I think those days they (athletes) confuse a worl lead with the WR. Indeed Kerley and probably everyone else could use every drug out there and won't get the WR for sure!
@@Leonidas-eu9bb You are right. He probably meant to say World Lead, not World Record. Even with drugs, Tyson Gay was unable to repeat his 9.69s of 2009. With all the drugs in their bodies, Ben Johnson and the other athletes in that race couldn't run 9.58s. This means Usain Bolt's WR won't be surpassed by any drug cheat. It can only come from another rare talent.
@@samueltullis806 Yes, with most athletes it's just hype. But when the best of the best (like Shericka, Lyles and Coleman) talk about world records, it sounds like ambition.
I think that Kerley felt that he was dropped out of the "medal favorites conversation", and this was his overly aggressive move aiming at re-entering that conversation. Generally, I find his interviews, social media handling and PR lacking. Overly aggressive and cocky. The difference in force production between 9.76 and 9.57 is HUGE -- darn, this is a 2.20 meter gap -- and Kerley is no way near 9.76 form now. His unwise declaration will only make him a laughing stock and generate negative emotions in him for the rest of the season. So, in conclusion, this looks like a bad move by him.
Yeah, kinda disappointing from him. I love his incredible transition from 400 to 100 world champion. There's no need for this frankly. Consistent 9.7s will do the job.
The difference between Kerley and Lyles is that Lyles said he wants to run 9.65 and 19.10 by the end of his career. Given his performances so far and his steady improvements, you can see where he's coming from and although ambitious, you can potentially see it happening. Kerley saying he's breaking WR next race when he hasn't even run sub 10 this season is just delusional though.
@@kandiekane. Who knows, he did already run a 19.31 in 2022. And with the big improvements to his starts and his 60m splits recently, assuming he hasn't lost his top end speed it stands to reason that he could run a new PR this season. Even if it's not 19.10, I think he might potentially break the WR if he stays healthy and has a perfect race.
@@TomHenksYT a 19.3 he has not run in two years. He could not repeat it last year, denoting that he cannot run the 100 and 200 in the same competition and have enough energy left to run the 200 with a very fast time. When he ran 19.31 in 2022, he only ran the 200. Lyles is not the one who will break Bolt's record. He is fast, but not fast enough to top that record.
@@kandiekane.Couldn't have said this any better, people think running 19:19 and 9.58 is just left up to hard training naa man it takes something special to do these times! Lyles is fast just like you said but he's just not fast enough and he will never get close to any of Usain records and the sooner he accepts this the better athlete he's gonna become
Usain Bolt’s 100m world record is now officially the longest standing 100m world record in recorded 100m history having lasted since August 2009, breaking the Jim Hines 100m record which lasted all the way from October 1968 to July 1983 when Calvin Smith finally broke it. That is how good Usain Bolt’s 100m record really is. The fact that the fastest 100m sprinters that are currently competing PB’s are almost a full 0.2 seconds slower than Usain Bolt’s tells you that not a single sprinter that was born in the 1990’s is getting anywhere near that record. Fred Kerley is turning 29 this year, Trayvon Bromell is also turning 29 this year, Christian Coleman 28, Noah Lyles 27. None of them are suddenly going to get 0.2 seconds faster over a 100m distance whilst they are heading towards their 30’s. It’s a pipe dream. Talking about breaking the record keeps fans invested and keeps track and field in everyone’s mouths but the reality is that it’s nothing more than talk and that’s it.
Let me introduce you to Tyson Gay. First sub-10 at 24 and in under 3 calendar years 9.69. I think you shouldn’t be so sure of what is and isn’t possible.
@@GavinSmith1234 I’m specifically talking about the 9.58 world record, not when Usain Bolt first broke the 100m world record. The 9.58 world record is now the longest standing world record in men’s 100m history lasting longer than Jim Hines’ world record which lasted from October 1968 until July 1983.
No one in this generation of sprinters is even sniffing that record. No one has even run sub 9.7 since 2012. Hell, no one has run sub 9.75 since gatlin did it in 2015. Stop it Fred
I believe he’s just trying to get people to talk about him with that tweet. Mission accomplished. He knows damn well he won’t even get close to the WR.
Kerly did well to get down to 9.76 when you consider he started out as a 400m runner but has gone backwards over the last couple of years. The only Bolt record in touching distance is the 200m with Lyles being the most likely. Not only has he almost got a tenth of a second away from 19.19 but last season managed to run every 200m sub 20 which is an unbelievable statistic.
There's a dopamine hit that gets released when people talk about what they want to do. It's a feeling akin to actually accomplishing the goal. So, I bet he felt really good saying he's going to break the WR. ... From a fan point of view, humility is lauded and it's best to SHOW the level of dedication and practice you put into yourself and your career. That's the stuff that inspires.
I think Fred Kerley should just focus on winning the race. Even that will be a challenge for him at the moment. He hasn't even managed to break 10 seconds yet this year.
Kerley just wants attention and it's kinda sad for him to be posting this kinda stuff when he hasn't run anywhere close to his own 9.76 PB in recent years
Having an unrealistic goal is detrimental to the athlete. Ambition is awesome but this is delusional . No we won’t forget this tweet. Jackson was realistic with the 200 WR. That’s the difference
Great point about allowing runners the grace to set some lofty goals! A little tangential, but it brings-up an interesting conversation about the line between show-boating and exuberance. REQUEST: can you do a piece about runners getting disqualified for "showing-off"? An NCAA 400m runner (Michael Roth) was DQ'ed last week for celebrating too early, as was a high school sprinter (Brody Buffington) in 2023... if World Athletics or the Diamond League had the same standards then Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Letsile Tebogo and Noah Lyles would all have been DQ'ed for how they finished some high-level races in 2023... what's up the US college & high school race officials???
Don't forget that Bolt ran 9.63 in London 2012 & it is currently the OLYMPIC record. Also, no one has run under 9.7 in over a decade & Justin Gatlin is the last man to run under 9.75! Justin freaking Gatlin is the fastest man since Bolt retired. These sprinters be Delusional. smh
Fred is just setting his goals for the year and creating a buzz in the track community by such a brash prediction. I have no problem with this type of statement, it shows he is serious about this season. He's had a slow start because he wants to peak later in the season running his fastest times in July and August, not now.
"sports fans" should be ashamed for criticizing a Super Athlete for setting a super goal. That's disgraceful. If you don't set goals, you will not progress.
I understand but y you say super he is that different from everyone else no no no I don't think he is but he need to run n stop talking sh.. just training n run stop putting pressure on himself
There’s no world where Fred Kerley is right, it’s not like he’s saying he’d break it at some point in the season or at some point in his career, He’s saying he’d break it in his next Race, that’s an insane thing to say when you’ve not even broken 10 seconds this season, that’s actually very disrespectful to the record, and what makes this worse is that this is not the first time Fred is saying something like this, he was talking about “Phase 42” and he never did it, he’s talked about the 100m WR together (although mostly through other people and not directly), he never did it. This is not setting a goal this is just talking for talking's sake, saying something that there’s no logical or realistic reason behind, why someone who has not won any of his last 2-3 races and not only that, has run quite slow should claim that he’ll be breaking the World record in his next race that’s less than a month away from his last race is beyond me, anyone who has trained at any level in athletics or sports in general knows that’s not possible, that’s not a goal that’s just talking big for attention.
@@TheoOJamaloO1 at least in 2022 he was coming off a very good season in 2021, we had seen Trayvon and Omanyala run 9.7s in Kenya when they were nowhere near that shape (Trayvon had run 9.9 in the other race he ran without altitude in that period) so I was not really shocked at his claim even though I didn't think It'd be possible, but right now he's coming from a bad season last year and has had a mediocre season so far, His claim is Just utterly ridiculous
Difference between supporters and haters. Imagine putting someone down for being ambitious. Want to see him fail so you can laugh at him... no real support
@@kwakusmall5706 there is " being ambitious " & " being ridiculous or arrogant " ....Kerley is on the second boat right now & Us sprinters will show him where he truly is soon
That's delusional. So he went 9.7s high, therefore he can go 9.68s? That doesn't even make sense. Since 2022, Fred hasn't been looking good. Fred used to have impressive top end speed maintenance, but he hasn't shown that in recent times. Also, he doesn't have the start for a 9.6s.
I love your measured response to the Kerley declaration. This entire early outdoor season season has been weird with many of the favorites not even competing and letting the college and high schoolers take the spotlight (I'm looking at you Bob Kersee). Many of the coaches are afraid to burnout their athletes before this summer's trials for their respective countries. As a fellow Texan, I love Fred Kerley's betting on himself and his bravado, but based on last year's WC disappointment and current early season results, Kerley does need to temper his public responses. Like someone said he has not even broken 10s this season . That's a BIG jump to the WR and get some side-eye nd questioning if he did break it. As far as anyone coming close to Bolt's Beamonesque WR, I think Tebogo has the best chance to break that 100m record. However, he needs a rival to push as I do not think he can run that fast without the external rivalry. If a Knighton would step down and start to run more 100m then maybe they could push each other.
AND ALSO...Jackson has a right to speak about the record because she is literally 0.07secs away from it. Same thing in the 100m...the ladies can talk about it because alot of them are close or have been close in the past ( Elaine @ 10.54/ 0.06ses away, Shelly @10.60/ 0.11secs away , Jacko and Richardson @ 10.65/ 0.16 secs away). The sexism is sooo real because how are we talking about these men when no sprint records have fallen. If we take the last 4 years, not a single Mens sprint record has been broken ( aside from what Christopher Morales-Williams did in his indoor season, to which didn't count)...but then on the Womens side...Elaine Thompson Herah has the olympic record @ 10.61 ( and in my opinion her 10.54 is the true world record, cuz im still suspicious of flojo, even though her running form was near perfection in 88), Sha'carri Richardson has the World Championship record @ 10.65, And Jacko has the 200m world championship record @ 21.41 ( to which I think flojos record of 21.34 has a chance of being broken if Elaine is in top form and has to go head to head with Jacko... and that will be a race given the rivalry and the beef amongst Jamaican Womens Track). So I truly have no clue why we're getting hype off of men that barely no what 9.7 mid feels like. Elaine will remain the closest person to get to that record ( and I willl dare to say if she is fit and injury free/minor injuries...that 100m record could be in danger, now that she is with Renaldo Walcott, who is the man behind Shelly anns 2022 season where she 10.6s on numerous occasions because of what elaine did in 21...so with Walcott training both of them...that finals is gonna be all gas no breaks) COULD YOU PPPLLLLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE do a segment on the WOMENS records and the potential of them being broken in Paris...thats way more interesting! How are Men talking about records when the closest one has not run that fast since 2022, and the rest are literally 0.34 seconds away. Setting ambitious goals aside...make it make sense.
It’s an unreasonable take. Athletes can set goals. But saying what you will do and what you aim to do, are two different things. And your goals need to be grounded in some logic or evidence, or it’s disrespectful to those who actually achieved the current world records
Love your takes! Everyone said Fred was crazy for dropping down to the 100, and now he is a world champion in that event. Of he believes he can get the record, he had my vote of confidence
How would you know that this is weird? How would you know the person that is going to break bolts record has not been born yet? people from one years old to 10 years old, you know all these people? voodoo island brains.🧠
Knighton? Lol. Man, you guys are all clueless... Knighton has not even gone sub 10s and you guys talk about him breaking the WR in the 100m? Might as well saying anybody can break the WR in the 100m...
I hear you and kind of agree, but everyone criticized Noah for saying he wanted to run those times last year. Which is essentially my point, we set an arbitrary time for athletes to run before they can start talking openly about their ambitious goals. If Noah had run 19.35, or 19.40, or 19.45 would it still make sense for him to talk about the world record? Or is there a specific time marker he had to hit?
@@TheFinalLeg It makes sense that’s there’s a marker to hit because when you’re too far from a goal, there’s no point in aiming for it. It’s difference aiming for 19.10 when you’ve ran 19.31 compared to 19.7. Especially with Fred since he said in his next race. But he can aim for whatever he wants it’s not like it’s that big a deal or “offensive to bolt” like some stans say. Plus aiming too high can lead to disadvantage (but prob not for Fred I don’t think he works like that)
@@HONEST-xj4rr I hear that and agree. As noted, I don't think the 100m record is going down for years. But I'm just trying to highlight that there is an arbitrary line that we all set as fans. If Fred Kerley didn't talk about his goals publicly, but then actually hit a mark and showed us his book later on (like Shericka and Zharnel have done) we would say he was so on point. But if he talks about it in the moment, we make fun of him. Again, I don't think the world record is going down, but I think we need to give grace to athletes who publicly communicate their goals no matter how crazy they sound. But I agree that in certain circumstances, there could be aspects of aiming too high and it turns out to be a detriment vs a benefit.
Excellent perspective, you opened my mond to different aspects i wasnt even considering. People call is bluff or whatever, but i love when athletes make bold statements, as you said, its brought hin back into the conversation, and i can imagine his next race will garner alot of media and public attention. I am happy guys like Lyles, even Kerley now are talking big and i am rooting for him to drop a world leading time. Even if he doesnt break any records, that will definitely bring him back to the sprinting table. Lets not forget he is a former world champion
I understand an athlete has to set goals. That's normally something you do at the start of the season. If you achieved those goals early. Then you set new goals. Fred is just gassing us up. His real goal should be trying to win the next race. The cat ain't looking close to win nothing.
Mmm. Interesting. I think the only runners currently who have a shot at breaking a Bolt record are Lyles & Tebogo in the 200. As far as 100 meter WR it is untouchable
@@kandiekane.19.31 3rd fastest athlete in that distance is no joke. I don’t see Knighton coming close to his 19.49 but Lyle’s has ran sub 19.5 more than once and has 100m speed knighton ain’t even break 10
@@jehovahrohi969 yall keep saying this. That’s not how track works you’re not limited by anything. If you run a fast time that’s it. Some people can do it in one try and break record.
Everyone laughed at Kerley when he left the 400m to do the 100m in 2022, he then went on to win the world champs. He believes in himself and that's the first step to achieve greatness! Honestly we need more people being vocal to get the public talking about the sport.
Kerley should have instead said his goal is to win the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, which I believe he is capable of doing after winning the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. While I highly doubt he will break Bolt's record, he has the body type (6'3", 205 lbs) and musculature to run a sub-9.7 100M if he runs a perfect race.
“Life goes on” is the biggest truth here. Fred has been building his wealth and prosperity outside of the sport. So why not let him chase after these “outrageous” goals?
In the official 9.6 club, Bolt ran it twice and Gay/Blake each ran it once. Gay's unofficial time of 9.68s during 2008 was wind assisted after a he broke the NR with 9.77s from Greene's 9.79 in the previous heat. All three men has officially dish out 9.7 more than a few and even they don't see 9.5 on-demand like that.
I love it,Seeing all the Kerley haters coming out of the woodwork like roaches. It's not likely he will break the record,but its great for track and field that he said what he said. I like Fred Kerley.He is a champion and no one can take that away. Hate on haters! I love it.
If he was going to break the WR in his next race, why didn’t he just do it in his last race??? It’s just track athletes trying to get eyes on their sport.
Well, it doesn't actually say that HE will break the world record time in the 100m, it just says 'World record'. Could it be Noah? This is why he is not crazy.
those high schoolers are a different era. theres a bunch of teen boys running fast times rn...when those athletes get into their prime...Kerley will be retiring...different era and thankfully so cuz the youngins are giving me hope for mens sprints again...cuz this 9.8 era ain't it.
I say why not? Folks were shook when he dropped 9.76s in 2022 and didn't even know he could run that fast. I don't think he'll beat the WR, but that doesn't mean that he shouldn't try
All the runs we have seen this season, none has gone below 9.9 seconds talk more of sub 9.6seconds. Its as if we are going back to the era where 9.9seconds is highly celebrated
There is a fundamental reason that I disagree with your comments about the athletes perspective. Goals are not unique to athletes. Many people have goals for all sorts of reasons, personal, work/career related, education, etc. The commonly accepted approach to goals is to have short and long terms goals and that the short term goals should be achievable. The theory being that, you have something you want to achieve (your long term goal) and there are steps you need to make to get there (your short term goals). Only by making the short term goals achievable can you hope for the long term goal to be achievable. As well as giving you a good idea that you are making the progress that you were hoping to make, the achievement of the short term goals serves as a motivator to reach the next target. What Fred Kerley has done is created the shortest term possible goal that anyone who is not Fred Kerley believes is 100% not ahcievable with no long term goal. To have this as his long term goal would be ambitious, but understandable, but coming out with this is more likely to make people not take him seriously and potentially alienate fans who could be ridiculed by association. Don't get me wrong, I can see reasons for people in the public eye coming out with such crazy rhetoric, but it has nothing to do with their actual goals, it's more to do with deliberately putting pressure on yourself to perform.
I think that bring more attention to the sport, like I saw Lamont Marcell Jacobs comment “😂😂” under a instagram post, and also I think it’s a shoot for the moon if you miss you'll land among the stars, type thing which’s genius.
Kerley needs to buy a pair of adidas prime sp2 and a pair of his old Nike bounce spikes(spray paint both)...think his sponsor ASICS spikes are effing his different leg build....I personally think, he and coleman are similar to asafa Powell in core and leg build, but if you look at the mvp Powell franno program it was more multi purpose heavy weights and longer runs as recovery testing week....possibly more accels also...granted they likely trained more on grass than coleman, which yielded the 9.7s in those nike ja Flys...he should also still use his old pumas he had when he first went sub 10 Florida and Czech republic...
Better he said he would run a PB. He can’t run the WR in the shape he is in. Firestorm as he disrespects Usain with that statement. Tell you what, I am gonna run 9.57s even though I am no sprinter. Possible, no?
Is it possible? Absolutely. But hear me out: je doesnt look like he prioritizes rest all that much and he tends to "take the science out" of his running too often. When i truly believe that at some point, it takes the science of your form and sticking to it. Example: Jamaicans using the uphill running for the lean advantage. I applaud him setting that goal too. Push the limits of the human body. See what we can do!
Since 2012, only one man has run under 10 seconds at the Oslo Diamond League and that was Christian Coleman in 2019 I will be surprised if Fred runs faster than 10.1
Athletes like Fred and Lyles are outstanding runners. However they are too focused on a record. What they should be focused on is staying healthy and make some money.. At their age, what is next. They are talking as if they don't realise how long it took them to be where they are at now.. The record can be broken but ego and hype won't help to do so..
If that record is broken between 2024-2034, that athlete is probably in grade school- middle school right now. Bolt set the bar too high; only a once in a generation caliper sprinter can exceed his achievement. I like Fred putting it out there; he needs somethin’ to light a fire under his patootie.
Good for Kerley. There's a career in standup comedy waiting for him after track.
😂😂😂exactly
I think those days they (athletes) confuse a worl lead with the WR.
Indeed Kerley and probably everyone else could use every drug out there and won't get the WR for sure!
@@Leonidas-eu9bb You are right. He probably meant to say World Lead, not World Record.
Even with drugs, Tyson Gay was unable to repeat his 9.69s of 2009. With all the drugs in their bodies, Ben Johnson and the other athletes in that race couldn't run 9.58s. This means Usain Bolt's WR won't be surpassed by any drug cheat. It can only come from another rare talent.
@johnsonanum
A lot of athletes in all areas of sports love to "Hype" themselves up to get likes, followers, or just attention to be relevant;
@@samueltullis806 Yes, with most athletes it's just hype. But when the best of the best (like Shericka, Lyles and Coleman) talk about world records, it sounds like ambition.
Fred practicing his Stand Up routine 🤣🤣🤣
Bro is gonna absolutely dominate that race with a 9.98s (+2.4).
🤣
Winning the Olympic 100m gold in Paris would be a great achievement for Fred Kerley but the world record is another story.
and he has competition in Usa for the 100 spot first to pass
He's not winning the US Olympic trial. He can't even run 9.85 much less 9.58. When last as he run sub 10? The dude is a bozo.
he will be lucky to make the us team
When they can jog 9.8 in the heats and 9.7 in semi....I'll pay attention.
Really true they all run fast every rounds so damn stupid
Bro is gonna run 9.97
Fr 😂
Wind assisted.
@@trogpo 🤣🤣🤣facts
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most likely ....that statement is ridiculous
I think that Kerley felt that he was dropped out of the "medal favorites conversation", and this was his overly aggressive move aiming at re-entering that conversation. Generally, I find his interviews, social media handling and PR lacking. Overly aggressive and cocky. The difference in force production between 9.76 and 9.57 is HUGE -- darn, this is a 2.20 meter gap -- and Kerley is no way near 9.76 form now. His unwise declaration will only make him a laughing stock and generate negative emotions in him for the rest of the season. So, in conclusion, this looks like a bad move by him.
Other Us sprinters will show him where he is at at trials ....anyway 😝
Highley true
Noah Lyles clowned him last season. Noah literally called him out and he tucked his tail like a poodle.
Yeah it is just a way to garner attention since he has entered into irrelevancy
Yeah, kinda disappointing from him. I love his incredible transition from 400 to 100 world champion. There's no need for this frankly. Consistent 9.7s will do the job.
You know darn well he isn't running a wr. Unless he gets in Goku's hyperbollic time chamber.
Bro will need a good PED program on top of
Legit he could break it if he could get in that chamber 😂😂
The difference between Kerley and Lyles is that Lyles said he wants to run 9.65 and 19.10 by the end of his career. Given his performances so far and his steady improvements, you can see where he's coming from and although ambitious, you can potentially see it happening. Kerley saying he's breaking WR next race when he hasn't even run sub 10 this season is just delusional though.
I can't see that happening, not at all.
Lyles is not running neither of these times this season.
@@kandiekane. Who knows, he did already run a 19.31 in 2022. And with the big improvements to his starts and his 60m splits recently, assuming he hasn't lost his top end speed it stands to reason that he could run a new PR this season. Even if it's not 19.10, I think he might potentially break the WR if he stays healthy and has a perfect race.
@@TomHenksYT a 19.3 he has not run in two years. He could not repeat it last year, denoting that he cannot run the 100 and 200 in the same competition and have enough energy left to run the 200 with a very fast time. When he ran 19.31 in 2022, he only ran the 200. Lyles is not the one who will break Bolt's record. He is fast, but not fast enough to top that record.
@@kandiekane.Couldn't have said this any better, people think running 19:19 and 9.58 is just left up to hard training naa man it takes something special to do these times! Lyles is fast just like you said but he's just not fast enough and he will never get close to any of Usain records and the sooner he accepts this the better athlete he's gonna become
Kerley's been talking out of his ass for 2 years
literally. He was non existent last year
No one can break 9.58 they talk too much
Usain Bolt’s 100m world record is now officially the longest standing 100m world record in recorded 100m history having lasted since August 2009, breaking the Jim Hines 100m record which lasted all the way from October 1968 to July 1983 when Calvin Smith finally broke it.
That is how good Usain Bolt’s 100m record really is. The fact that the fastest 100m sprinters that are currently competing PB’s are almost a full 0.2 seconds slower than Usain Bolt’s tells you that not a single sprinter that was born in the 1990’s is getting anywhere near that record.
Fred Kerley is turning 29 this year, Trayvon Bromell is also turning 29 this year, Christian Coleman 28, Noah Lyles 27. None of them are suddenly going to get 0.2 seconds faster over a 100m distance whilst they are heading towards their 30’s. It’s a pipe dream. Talking about breaking the record keeps fans invested and keeps track and field in everyone’s mouths but the reality is that it’s nothing more than talk and that’s it.
None of these new runners have yet to achieve the 2nd place time of 9.71 that tyson gay ran in the world record race
@@Eastsidecrime”10.71” definitely was beaten by all of them
Let me introduce you to Tyson Gay. First sub-10 at 24 and in under 3 calendar years 9.69. I think you shouldn’t be so sure of what is and isn’t possible.
Usain first broke the record in May 2008,9.72, then later that year at the Olympics 9.69. This August makes 16 years
@@GavinSmith1234
I’m specifically talking about the 9.58 world record, not when Usain Bolt first broke the 100m world record. The 9.58 world record is now the longest standing world record in men’s 100m history lasting longer than Jim Hines’ world record which lasted from October 1968 until July 1983.
No one in this generation of sprinters is even sniffing that record. No one has even run sub 9.7 since 2012. Hell, no one has run sub 9.75 since gatlin did it in 2015. Stop it Fred
I believe he’s just trying to get people to talk about him with that tweet. Mission accomplished. He knows damn well he won’t even get close to the WR.
I never knew Kerley was an aspiring comedian.
Fred was still high on Yellow Yam and Ackee from his recent visit to Jamaica when he made the comment, so don't judge him too harshly.
😂lol I think so too
Kerly did well to get down to 9.76 when you consider he started out as a 400m runner but has gone backwards over the last couple of years. The only Bolt record in touching distance is the 200m with Lyles being the most likely. Not only has he almost got a tenth of a second away from 19.19 but last season managed to run every 200m sub 20 which is an unbelievable statistic.
Lyles is not breaking that record. Tebogo or Knighton are better candidates.
Noah ran every race under 20 in 2022 not 2023
Big difference is that Shericka beat people by daylight and is very close to the record !
It is an insult to the 9.58. He should have some respect. He said this a couple of years ago and didn’t even make the US 🇺🇸 team.
Man. At this rate. Fred is gonna set the WR for most failed attempts at setting a WR 😂
There's a dopamine hit that gets released when people talk about what they want to do. It's a feeling akin to actually accomplishing the goal. So, I bet he felt really good saying he's going to break the WR. ... From a fan point of view, humility is lauded and it's best to SHOW the level of dedication and practice you put into yourself and your career. That's the stuff that inspires.
I think Fred Kerley should just focus on winning the race. Even that will be a challenge for him at the moment. He hasn't even managed to break 10 seconds yet this year.
Kerley just wants attention and it's kinda sad for him to be posting this kinda stuff when he hasn't run anywhere close to his own 9.76 PB in recent years
The closest anyone has gotten to breaking 9.58 seconds is from Bolt himself who ran 9.63 in the London Olympics 100 meter final in 2012.
Having an unrealistic goal is detrimental to the athlete. Ambition is awesome but this is delusional . No we won’t forget this tweet. Jackson was realistic with the 200 WR. That’s the difference
Great point about allowing runners the grace to set some lofty goals! A little tangential, but it brings-up an interesting conversation about the line between show-boating and exuberance.
REQUEST: can you do a piece about runners getting disqualified for "showing-off"? An NCAA 400m runner (Michael Roth) was DQ'ed last week for celebrating too early, as was a high school sprinter (Brody Buffington) in 2023... if World Athletics or the Diamond League had the same standards then Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Letsile Tebogo and Noah Lyles would all have been DQ'ed for how they finished some high-level races in 2023... what's up the US college & high school race officials???
Bolt came close again with 9.63
Don't forget that Bolt ran 9.63 in London 2012 & it is currently the OLYMPIC record. Also, no one has run under 9.7 in over a decade & Justin Gatlin is the last man to run under 9.75! Justin freaking Gatlin is the fastest man since Bolt retired. These sprinters be Delusional. smh
Kerley understands something about promotion, but should provide a bit more current evidence before starting any new promotion.
Fred is just setting his goals for the year and creating a buzz in the track community by such a brash prediction. I have no problem with this type of statement, it shows he is serious about this season. He's had a slow start because he wants to peak later in the season running his fastest times in July and August, not now.
Nothing wrong with setting goals, but set realistic goals. He sounds like corporate America.
He's not creating a buzz...
"sports fans" should be ashamed for criticizing a Super Athlete for setting a super goal. That's disgraceful. If you don't set goals, you will not progress.
Super athlete! 🤣🤣🤣
I understand but y you say super he is that different from everyone else no no no I don't think he is but he need to run n stop talking sh.. just training n run stop putting pressure on himself
You have no idea about what you are talking about about TheeMellonman !
There’s no world where Fred Kerley is right, it’s not like he’s saying he’d break it at some point in the season or at some point in his career, He’s saying he’d break it in his next Race, that’s an insane thing to say when you’ve not even broken 10 seconds this season, that’s actually very disrespectful to the record, and what makes this worse is that this is not the first time Fred is saying something like this, he was talking about “Phase 42” and he never did it, he’s talked about the 100m WR together (although mostly through other people and not directly), he never did it. This is not setting a goal this is just talking for talking's sake, saying something that there’s no logical or realistic reason behind, why someone who has not won any of his last 2-3 races and not only that, has run quite slow should claim that he’ll be breaking the World record in his next race that’s less than a month away from his last race is beyond me, anyone who has trained at any level in athletics or sports in general knows that’s not possible, that’s not a goal that’s just talking big for attention.
He's a Clown at this point. I have lost all respect for him when he said he will break the wr in Kenya in 2022.
@@TheoOJamaloO1 at least in 2022 he was coming off a very good season in 2021, we had seen Trayvon and Omanyala run 9.7s in Kenya when they were nowhere near that shape (Trayvon had run 9.9 in the other race he ran without altitude in that period) so I was not really shocked at his claim even though I didn't think It'd be possible, but right now he's coming from a bad season last year and has had a mediocre season so far, His claim is Just utterly ridiculous
The only time he will ever break the 100 m world record is in his mind with a hurricane blowing behind him.
Lord a mercy!
CRAZY STATEMENT and i love fred but damn big time clowning incoming after he flops
Difference between supporters and haters. Imagine putting someone down for being ambitious. Want to see him fail so you can laugh at him... no real support
@@kwakusmall5706 there is " being ambitious " & " being ridiculous or arrogant " ....Kerley is on the second boat right now & Us sprinters will show him where he truly is soon
Noone will touch any of Bolts records in 100 years!
9.58
19.19
36.84
These times are out of this world😮
Why not wait til the olympic final to really make it matter?
People forget he ran multiplr 9,7s ONE YEAR after transitioning from the 400 to the 100. If he's in 2022 shape, he can definitely get the NR 9,68
The record is 9.58....not 9.6x which Fred can't even achieve ! Stop watering. It down fit !
That's delusional. So he went 9.7s high, therefore he can go 9.68s? That doesn't even make sense.
Since 2022, Fred hasn't been looking good.
Fred used to have impressive top end speed maintenance, but he hasn't shown that in recent times. Also, he doesn't have the start for a 9.6s.
He probably won’t even make the Olympics let alone threaten the WR
Freddy just spoke in tongues
I love your measured response to the Kerley declaration. This entire early outdoor season season has been weird with many of the favorites not even competing and letting the college and high schoolers take the spotlight (I'm looking at you Bob Kersee). Many of the coaches are afraid to burnout their athletes before this summer's trials for their respective countries.
As a fellow Texan, I love Fred Kerley's betting on himself and his bravado, but based on last year's WC disappointment and current early season results, Kerley does need to temper his public responses. Like someone said he has not even broken 10s this season . That's a BIG jump to the WR and get some side-eye nd questioning if he did break it.
As far as anyone coming close to Bolt's Beamonesque WR, I think Tebogo has the best chance to break that 100m record. However, he needs a rival to push as I do not think he can run that fast without the external rivalry. If a Knighton would step down and start to run more 100m then maybe they could push each other.
He can't even break the American record of 9.69 by tyson gay SO HOW WILL HE RUN 9.58???? HE 👒 🎩 CAPPING
We take Shericka serious because she is close and earn the right to make a comment like that.
AND ALSO...Jackson has a right to speak about the record because she is literally 0.07secs away from it. Same thing in the 100m...the ladies can talk about it because alot of them are close or have been close in the past ( Elaine @ 10.54/ 0.06ses away, Shelly @10.60/ 0.11secs away , Jacko and Richardson @ 10.65/ 0.16 secs away). The sexism is sooo real because how are we talking about these men when no sprint records have fallen. If we take the last 4 years, not a single Mens sprint record has been broken ( aside from what Christopher Morales-Williams did in his indoor season, to which didn't count)...but then on the Womens side...Elaine Thompson Herah has the olympic record @ 10.61 ( and in my opinion her 10.54 is the true world record, cuz im still suspicious of flojo, even though her running form was near perfection in 88), Sha'carri Richardson has the World Championship record @ 10.65, And Jacko has the 200m world championship record @ 21.41 ( to which I think flojos record of 21.34 has a chance of being broken if Elaine is in top form and has to go head to head with Jacko... and that will be a race given the rivalry and the beef amongst Jamaican Womens Track). So I truly have no clue why we're getting hype off of men that barely no what 9.7 mid feels like. Elaine will remain the closest person to get to that record ( and I willl dare to say if she is fit and injury free/minor injuries...that 100m record could be in danger, now that she is with Renaldo Walcott, who is the man behind Shelly anns 2022 season where she 10.6s on numerous occasions because of what elaine did in 21...so with Walcott training both of them...that finals is gonna be all gas no breaks)
COULD YOU PPPLLLLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE do a segment on the WOMENS records and the potential of them being broken in Paris...thats way more interesting!
How are Men talking about records when the closest one has not run that fast since 2022, and the rest are literally 0.34 seconds away. Setting ambitious goals aside...make it make sense.
It’s an unreasonable take.
Athletes can set goals. But saying what you will do and what you aim to do, are two different things. And your goals need to be grounded in some logic or evidence, or it’s disrespectful to those who actually achieved the current world records
Love your takes! Everyone said Fred was crazy for dropping down to the 100, and now he is a world champion in that event. Of he believes he can get the record, he had my vote of confidence
I like Fred Kerley, but just because he "said" it is meaningless. Don't TELL me what you are going to do. Instead, SHOW me what you have already done.
Yeah but he's not showing it that's the problem
Man fi broke Bolt's record isn't born yet
How would you know that this is weird? How would you know the person that is going to break bolts record has not been born yet? people from one years old to 10 years old, you know all these people? voodoo island brains.🧠
LOL Fred Kerley is a good comedian , he is not that guy but I see alot of promise in Knighton
Knighton has never ran sub 10
Knighton? Lol. Man, you guys are all clueless... Knighton has not even gone sub 10s and you guys talk about him breaking the WR in the 100m? Might as well saying anybody can break the WR in the 100m...
The dude that never ran a sub 10?
It makes sense when Noah says it because he's ran 19.31 in the 200m Fred Kelly has never ran anywhere near the 100 m or the 200m world record.
I hear you and kind of agree, but everyone criticized Noah for saying he wanted to run those times last year. Which is essentially my point, we set an arbitrary time for athletes to run before they can start talking openly about their ambitious goals. If Noah had run 19.35, or 19.40, or 19.45 would it still make sense for him to talk about the world record? Or is there a specific time marker he had to hit?
@@TheFinalLeg It makes sense that’s there’s a marker to hit because when you’re too far from a goal, there’s no point in aiming for it. It’s difference aiming for 19.10 when you’ve ran 19.31 compared to 19.7. Especially with Fred since he said in his next race. But he can aim for whatever he wants it’s not like it’s that big a deal or “offensive to bolt” like some stans say. Plus aiming too high can lead to disadvantage (but prob not for Fred I don’t think he works like that)
@@TheFinalLegas for Noah the time maker 19.31 is good because bolt ran 19.30 then ran 19.19
@@HONEST-xj4rr I hear that and agree. As noted, I don't think the 100m record is going down for years. But I'm just trying to highlight that there is an arbitrary line that we all set as fans. If Fred Kerley didn't talk about his goals publicly, but then actually hit a mark and showed us his book later on (like Shericka and Zharnel have done) we would say he was so on point. But if he talks about it in the moment, we make fun of him.
Again, I don't think the world record is going down, but I think we need to give grace to athletes who publicly communicate their goals no matter how crazy they sound.
But I agree that in certain circumstances, there could be aspects of aiming too high and it turns out to be a detriment vs a benefit.
@@k.o6157 Makes sense. So if Noah ran 19.35 he couldn't have spoken about the world record?🤔
Pretty sure the last time we saw 9.6 anything was Bolt again in London running 9.63 I could be wrong but I think we haven’t seen 9.6 since 2012.
Excellent perspective, you opened my mond to different aspects i wasnt even considering. People call is bluff or whatever, but i love when athletes make bold statements, as you said, its brought hin back into the conversation, and i can imagine his next race will garner alot of media and public attention.
I am happy guys like Lyles, even Kerley now are talking big and i am rooting for him to drop a world leading time. Even if he doesnt break any records, that will definitely bring him back to the sprinting table. Lets not forget he is a former world champion
I understand an athlete has to set goals. That's normally something you do at the start of the season. If you achieved those goals early. Then you set new goals. Fred is just gassing us up. His real goal should be trying to win the next race. The cat ain't looking close to win nothing.
Mmm. Interesting. I think the only runners currently who have a shot at breaking a Bolt record are Lyles & Tebogo in the 200. As far as 100 meter WR it is untouchable
The only people breaking Bolts 200 is Tebogo and Knighton if any at all. Lyles is not breaking anything.
@@kandiekane.19.31 3rd fastest athlete in that distance is no joke. I don’t see Knighton coming close to his 19.49 but Lyle’s has ran sub 19.5 more than once and has 100m speed knighton ain’t even break 10
They have to beat Yohan Blake 19.26 first b4 talking about Bolt's 19.19.
@@jehovahrohi969 yall keep saying this. That’s not how track works you’re not limited by anything. If you run a fast time that’s it. Some people can do it in one try and break record.
Everyone laughed at Kerley when he left the 400m to do the 100m in 2022, he then went on to win the world champs. He believes in himself and that's the first step to achieve greatness! Honestly we need more people being vocal to get the public talking about the sport.
Kerley should have instead said his goal is to win the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, which I believe he is capable of doing after winning the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. While I highly doubt he will break Bolt's record, he has the body type (6'3", 205 lbs) and musculature to run a sub-9.7 100M if he runs a perfect race.
“Life goes on” is the biggest truth here. Fred has been building his wealth and prosperity outside of the sport. So why not let him chase after these “outrageous” goals?
Because he's not even close to 9.58. His best this season is 10.03
In the official 9.6 club, Bolt ran it twice and Gay/Blake each ran it once. Gay's unofficial time of 9.68s during 2008 was wind assisted after a he broke the NR with 9.77s from Greene's 9.79 in the previous heat.
All three men has officially dish out 9.7 more than a few and even they don't see 9.5 on-demand like that.
I love it,Seeing all the Kerley haters coming out of the woodwork like roaches. It's not likely he will break the record,but its great for track and field that he said what he said. I like Fred Kerley.He is a champion and no one can take that away. Hate on haters! I love it.
If he was going to break the WR in his next race, why didn’t he just do it in his last race??? It’s just track athletes trying to get eyes on their sport.
Go for it!
Well, it doesn't actually say that HE will break the world record time in the 100m, it just says 'World record'. Could it be Noah? This is why he is not crazy.
$100 for everyone who likes this comment if Fred Kerley ever breaks the 100m world record.
Not crazy. Just completely delusional.
In the next race? It is an unrealisti goal. Many will be looking on, to have a laugh.
Kerley is not even that close breaking the 100m record okay. Look how long the 100m record stood and no one not that close anyway.
I'm convinced anything can happen after seeing that high schooler run 9.93!
Go have some bloodclat sense
@@donaldquarrie5017 WTF are you talking about?
@drytool none of these clowns 🤡 you talking about cannot break any of bolts records go back under your rass rock
those high schoolers are a different era. theres a bunch of teen boys running fast times rn...when those athletes get into their prime...Kerley will be retiring...different era and thankfully so cuz the youngins are giving me hope for mens sprints again...cuz this 9.8 era ain't it.
@@immigrantlessons9928 Yeah!!
Nice break down , fred kerley is liveing in dream land if he thinks he can break Bolts record,
We didn't forget about the tweet.
I say why not? Folks were shook when he dropped 9.76s in 2022 and didn't even know he could run that fast. I don't think he'll beat the WR, but that doesn't mean that he shouldn't try
Arguably, not going to happen. The 100m record going to stand for a long time, like Flo Jo 100m record as well
All the runs we have seen this season, none has gone below 9.9 seconds talk more of sub 9.6seconds. Its as if we are going back to the era where 9.9seconds is highly celebrated
I don't mind people being cocky and self confident. Cocky athletes add a bit of excitement to races. A 9.58 seems completely delusional though
There is a fundamental reason that I disagree with your comments about the athletes perspective. Goals are not unique to athletes. Many people have goals for all sorts of reasons, personal, work/career related, education, etc. The commonly accepted approach to goals is to have short and long terms goals and that the short term goals should be achievable. The theory being that, you have something you want to achieve (your long term goal) and there are steps you need to make to get there (your short term goals). Only by making the short term goals achievable can you hope for the long term goal to be achievable. As well as giving you a good idea that you are making the progress that you were hoping to make, the achievement of the short term goals serves as a motivator to reach the next target.
What Fred Kerley has done is created the shortest term possible goal that anyone who is not Fred Kerley believes is 100% not ahcievable with no long term goal. To have this as his long term goal would be ambitious, but understandable, but coming out with this is more likely to make people not take him seriously and potentially alienate fans who could be ridiculed by association.
Don't get me wrong, I can see reasons for people in the public eye coming out with such crazy rhetoric, but it has nothing to do with their actual goals, it's more to do with deliberately putting pressure on yourself to perform.
"when you hear poo a talk; shake firestick" A Jamaican Proverb..Dream on Fredie bruv🎉
I like Fred like Freddie he's heading for stand up comedy now great guy
I think that bring more attention to the sport, like I saw Lamont Marcell Jacobs comment “😂😂” under a instagram post, and also I think it’s a shoot for the moon if you miss you'll land among the stars, type thing which’s genius.
I think Fred forgot the record is 9.58, not 9.85.
Track has no espn or first take Fred’s a genius for this
That is a pathetic statement from kerley - he is not even gonna qualify from the US trials 😂
i too feel that he will not qualify for Paris 2024 Olympics
Stop dude ! Stop pondering and pimping . People may break world records this year for sure , but not Kerley !
Bolt and Kerley is not in the same conversation !
People can say whatever they want. But, bringing wishes to reality is another thing, another thing!!
That 100m record is not fucking going down. Period. There is literally no one alive who can touch it
You are very serious!
Kerley needs to buy a pair of adidas prime sp2 and a pair of his old Nike bounce spikes(spray paint both)...think his sponsor ASICS spikes are effing his different leg build....I personally think, he and coleman are similar to asafa Powell in core and leg build, but if you look at the mvp Powell franno program it was more multi purpose heavy weights and longer runs as recovery testing week....possibly more accels also...granted they likely trained more on grass than coleman, which yielded the 9.7s in those nike ja Flys...he should also still use his old pumas he had when he first went sub 10 Florida and Czech republic...
I predict that kerley will not make the US team to Paris.
Usain Bolt said the 200m record is more attainable...❤❤❤di 100m record is currently UNBREAKABLE...❤❤❤
Better he said he would run a PB. He can’t run the WR in the shape he is in. Firestorm as he disrespects Usain with that statement. Tell you what, I am gonna run 9.57s even though I am no sprinter. Possible, no?
Fred can't even go sub 9.9s nowadays... Talking about the WR is just ridiculous.
Fred better worry about his competitors (Noah, Coleman, Hughes, etc).
Lyles is a more realistic atm though im counting on Shericka and Elaine to do something amazinh
Bro is in lala land lol
I like you you always speak the truth I like watching your program thanks
Is it possible? Absolutely. But hear me out: je doesnt look like he prioritizes rest all that much and he tends to "take the science out" of his running too often. When i truly believe that at some point, it takes the science of your form and sticking to it. Example: Jamaicans using the uphill running for the lean advantage. I applaud him setting that goal too. Push the limits of the human body. See what we can do!
Since 2012, only one man has run under 10 seconds at the Oslo Diamond League and that was Christian Coleman in 2019
I will be surprised if Fred runs faster than 10.1
'Phrasing'
He said when he touches the 100m😂😂
So, world record for the most touches of the 100m
Athletes like Fred and Lyles are outstanding runners. However they are too focused on a record. What they should be focused on is staying healthy and make some money..
At their age, what is next. They are talking as if they don't realise how long it took them to be where they are at now..
The record can be broken but ego and hype won't help to do so..
I see no issue with this. All athletes should have super goals. I am fine with Olympic athletes having seemingly unrealistic goals.
If that record is broken between 2024-2034, that athlete is probably in grade school- middle school right now. Bolt set the bar too high; only a once in a generation caliper sprinter can exceed his achievement.
I like Fred putting it out there; he needs somethin’ to light a fire under his patootie.
HE is a great runner he is suppose to say that,and also think it in his mind.
No one except Bolt himself that ran 9.63 in London 2012
Think he might get to around 9.7 but he's not going under 9.6 IMO
will be 10.1
Wind assisted too
Very well said