Usain Bolt Was NOT Ready For This...

[@AuditingTheAbsurd]

Asafa was a great sprinter but under pressure it seems he could not handle it. Glad you brought him up though as he still one of the all time greats

[@416yaadie]

It's not that. His legs couldn't handle the rounds. One run he would kill you but to repeat his body didn't recover fast enough to come back and go even faster. Remember at that time you did 4 rounds in 2 days. I see it all the time in training with my athletes. They will give you one or 2 good runs but they can't sustain it when they gotta come back with a certain amount of rest

[@abone2pick]

@@416yaadie the olympics only have 3 rounds and Powell basically jogged through the first 2 so no. He just couldn’t handle the pressure.

[@416yaadie]

@@abone2pick in 2008 you had 4 rounds what might look like a jog he is still expending alot energy. I can speak from past experience where you would do a run feels easy and your expecting the next one to be faster when you try a little harder but the next run feels harder at the end. Asafa ran 9.90 in semis it obvious his body didn't recover fast enough come back and go 9.8 or 9.7. if you remember the race he got out good but when he tried to extend himself his body said no. That's a sign of fatigue. What he needed to fix that was running more 200 but because he had a groin injury right before he broke the world record he didn't much 200s after 2005 and you see the results in his championship performances. The race where he ran 9.83 and Bolt ran 9.77 that's basically should have been how the race in Beijing should have happen but that didn't happen!

[@abone2pick]

@@416yaadie you sound ridiculous. Usain bolt was breaking world records after running through the 100 rounds and the 200 rounds as well as the semi finals and finals for the 4x100. Not once did we see him crack like that

[@tyronelol]

@@abone2pick Not saying I agree with yaadie but they have different body types.

[@Pumpxkin]

Bolt's 9.77 is very very underrated. People don't talk about it but that could be Bolt's craziest race since he ran that with a trip.

[@natesilvers2166]

Does that mean that race he hit his top speed ever

[@natesilvers2166]

@Tom Park He's a phenom, once in a lifetime athlete and you're a nobody

[@Lena-vw6ye]

@Tom Park Yeah, I think even though he's the fastest person ever, he depends on his long strides and top speed to overtake anyone that got a good head start. In reality though, a lot of those smaller sprinters would catch him in 60m.

[@Power5]

@Tom Park Those are important numbers as well, but the race is to 100m, not any of those splits.

[@SpaghettiToaster]

@Tom Park Isn't 100m considered sprinting? It's the shortest Olympic running distance and it's basically a test of explosive starting and top speed, both of which are considered factors of sprinting. 60 meters might reward explosiveness and acceleration more than top speed, but I'd say that any distance where endurance is not the limiting factor is a sprint.

[@mathieudube6907]

Track and field has always struggled with marketability issues and as such even the greatest athletes have failed to become global icons and raise the profile of athletics on a global scale. Usain Bolt was a true gift to the sport

[@normanfl6592]

That’s so true.

[@mssha1980]

It’s not the athletes fault imo I feel track is lazy when it comes to promoting the sport especially in the US.

[@Rhaspun]

@@mssha1980 I remember when back in the 70s track was bigger than it is now. We used to have quite a few big track meets around the nation.

[@mssha1980]

@@Rhaspun their meets now seem to be in the middle of nowhere

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

I agree but Usain net worth is 90 million.

[@alexreid2365]

You need to elaborate more on how impressive that 9.77 is by bolt... Stumbled + -1.3 headwind in the rain is one of the Greatest 100m runs ever.

[@TotalRunningProductions]

Good idea. I've seen a few articles covering that race. Truly a magnificent performance

[@CanadianBoardCrew]

@@alexreid2365 yes, I want to see this video too

[@Googleme100]

And Blake and Powell but Powell can’t run under pressure

[@memeking3566]

Yea it really was but i just realised something. If it was 2.0tailwind it would be 9.62 and yes he did stumble and it was in the rain but honestly his 9.58 was just better

[@alexreid2365]

@Tom Park Ok

[@kd2239]

Asafa Powell is still my favourite sprinter of all time. His sprinting form was just perfect. He honestly moved like a leopard.

[@RapperHolik]

unfortunately bolt moved like a cheetah

[@patpittz6709]

@@RapperHolik 🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@CompOstang50]

He came off the blocks perfectly. If only he had Bolt's top end speed. The record time could be much lower.

[@donovanwilliams29]

I swear when I read this I'm saying to myself isn't the cheetah the fastest land animal

[@donovanwilliams29]

@@RapperHolik 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart1526]

Asafa openly showed to the world how his days and nights are prior to great competition opportunities, he totally lacks of sleep and can't quite seem to keep stress under control. His competiion anxiety was physically damaging, if you noticed in this video he was chilling while beating Bolt like another day at the office but during the most important races he pushes like crazy because he's obviously not relaxed. Stress can help, stress can destroy you.

[@louiseforbes8791]

Thank you to highlight Powell 's greatness!

[@TheTmat007]

Bolt actually stumbled at the start of the 100m race, at Brussels, on September 5th. And he still managed to power his way to the finish line in first place.

[@dieabsolutegluckskuche5174]

Bolt always made bad starts, but he was still the goat.

[@potxtoe]

@@dieabsolutegluckskuche5174 not always, his world record time had decent starts and 2nd fastesy 60m split of 6.31s.

[@galaxyii]

At 4:05, you can seen Usain make a misstep, and he still finishes in 9.77 in the cold, wet, and headwind conditions. Pretty remarkable.

[@AbujosephHasanfalerofreedom]

THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE AND EVER! My bro✊🏽💪🏽💯 Jamaica 🇯🇲🇵🇷loves you!

[@dirtybags4282]

Drugs cheat?

[@dillanvandermerwe9567]

Till that one russian come😎😂

[@SChome100]

@@dirtybags4282 hater

[@harmankardon478]

Great to see you making this content about these epic sprinting seasons.. There's no doubt in my mind this period was the greatest of all time for sprinting and we may never see such talent all racing at the same time again.

[@alicksasylum]

Agreed, Jamaica were almost untouchable during the Bolt era. USA were so pissed. The women still maintain that dominance and have some rising stars. The sprints are now a mixed bag wuth athlete from many countries capable of and medalling at the global events.

[@azenildosantos741]

Asafa, the Sub10 King of all time!

[@anyexpat]

I run sub 10 all the time.. run for about 5 seconds then think why bother, I have a car

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

It must be depressing being one of the best in the World at your sport, but competing at the same time as the GOAT.

[@LETSPLAYAB]

i looking at Powell AND LIKE IF ONLY GOAT WAS NOT THERE

[@chocamocha4541]

Like ronaldo

[@distanceman8147]

@@LETSPLAYAB 😆 that was Blake and Gatlins lines!"

[@miked3287]

Yeah the goat and his drugs 🤣

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@miked3287 you think Bolt was juiced? Seriously!

[@MotherofDragons937]

Jamaica has some of the most amazing athletes!

[@smannee]

He had really good sprinting form and biomechanics. He will remain a sprint legend.

[@angieD9674]

Usain Bolt made athletes great and more excitable to watch....Much love to you USAIN, we miss you and your great fun personality ⚡💕🇯🇲

[@devmathur5003]

As far as I remember reading in bolt's auto biography, in the race where Asafa won Bolt talks about not having a good drive phase he talked about just popping up from the blocks then keeping his head down to salvage whatever was left of his drive phase (This event isn't clearly visible in the race but the next event is) Bolt eventually caught up to Asafa but he was so mad at himself that he let Asafa win(according to the autobiography)he looks at Asafa and doesn't dip at the line while Asafa does. (This is visible in the race) Nothing to take off Asafa, an Amazing Athlete would have loved to see him win an individual medal😄

[@HIMCULES]

I think it is quite obvious that Bolt relaxes and just runs along Asafa, without making an effort to overtake him. But a runner with Asafa's first 40m and Bolt's next 60, would be T-Rex scary.

[@devmathur5003]

@@HIMCULES I agree😳 or someone with Coleman's or Bingtian Su's start and Bolt's top end speed would be terrifying😨

[@HIMCULES]

@@devmathur5003 I probably have a special fondness for Asafa's running style, ever since I saw that japanese documentary about him, a long time ago. His leg of the 4x100 in the 2008 Olympics final, is the closest I have seen to a real superhero running, or as the commentator said, flying down the track.

[@use828]

I 💘 love the way they embraced at the end of video. The Spirit and ❤ heart of true Champions 👍🏿👍🏿

[@woxineaucrows7355]

He was HIGH on LIFE and should never be forgotten =)

[@dancin5344]

I'm a simple girl I see Usain Bolt, I tap-

[@brahffdem1790]

Asafa as the most sub 10s in history we race against the clock that’s our opponent 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@TheSk8erGamer]

An absolute legend wow

[@mssha1980]

Asafa did the same thing in 04. He beat Green and Gatlin in a race before the Olympics but didn’t even medal in 04.

[@kairokaliim1016]

Powell has a masterpiece of technique 👌 👏

[@KNOWHOPE72]

There is a simple reason Assafa Powell ran phenomenal times - he had the best lower body biomechanics of any sprinter ever. As demonstrated so well at minute 4:42.

[@mssha1980]

I disagree. That’s Bolt and Flo Jo

[@KNOWHOPE72]

@@mssha1980 Bolts lower body mechanics were also good (although his upper body mechanics were terrible. Even Michael Johnson mentioned this). But Assafa's legs always looked like they were pulling him along and not pushing him.

[@Alan-xxxxxx]

The drug cheating helped.

[@mssha1980]

@@KNOWHOPE72 true

[@SChome100]

@@Alan-xxxxxx hater

[@vickeyfoster3846]

It's ok because we love both of them 💕 Big up Jamaica 🇯🇲 😎 cool running ma

[@fasttrackcam]

Great video. Great commentary. You are already a legend.

[@theilest33]

I wish I could go back in time and take track and field seriously

[@HIMCULES]

Don't do it to yourself. We only have the present. You could have easily done that and gotten e.g. a groin injury, and be sitting there wishing you had done something else.

[@jeromesuckie9832]

Those two guys are real good friends.

[@NobleTheThinkingOne678]

I wish Powell could had handled the pressure. If he could had handled it, he would have pushed Usain Bolt till the end in the Olympic finals. Maybe Usain could had reached the low 9.6x or the high 9.5x margin. Maybe Powell could had ran a low 9.7x or high 9.6x. It’s insane to think about😎😎.

[@shaneetsaha1176]

True 🤩

[@malligrub]

What do you mean? Bolt did run 9.64 at London and 9.58 at the World Champs...Asafa also did run 9.72

[@orwellknew9112]

@@malligrub Maybe Noel was talking about 2008 as far as Bolt’s times?

[@Jimblefy]

Amazing speed from these guys. Awesome to watch. Thanks :)

[@shawbang7328]

I cant believe Asafa still has this power!!!!! truely lives up to that last name, been watching him since i was under 10

[@jamesmoore8007]

Loved the vid! Hate the misleading tittle. Keep up the good work!

[@clayonkelly1]

Big up Asafa, also a legend of the sport

[@unacceptableviews1505]

First time I saw him run, I nicknamed him "Lightning Bolt". An incredible athlete.

[@humanstation8193]

Coolest voice in sports commentating..great videos and clearly a fan of athletics

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

Bolt was so fast that you had to be one of the Top 10 fastest of all time to stand a chance. Asafa Powel, Tyson Gay, Yohan Blake, Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman are in the top ten and are the only men to ever beat Bolt. Heats and semis don't count

[@richardgallimore5976]

Not just top 10, Tyson/Yohan are tied in 2nd all-time, Powell is 4th, Gatlin is 5th & Coleman is 6th I believe (I could be wrong). So just top 6.

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

@@richardgallimore5976 You're right about Coleman. He was number 9 all time at the moment he beat Bolt, so I just said Top 10

[@slimfit767]

@@khumokwezimashapa2245 coleman beat bolt when bolt was about to retire....

[@luceinbattaglia9425]

Grande Asafa! Jah bless🦁One love

[@greatestclips6428]

So many impossibilities yet we break them, seems like impossibility is just a barrier we create to acknowledge that we can go beyond our goals.

[@wilhelmw3455]

Asafa Powell is perhaps the greatest sprinter not win an individual Olympic medal never mind gold medal

[@barrybrown2802]

He is

[@mssha1980]

Tyson Gay too for Olympic medal

[@HujaleDaBoss]

Amazing video, by a man with big heart!

[@pentz1]

Some athletes do not run well under pressure and expectation, I believe that Asafa was one of them

[@waterproof4403]

Druggie

[@SChome100]

@@waterproof4403 hater

[@ChristopherHarle41048]

It's really exciting to listen to your commentary, alongside the chosen clips. Who needs the Avengers?

[@jamrockpower594]

They both make us Jamaicans very proud

[@samsunglg6671]

I always saw something in Powell that separated him from his contemporaries, thanks for sharing ⚡😁🙏

[@sathya1034]

yes the perfect starts he gets is matched by none ...

[@normanfl6592]

Living legend.🔥🔥🔥

[@WhatTheFork]

Two great athletes! 🇯🇲

[@johnfromdownunder.4339]

Wow! This is amazing

[@nlebuzz]

Greatest sportsman of all times! GREATNESS!!!!!!!

[@Ben05866]

Impeccable

[@TheKuya28]

I remember noting that during the race introductions in the Olympics, Powell always had bags on his eyes, like he couldn't sleep the night before. That's probably a huge factor why he couldn't get it done during the big stage

[@NTMihaila]

I like the friendly competition and sportsmanship. :)

[@nikita.trukhanov]

He and Lemaitre are my favourite sprinters

[@sak1211]

all black no white , brothers are killing it😁

[@YourBestFriendforToday]

Powell, Blake, Bolt plus whoever Best 4x100 team in history

[@menstalk7030]

The Lamborghini of humans.

[@uw8850]

Great athletes. Powell's start and form were excellent but his endurance wasn't what it should be. He is still sub 10 king though.

[@saintygyal]

SUB 10 KING.

[@gavinlocke2301]

Awesome videos thanks

[@fightinginsight]

14 years yet it feels like it was yesterday! fml im gettin old

[@AngelRodriguez-dj4zq]

Asafa Powell one of my favorites sprinters ; but things started to change for him when he started messing with the toe drag sprint start .

[@jonathan-zo9nh]

3:48 I felt like his shirt was making him slower a little

[@TrevyTheYellowistMan]

Asafa Powell is my favorite 100m sprinter of all time

[@Maxwelliouss]

3:16 Flint Lockwood!

[@mentalasylumescapee6389]

i remember back when i was in my teens representing my small town in the National track and field finals for our whole country, i had no coaching and no training and all i wore on my feet were socks with duct tape strapping over them. i only ran fast when there was competition so i guess i was a natural...anyway the stadium had the rubber/composite track similar to international track and field level and my competition were boys from city schools that had full athletic training, coaches and they wore running shoes with the spikes and everything...i didn't win in those races but i wasn't far behind at all.

[@Xinkgs]

one of my fav sprinters Asa P

[@christopherwyatt6064]

Damn he is running like Scooby snacks are waiting for him, fastest man alive. Scooby Doobie Doo.

[@senem1769]

Bolt is just not human😳

[@timmytheinventor4746]

The myth about Bolt's start has to have started from this race. Usually he gets pretty decent starts but a lot of casual fans or just regular fans in general, say that he rarely has a good first 25 metres.

[@mssha1980]

I agree. Bad start Compared to who? He’s rarely left behind

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

I think it was pointed out here once, that he had more exact reaction time starts than any other sprinter 14 I think, but on average his reaction time was relatively low. When it was on, it was dead on. When it wasn't who cares he still won the race!

[@khumokwezimashapa2245]

Bruh. Tell them

[@eastafrika728]

Whatever the case, these guys have defied gravity and friction phenomenally.

[@hakeemembiid207]

Cool Runnings man theres something in the water in jamaica bro bro

[@surpzz]

Black excellence ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽

[@hingusleleh2150]

Powell is looking fine in that thumbnail 🔥

[@cauchalookn]

Powell and that Chinese guy are the fastest 40 yard & 60m sprinters in the world. PERFECT for football

[@nathansanders5919]

Bolt actually said in his autobiography that he was unhappy with his start so he let asafa take it.

[@seppwurzel4282]

...but Asafa let Bolt win at all the other occasions. Bolt should be a little more gratefull ;-)

[@alexreid2365]

@@seppwurzel4282 Oh don't cry 😢

[@garyproffitt5941]

Usain Bolt - Dynamite 😊

[@lyrics2challenged]

I know he understood he lost already, but Bolt still being comfortably second enough to not head nod for the chest extension is insane. I feel like it was already in his mind to win the next 100, 200 and whatever after for that season.

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

I really enjoy hearing about the, could have been greats, if the legends weren't there, athletes. It grounds perspective for us meer mortals.

[@muscle2714]

2:00 if you go frame by frame bolts foot reached the line first his foot is over the entire line when the other blokes just reaches it, but the other bloke leaned forward, if only bolt leaned in to it as well his head would of crossed first and won

[@kevobrs6019]

That's true observant one☺️

[@benden5095]

Powell has the best technique I have ever seen. He needed to have gotten a sports psychologist to help him through big games

[@TitiniusAndronicus]

Powell did Bolt a big pre-Olympic favour by preventing complacency.

[@SideHustleNigeria]

Nice 👍

[@OSMNKAYA-k2g]

What Christian Coleman will do in World Championship: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHy8p6eEjLuCjbM

[@carlkinglewis]

BRILLIANT CANAL

[@chad0x]

Bolt could have broken 9.5 if he didnt coast, I think.

[@marygrant1273]

I am glad that Powell picked up the slack for the Jamaican team

[@jamesmoore8007]

How Usain Bolt's UNBEATABLE SESSION Was Finally BROKEN Should be the tittle! Don't appreciate the click bait dude, You're content is to fire for this man. Saying a man is broken when he's a GOAT is a little fucked up without context

[@jheath102]

I thought the same thing

[@patriciabartley7634]

You should have mentioned they are both Jamaicans and Asafa Powell once held the Olympic 100 m world record

[@MrStoneprince]

Bolt is the Best.

[@rohanclarke4036]

Last I check Powell did a great job b4 Usian stepped on the tracks. Give Powell his flowers. U had a lot of greats until Usain stepped on the track. So don't discredit Powell because not a lot could beat him. Now both Powell and Usian retired but u still can't count Jamaica out in the men's track and field. The females are dominating every race so look out for the next Jamaican men track and field sprinters. It's going be epic.

[@kamill704]

dont know much about running ngl, not sure what im doing on this video but to me it seems like bolt has superior top speed while powell has this explosiveness off the block and quicker acceleration. might be completely off as i said, dont know jack sheet about running

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

What's absolute gold is the comradery between Bolt and Powell... Violent in the field, nothing but respect off it... . Not to be disrespectful, but Fraser Pryce and Thompson Herah should take notes.

[@mssha1980]

They don’t have to be friends or even like each other. They are competitors

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

@@mssha1980 They are not just competitors. They are also role models. Role models for 1st grade kids who plan on taking athletics.

[@mssha1980]

@@Krishnakumar-wl7ih it’s not their job to your child role model. They are competitors.

[@AngelGutierrez-gw3ff]

These guys almost run as fast as I do!!!! 🏃‍♂️

[@Visionary0001]

Powell didn't have the killer instinct needed to perform at his best (and possibly dominate) at the Olympic Games or at the World Championships. Having watched U.S. sprinter Michael Norman since he was in the 10th grade in High School, I fear that he might also have this same mental block. Only time will tell. Don't try to be too "nice", if you want to win and be a legend.

[@sparkinfitness4033]

Big ups usain and asafa🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@cisse1190]

Why the hell is no one taking about the camera man 🤔 3:17

[@astrosteve]

Because there was no camera man. It's a camera running along a track on the side. You can see the track on the left side at 3:45 and the camera a few seconds later.

[@peterrowe4734]

Jamaican athletes such as Merlene Ottey, Dionne Hemmings, Asafa Powel, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, 'Shrimpy' Clark, Trevor Berbick, Donald Quarrie, Usain Bolt, etc. were just seemingly regular persons; before they became famous. I may appear to be a regular person today. But if given a fair chance; Recorder Revolutionist, could also become a worthy asset to Jamaica, W.I., & the world at large. Imagine my vision.

[@fizi247]

Nice of someone to give credit where credit is due, for Asafa Piwell

[@David_7171]

Does the thumbnail mean that 9.77 winter storm race was a 9.57 in ideal conditions ?

[@TheAzraf123]

Man's rythm in that race oof