pulled up when he saw him blaze past him.

[@smoothhoopinal]

Michael Lost his race, and people can talk trash about Michael Johnson all they want, but that man ran a 19:32 in the 200M. 19:32!! How many men on this planet can do that!

[@MrBigTexFyre]

I remember watching this live and was so disappointed to see MJ whimp out. Come on man, finish the race like a man and take your a$$ whooping. You could see him look at Bailey pulling away and think “dang, this guy is kicking my butt” and then fake a hamstring pull.

[@ACS402010]

"He looks focused....listening to his discman..." Lol...those truly were the 90's. I'd forgotten there had ever been such a thing as a discman.

[@shayakanime18]

Bailey was up for the run win or lose and, he won.

[@goldylox1414]

“Explosive start by Johnson, pretty good start by Donovan Bailey”. I’m sorry but these announcers were watching a different race. It was over 30 meters in (hence a strong start)

[@bigbearkat2010]

Tbf, the American media going out of it's way to puff up Johnson is pretty much the only reason this race was a thing in the first place

[@ferranmatius8785]

This clip looks like sooo 90's, jajajajajaja wait a minute! I saw this race when I was a kid damn mid 30's

[@realalldway-raw4996]

It's funny how Donovan was looking back... In his mind he probably was "I thought I was running against someone, where is he?!" On the other note: Sometimes it is better to humble yourself and say to others when they do good or better than you "good job". In life no one is faster or better. Everything is destiny. There is always someone else better at the moment. But nothing is 100% in life. You cannot be better forever, someone else will always take your place no matter what. We all should learn to just thank God for the blessings that we receive because it is a gift to be able to run that fast. Easy to lose it when we boast about them like we never received it at all.

[@stradivariuskalitechnara6856]

Great wise comment 👍 ! God bless you !

[@beewalk34]

When you pull a hamstring, it's very difficult to bend the leg. Especially immediately after the injury. MJ squats on the ground with his head down at ease. Both legs in bent positions...

[@TheNYgolfer]

But didn't MJ say he injured a quadricep muscle not a hamstring?

[@beewalk34]

@@TheNYgolfer same thing. You're not going to have the range of motion to complete a full squat pain free at ease like he did

[@JayBelafonte]

@Brian Walker actually bending the leg stretches out the Quad , but I always thought it was the hamstring he supposedly pulled.

[@whatyoudo9773]

he clearly said his quad, thats the front of the leg, not the hamstring, then you say they are the same...so it red and green the same too? Squatting is the natural way to stretch-out a hamstring ya goof!

[@beewalk34]

@@whatyoudo9773 Same thing as far as a pulled hamstring or a pulled quad makes it impossible to squat down with ease like that. It puts the injured site in a compromised position. If you notice when an athlete endures either a quad or hamstring injury, the first thing the naturally do is straighten the injured leg even if at a full speed sprint

[@lawfirm2018]

Back then in 1997 both men declared they were the worlds fastest man. Bailey: I'm the worlds fastest man Johnson: I'm the worlds fastest man Bolt: hold my apple juice

[@truthSteven]

Here goes another dummy who has no idea how sprinting works. If Usain was born in the 70s ... and running in the 90s he would've never dreamt of clocking even 9.8 secs .... do your research on sprinting, technology, coaching, technique versus the history of the sports itself. 🤦‍♂️

[@666dr]

@@truthSteven was Florence Griffith Joyner clean

[@tracksuperstar]

@@truthSteven Actually you’re the dummy. Here’s why, there are still men today who haven’t and just will never be able to run 9.8 or faster even with all the so called technology, techniques and world class coaches you mentioned. Sprinting to a world record has nothing to do with any of those three although they will help, but with little help. The secret is the………, ………, ………, and ……… muscles. The more ……… ……… ……… you have the ……… you will be! NOTE: They were left blank for a reason.😎

[@dee1458]

Was Bolt racing in 1997?

[@hubertluke8730]

All those US fakers we just saw another one lyers and tobago in the 200 m remind me of Ali and Liston 1

[@robertgarcia7024]

In our next episode: Shaq vs Phelps dunk contest under water. Stay tuned.

[@butchlane2607]

I’ve seen hundreds of athletes pull quads and he DID NOT pull his muscle. He totally chickened out because he knew he was going to lose.

[@drewjenkins2318]

Where have you seen HUNDREDS of people pulling their quads B?

[@sgu02nsc66]

@@drewjenkins2318at the gym leg extension world championships.

[@paleo704]

American here. Johnson got whipped and is bitter to this day. Embarrassed us

[@clineezwood7942]

Convenient quad pull. I question Johnson's character.

[@toddessary4283]

Johnson has his ass handed to him. Pulled quad? Gimme a break.

[@gokuyu7083]

Watching this again no way Michael Johnson pulled a muscle on his leg and walk halfway off the track without assistant! If you pull a hamstring or whatever string you pulled you're laying down on the track until someone get your fake ass off the track!

[@IAA20HWPO]

I remember watching this and thinking MJ got everything he deserved.

[@damieno224]

You can graphically see the moment at the top of the straight where Johnson does his heartilidge.

[@zay8804]

Tbh I would never spend that much money just to see a 15 second race

[@shawnprice6280]

How much was it?

[@zay8804]

shawn price idk but it was a solo race between two of the fastest men in the world so it had to have been a lot

[@anneharo001]

it was free

[@brianwilliams1979]

Jamaicans have always had great sprinters. They were just running for other countries because of the lack of support and development back home.

[@Maxantium]

Preach my yute

[@StormWarningHall]

Jamicans had a lot of steroids and didn't have testing facilities

[@brianwilliams1979]

Storm Hall Pretty sure every meet they go to have their own testing facilities. Let’s be real here. No athlete is completely natural. They take supplements to help them perform at that high level. With that being said over the years certain products that were fit for use 20years ago are banned today. Steroids are not the only enhancers out there. Don’t just assume let the tests be the judge. The same drug testers test the athletes in the same meet. Also, I’m very sure the testers would not side with a poor 3rd world country like Jamaica compared to a power house like the U.S. I get it though... The US has the upper hand in every way, so logically it would not make sense for them to lose; or so they think. There are factors that people forget or don’t know exists. The “Jamaican’s” are from a blessed people and their ancestors where the most feared and respected of people. Other nations wonder after them, but western history has tried to conceal and silence the true history. Slowly but surely the world will witness the raise of the fallen nation of Israel.

[@OutsideTheGlobe]

@@StormWarningHall keep the steroids in North America that's where it's made, used and abused.

[@justmarcus1399]

But all Jamaicans genetics comes from West Africa.Facts

[@MMAGamblingTips]

They’re both lucky af that Usain Bolt wasn’t the third man on the track! 🏃🏿‍♂️💨 They both would’ve pulled up lame 😆

[@A-FrameWedge]

Except Bolt was 11 at the time.

[@BrotherJudahIsrael60]

This was before Bolt came into his own of course!!!

YEAH, MISTER ROIDS BOLT!

[@calicojones7727]

Insidious Vidz yeah and what if speedy Gonzalez and the road runner ran... what if’s....

[@MMAGamblingTips]

Calico Jones Weird analogy since I’m talking humans and you’re talking cartoons 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@dee1458]

*Michael, understood, the jet fighter was crashing so you had to eject.*

[@guillermoshepperd1719]

Ik remmember this as a Child.

[@LPCLASSICAL]

Bailey looked to have him well beaten at 50M as he was going away - I dont see Johnson pulling back that deficit had he not been injured.

[@xxsnottytissuexxoo3962]

i wish track was still like this😢

[@jamisa3668]

Bailey was gonna win regardless of Johnson successfully completing the race. Injury or not Bailey was ahead at 90m.

[@silenta9720]

100m fast twitch and 400m fast twitch are not the same

[@chiwuzieodunukwe4666]

I miss these days!!!

[@Fokendran]

Donovan Bailey actually had Johnson under pressure.. thats why he pulled up.. not injury.

[@duncanbleak3819]

The point was well and truly made!

[@mistadanny2844]

Race starts at 18:00

[@jonathanhockey9943]

Same place as the famous Ultimate Warrior, Hulk Hogan encounter, I think that contest was more real than this

[@kevincraig293]

I remember that race, m j was hammered by the first 50 metres

[@garfieldwhunter]

MJ wasn't injuried !!!!!

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Yes he was. His pussy was sore in this race, so he pulled up!

[@MrTrackman100]

Don't be stupid. Bailey was ahead before the quad pull and certainly would have won anyway. But Johnson obviously truly pulled a quad as is very clear in the replay. Michael lost but didn't fake anything. Be fair!

[@ojamrock7755]

@@BreuckelensFinest lol

[@oshanereid7079]

Come on if he was then don’t RUN

[@jimsmith9981]

Jay if he was truly hurt he wouldn't have taken the race. Glad he lost, before the race during an interview he wink at the camera that he'll win. When he couldn't pull away he faked and quit. Pride goes before a fall...

[@curtisjlloyd7601]

Even the commentary was fully biased towards Johnson before the Jamaican-Canadian stockbroker smoked his arse

[@blitzwarzone342]

Explosive start from johnson... pretty good start... (wtf is going on)... from... (he's beating him)... Donovan Bailey...

[@bryankho]

Most biased commentators ever 😂

[@ronmailloux8655]

for sure american hype job

[@timothylogan4208]

Dwight Stones was and is a friggin' joke of a commentator. I love how a high jumper knows all the keys to sprinting.

[@alyjulmim8447]

When Michael Johnson made that statement, he didn't expect it to go so far. Once money was put in play Michael had to give it a shot.

[@fighterck6241]

It was actually Bob Costas. Michael just went along with it.

[@casario2808]

Blame Bob Costas and the US media too

[@bigbearkat2010]

@@casario2808 no one forced MJ to buy into the hype.

[@williams.vincent4235]

Johnson "grimaced" cuz Bailey was in the lead after the turn - simple as that!