Met the man around '85 in Hawaii when he was guest poser at a bodybuilding show. Incredibly nice man. Talked to you like he was an old friend from years ago. I was just a high school kid then, too.
I always had respect for Dorian Yates as a bodybuilding game changer. My respect for him as a person just went through the roof. One, for being fearless and not taking crap from anyone, but way more so for having the character and courage to address a misunderstanding. For anyone who knows anything about Lee Haney, you know that his character is about as high as it gets. Great story all around.
I agree, but disagree! Ronnie Coleman 1st Mr. O! Ronnie had all of that and the size! If you put Lee Haney in his prime against 98 Ronnie...Ronnie would of beat him!
@@focusone07 bro i agree ronnie was unbeatable in 98 but im talking about pleasing physique, ronnie was massive giant but lee Haney's physique was pleasing to me... Its just personal view bro no offence
@@focusone07 Lee maintained his physique at a high level throughout his eight wins, can't say the same of Ronnie. That's why Lee is the greatest but I do agree 98 Ronnie would beat anyone
This proves the kind of level that old school bodybuilding had. Two true gentlemen and sportsmen off the stage but when they went face to face it was game time baby, pulling all the tricks in the book to be the best. The good old days.
@@gazzgarage5412 Never met him personally, but from what I´ve seen of him on youtube with his interviews he seems secure and confident. Their are people out their who seem like great folks in front of a camera, putting on the public face, but can be complete arses as soon as the cameras are gone. Have you met him?
I watched Lee train for about five weeks he used very light weights at all nor did he train hard but he was super kind, nice, a real professional and now he has proved he was smart… not crippled like so many years later.
I saw Haney at the 2014 Olympia and I asked him how he had such an impressive physique in his last Olympia. He told me he trained with heavier weights and it gave him a denser look. He was super friendly and seemed like a great guy overall.
If Haney had better legs he'd still be regarded as the greatest ever. His upper body mass, sweep, proportins and definition......god he was good. 250+lbs and totally aesthetic. Dorian's '93 package though may be the best ever all round physique. Two of the true greats.
people need to stop saying these things about Golden era bodybuilders. They didn't train for legs to be outlandishly huge and out of proportion. The very idea was frowned upon. He and Arnold had legs on par or better than all of their peers. Had either come up with later gens they would have been able to improve whatever they needed to to dominate those eras as well
@@robitaillecopeland1996 Well no, it's about their own proportionality. Haney was late enough that some if his competitors had better legs both in comparison to his...and in proportion to their own upper bodies. His legs were too small compared to his torso regardless of era.
Dorian looked way, way bigger and better in real life than the videos show. I went to see him live in the late 90s not long after his Olympia and the Night of Champions win. He was massive, cut..just incredible. I have seen several other top IFBB pros inthe flesh but he was leagues and leagues above.
chairs at same hight next time. Dorian was not on trial and the interviewer was not the judge. Old style of interviewing.... the chairs trick ...No good. Everyone at same level, man.
It's like the Jedi mind trick though. Only works on the weaker mentality. Dorian's self confidence totally negates whatever disadvantage the chair height is supposed to achieve.
I sat just behind the judges at the 91 Olympia in Florida and Lee Haney blew me away in person. For years he'd never looked quite as sharp and dense in the magazines. Definitely his all time best shape. I believe that version of Haney would have also beaten Yates in 1992 but the Yates of 1993 was immense and ushered in a new era of bodybuilding.
different drugs in 1993 though. Who's to say Lee doesn't also take the same stuff and come in even bigger? All I know is Lee was definitely bigger than Dorian in 1991 and would have been in 1992 as well since Dorian didn't really improve that much.
My uncle was a bodybuilder back in the 80s and 90s ,He worked out and trained with Lee a good bit ,got a picture and autograph with him.i was kid but I remember him being a real nice guy,he was a big dude for sure 💪🏋
I never liked Yate’s physique personally but I respect the hell outta him. And now that I’ve been hearing him talk for several years just makes me like him more. But to me, Haney is the greatest Mr. O of them all.
Dorian didn't have a beautiful physique. He was probably the hardest, grainiest and most conditioned bodybuilder ever at his peak though. His skin was paper thin too.
Ohh special Thanks to chhanel As i used to see posters inside every gym of Sir Dorian Yates and today i came to know he is the personality we wish to be muscular like him Love you sir i am from India Good Bless you with good health
These guys hardly represent an alpha male. They couldn’t run further than a mile without dying. The list goes on. They are like show cars designed to look great but that could hardly defend themselves in an actual fight that lasted longer 30 seconds.
Darth Ghitza it’s a good thing Haney didn’t try to get big like Dorian did. He had some of the best proportions out of any Olympia winner. Not to mention that for a bodybuilder in the 80s, he was pretty fucking big relatively speaking.
Just goes to show you watch closely those who are eager to deliver a message about someone. Dorian was a jerk to a gentleman Haney simply because someone told him something that was false. Respect to Dorian for apologizing.
No, actually it was Bob Fuchs, owner of gym in east village NYC(11th & 3rd) across US post office, and the famous Webster Hall up the block. Dorian train there on his NYC visits when competing at yearly Night of Champions contest which was held at the Beacon Theatre(72nd& B'way). Name of gym was NPC gym(Natural Physique Centre). Steve Weinbeger and Bev Francis would go there too. Eventually when Bob sold the gym, Steve opened up his own in Syosset, LI, thus continuing the tradition of a hardcore professional bb'ing gym for the Pros and top amateurs in NYC, know today at the East Coast Mecca of bb'ing.
daveddj T.J, who dedicated himself to day in day out, was one of the guys who caught my interest in the game, Nicole reminded me that women can go larger, Gretchen Bob's assistant with the smile upon checking in !! Good laughs with her. Harold Poole(rip) held his physique down - nice guy, always willing to share, and B52's vocalist Fred Schneider brought flavor to the gym - quiet guy, nice guy did his thing ... So much to remember can't remember it all .. One of my favorite gyms during those days. .. .. Wow time marches on .
@@daveddj very well could be, but bevs opened around 86 or 87, I believe. I trained at Mr America's, which was the true hardcore gym in NY before bevs. It's hard to believe that Dorian is referring to Steve, since they were very close.
I remember that from 1991, Dorian was being a bit "hard" on stage so Haney threw up that spread eagle pose and knocked him the face. But they had been competing for space in the prejudging and posedown so you could see it coming. Dorian was right to let it go though, he was the rookie O competitor, take your licks and come back, which he did.
I don't know because that was around the time dorian and others were increasing their roid usage 2 get more massive and I don't think Lee would have done that.2 dangerous
I am so happy to see what a cool mentally and physically healthy guy Dorian has become. As we know; a lot of body builders are not doing well IF they make it into their Golden years.... Dorian is killing it and winning in Life and I love seeing it.
Thats class. Dorian was a true animal in the gym. There are few that were more focused in the gym and on stage than Dorian. He stayed out of the California crap and trained hard because he loved to train and compete. We need more guys like this that are laser focused. I am not saying the guys do not work hard today but its different than the 80's and 90's. Those were the years.
Would technically be a sport because they are being scored against one another. Lots of training, skill and technique comes in practicing those poses plus they have the creative posing which is also judged.
Lee já estava cançado e deixamos claro aqui,mais velho de treino que Dorian certo.Tudo é um ciclo e tudo tem um tempo determinado na vida....Eclesiaste 3
I love Dorian but he’s pulling an Arnold and exaggerating to the point of making it a story which is far from its reality. The video doesn’t show any more elbow bumping then you would see at any bb show at any level. And the gym owner is Steve Weinberger who was supposedly one of his best friends when he first came on the scene, and who is still is a huge influential figure within the bodybuilding world. Funny how now he talks as if Steve is someone he doesn’t care for...maybe they had a falling out. Either way Lee and Dorian are two of the best that ever lived.
Nothing to even apologise about its silly. It was all about a mental edge dorian showing haney he's the new guy in town and he's not scared. Hardly fighting, you get bumped into more shopping in asda! Especially if u are near a woman and she sees a bargain or something half price she would happily trample over lee haney or dorian Yates to get to that bargain ha. Very insightful and knowledgeable is dorian looks at peach and happy with his life which is always great to see same as the great Lee haney
Me and my friends trained around Lee Haney back in the 80s 90s, he look like granite! Lee Haney was always a true gentleman
I also meet Lee Haney twice when I lived in Atlanta in the 90s. I can second that sentiment. Mr. Haney was a class act, very polite and very friendly.
Thats why they called "hercules", the Muscle density and a small waist? Perfect physique for me
You did not, stop
Takes a big man to apologise after all those years. Wow!
Well we got a very big man right there
Absolutely!
it's called being humble. people with big egos can't do this
Good dude
Lee Haney is one of the nicest people I've ever met!
You’re very lucky.
Met the man around '85 in Hawaii when he was guest poser at a bodybuilding show. Incredibly nice man. Talked to you like he was an old friend from years ago. I was just a high school kid then, too.
@@PaulRizzo He even gave me a nickname which was an honor.
Me too! He is a gentleman
Yeah, I met him, he was super nice.
I always had respect for Dorian Yates as a bodybuilding game changer. My respect for him as a person just went through the roof. One, for being fearless and not taking crap from anyone, but way more so for having the character and courage to address a misunderstanding. For anyone who knows anything about Lee Haney, you know that his character is about as high as it gets. Great story all around.
Lee haney by far the best mr. Olympia ever.... Symmetry, propotion,muscle maturity, tight waist,,,, a real mr. Olympia physique
I agree, but disagree! Ronnie Coleman 1st Mr. O! Ronnie had all of that and the size! If you put Lee Haney in his prime against 98 Ronnie...Ronnie would of beat him!
@@focusone07 bro i agree ronnie was unbeatable in 98 but im talking about pleasing physique, ronnie was massive giant but lee Haney's physique was pleasing to me... Its just personal view bro no offence
@@focusone07 Lee maintained his physique at a high level throughout his eight wins, can't say the same of Ronnie. That's why Lee is the greatest but I do agree 98 Ronnie would beat anyone
@@jasspreet8783 none taking! Just voicing mine
Conan all the way
Love the bodybuilding interviews!! Rare people sit down and speak with bb'ers especially the greats like heath and Yates! Love the content 👍
He looks like Connor McGregor’s father
Omg I put on another vid this what Mcgregor will look like in 20years
Never thought about it but you're right he looks like Conor in his 50's.
😂😂😂💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Old kratos
Wow...he actually does.
This proves the kind of level that old school bodybuilding had. Two true gentlemen and sportsmen off the stage but when they went face to face it was game time baby, pulling all the tricks in the book to be the best. The good old days.
I was watching Lee Haney when I was about 8 years old for some reason. He used to be on a TV show showing how to exercise.
Same
I read this wrong and thought you said “I was 8 years old for some reason.”
Maybe the reason was that he looked like a superhero like Thor or batman.
Dorian Yates would make a perfect mob boss in a film
Indeed!
Lee Haney had a crazy small waist. His Lats transitioned more smoothly then Yates. He was the total package.
SHOWS TRUE SPORTSMANSHIP FROM DORIAN. AWESOME THAT THEY ARE FRIENDS AFTER ALL OF THAT
Class act. Both men. Haney for basically forgetting the whole thing and Yates for remembering it and caring enough to set things right.👍🏾👍🏾
Dorian is charming. That is the mark of a man who takes care of himself. His words and his appearance.
In fairness to the gym owner for New York, he put Dorian in the right competitive frame of mind and had him show no respect to the champion.
Dorian Yates is a true man. No bullshit with this dude. He takes every part of life and makes it into a mission
I have 100 percent respect for Dorian.he speaks the real things.
Lee Haney is the man
Dorian shows true class remembering and apologizing to Lee after the incident. Both are true legends and gentlemen of the sport.
Love that story! The best era of bodybuilding! Like the fact that Lee sent a message with a VICIOUS backfist of his own!!
I love dorian yates good frame of mind... good vibes from this guy always.
Bud smoker
Down to earth attitude and no big ego, seems like one happy camper.
@@shaundouglas2057 hes got a massive ego
@@gazzgarage5412 Never met him personally, but from what I´ve seen of him on youtube with his interviews he seems secure and confident. Their are people out their who seem like great folks in front of a camera, putting on the public face, but can be complete arses as soon as the cameras are gone. Have you met him?
@@gazzgarage5412 no way. Met him personally on two occasions, very friendly, amiable guy.
Lots of comments saying Haney was the best but he knew Yates was a huge threat by placing second in his first Olympia and retired straight away
Dorian is a very interesting guy love his stories
It's funny hearing the story because now we all know that Lee Haney is one of the nicest, most gentlemanly people ever.
I watched Lee train for about five weeks he used very light weights at all nor did he train hard but he was super kind, nice, a real professional and now he has proved he was smart… not crippled like so many years later.
I saw Haney at the 2014 Olympia and I asked him how he had such an impressive physique in his last Olympia. He told me he trained with heavier weights and it gave him a denser look. He was super friendly and seemed like a great guy overall.
It's so hard not to love Dorian Yates, he could punch me in the stomach and then hug me,I will forgive him.just pay my bloody hospital bill dude.
Lee Haney was an inspiration! One of the greatest ever
If Haney had better legs he'd still be regarded as the greatest ever. His upper body mass, sweep, proportins and definition......god he was good. 250+lbs and totally aesthetic. Dorian's '93 package though may be the best ever all round physique. Two of the true greats.
people need to stop saying these things about Golden era bodybuilders. They didn't train for legs to be outlandishly huge and out of proportion. The very idea was frowned upon. He and Arnold had legs on par or better than all of their peers. Had either come up with later gens they would have been able to improve whatever they needed to to dominate those eras as well
@@robitaillecopeland1996 Well no, it's about their own proportionality. Haney was late enough that some if his competitors had better legs both in comparison to his...and in proportion to their own upper bodies. His legs were too small compared to his torso regardless of era.
A real honest response to what actually led up to the brush back. Two of the greatest (Lee Haney & Dorian Yates) from any era!
Lee was/Is a really good man. Strong faith. Family values kind and heart of a Lion
Wow, one of the best stories when Pro bodybuilding was worth everything....two of the greatest Mr.Olympias
Dorian looked way, way bigger and better in real life than the videos show. I went to see him live in the late 90s not long after his Olympia and the Night of Champions win. He was massive, cut..just incredible. I have seen several other top IFBB pros inthe flesh but he was leagues and leagues above.
Lee Haney is the Gentlemen of bodybuilding. Everybody only has nice things to say about Lee.
Yeah I liked how he gently touched Dorian with his fist :)LOL
Dorian is a gentleman too
It takes a very big man to apologize for something he was mistaken for. 1 st class act! 👍🏻
Lee could never be intimidated
chairs at same hight next time. Dorian was not on trial and the interviewer was not the judge. Old style of interviewing.... the chairs trick ...No good. Everyone at same level, man.
It's like the Jedi mind trick though. Only works on the weaker mentality.
Dorian's self confidence totally negates whatever disadvantage the chair height is supposed to achieve.
Dorian at times comes off like real respectful
I sat just behind the judges at the 91 Olympia in Florida and Lee Haney blew me away in person. For years he'd never looked quite as sharp and dense in the magazines. Definitely his all time best shape. I believe that version of Haney would have also beaten Yates in 1992 but the Yates of 1993 was immense and ushered in a new era of bodybuilding.
different drugs in 1993 though. Who's to say Lee doesn't also take the same stuff and come in even bigger? All I know is Lee was definitely bigger than Dorian in 1991 and would have been in 1992 as well since Dorian didn't really improve that much.
gotta love Dorian proper mans man.
My uncle was a bodybuilder back in the 80s and 90s ,He worked out and trained with Lee a good bit ,got a picture and autograph with him.i was kid but I remember him being a real nice guy,he was a big dude for sure 💪🏋
02:25, Man... just look how bigger Lee´s pectorals were, compared to Dorian´s....
@jigger wiggins retired respect golden era goat
Love Lee and Dorian, both are gentlemen, smart, and inspirational. 👍👍
Great story Lee is def a great person to show Kids about this sport
Dorian Yates the Greatest forgiver... That's what we've to believe 🤗
two great people, much respect to them!
I never liked Yate’s physique personally but I respect the hell outta him. And now that I’ve been hearing him talk for several years just makes me like him more.
But to me, Haney is the greatest Mr. O of them all.
Dorian didn't have a beautiful physique. He was probably the hardest, grainiest and most conditioned bodybuilder ever at his peak though.
His skin was paper thin too.
Ohh special Thanks to chhanel
As i used to see posters inside every gym of Sir Dorian Yates
and today i came to know he is the personality we wish to be muscular like him
Love you sir i am from India
Good Bless you with good health
Violence doesn't solve anything, we get too competitive sometimes, even in the gym there's jealousy and anger among alpha males
He was just psyching himself out for the competition. Very common among top competitors in almost every field.
These guys hardly represent an alpha male. They couldn’t run further than a mile without dying. The list goes on. They are like show cars designed to look great but that could hardly defend themselves in an actual fight that lasted longer 30 seconds.
@@burritomaker69 Meaning alpha in their profession, not at every other thing.
@Epalahame Sitauti You´ve got alot to learn.
@Epalahame Sitauti You have alot to learn.
2:27 Look at the difference between Haney’s chest and Dorian’s chest. Haney could’ve easily won 9 Olympia’s if he competed again with Dorian.
Chest was one of Haney's strongest body parts and one of Dorian's weakest.
Christian 78 exactly lmao he looks like an amateur
keep in mind Dorian got better 2 years later...
Darth Ghitza it’s a good thing Haney didn’t try to get big like Dorian did. He had some of the best proportions out of any Olympia winner. Not to mention that for a bodybuilder in the 80s, he was pretty fucking big relatively speaking.
@@botanicalabe if haney was 35 years old today his physique would still command attention in a room full of competirots and definitely on stage
Just goes to show you watch closely those who are eager to deliver a message about someone. Dorian was a jerk to a gentleman Haney simply because someone told him something that was false. Respect to Dorian for apologizing.
Dorian yates is greeaattt👍👍😎😎💪💪💪
Freaking love it. That competitive drive is insatiable!!!
This is great sharing this information about these two former Mr Olympias. 👍
Two of the GOATs
Haney is a great ambassador for the sport
Dorian always the mental strategist
This is how people get tricked and become JOKER.😁
Great and funny story .... Yates, you referring to Weinberger? :)
Yeah definitely Weinberger.
No, actually it was Bob Fuchs, owner of gym in east village NYC(11th & 3rd) across US post office, and the famous Webster Hall up the block. Dorian train there on his NYC visits when competing at yearly Night of Champions contest which was held at the Beacon Theatre(72nd& B'way). Name of gym was NPC gym(Natural Physique Centre). Steve Weinbeger and Bev Francis would go there too. Eventually when Bob sold the gym, Steve opened up his own in Syosset, LI, thus continuing the tradition of a hardcore professional bb'ing gym for the Pros and top amateurs in NYC, know today at the East Coast Mecca of bb'ing.
daveddj T.J, who dedicated himself to day in day out, was one of the guys who caught my interest in the game, Nicole reminded me that women can go larger, Gretchen Bob's assistant with the smile upon checking in !! Good laughs with her. Harold Poole(rip) held his physique down - nice guy, always willing to share, and B52's vocalist Fred Schneider brought flavor to the gym - quiet guy, nice guy did his thing ... So much to remember can't remember it all .. One of my favorite gyms during those days. .. .. Wow time marches on .
@@daveddj very well could be, but bevs opened around 86 or 87, I believe. I trained at Mr America's, which was the true hardcore gym in NY before bevs. It's hard to believe that Dorian is referring to Steve, since they were very close.
From what I remember Dorian used to go train at Bev Frances abd Steve Wienberger’s gym so it’s very possibly Steve.
That's the first name that popped into my head as well.
I have a lot of respect for Dorian Yates for the apology.
Great interview on a subject that a lot of people aren't familiar with..the interviewer made it interesting to everyone
I remember that from 1991, Dorian was being a bit "hard" on stage so Haney threw up that spread eagle pose and knocked him the face. But they had been competing for space in the prejudging and posedown so you could see it coming. Dorian was right to let it go though, he was the rookie O competitor, take your licks and come back, which he did.
Dorian is a legend and a awesome human being
Patrick you need to get Lee Haney on your show
If Haney didn’t quit, I think he could have won the next year too.
I don't know because that was around the time dorian and others were increasing their roid usage 2 get more massive and I don't think Lee would have done that.2 dangerous
Stories like this makes fans!
I am so happy to see what a cool mentally and physically healthy guy Dorian has become.
As we know; a lot of body builders are not doing well IF they make it into their Golden years....
Dorian is killing it and winning in Life and I love seeing it.
Where's SAMMY interview?? can't wait for it.🙄😎
Dorine Yates, is as real and honest and polite and a class act. He competed against the best of the best and was a success.
Just a couple of legends writing history
Thats class. Dorian was a true animal in the gym. There are few that were more focused in the gym and on stage than Dorian. He stayed out of the California crap and trained hard because he loved to train and compete. We need more guys like this that are laser focused. I am not saying the guys do not work hard today but its different than the 80's and 90's. Those were the years.
The Bull stories.is what people wanna 👂
Damn, that's early!!
Why did the interviewer provide Mr. Yates with that footstool of a chair. And sits like he is going to ponch.
Two bodybuilders fighting. That would've been funny as hell!
Release date on Sammy Gravano’s interview?
This is hilarious. Love listening to Dorian.
The interviewer scares me lol
he made his chair taller and Dorian' s chair very low. What is that ? Bad idea. Same level, not like that....its old style- the chair trick.
yeah he looks vicious lol
Magnus Gussiås You are islamaphobic. I bet you think he looks like a terrorist. You’re an ass.
GorGob Why are you saying he looks “vicious”? Is it because he looks middle eastern? As in “Muslim”. You must be Islamophobic!
Marshall Street at what point did GorGob mention Muslim? He said the word vicious and I agree he looks vicious and what ? Piss off you snowflake
You should interview Shawn Rodhen and also big papi David Ortiz
The interviewer looks like count dracula😂🤣😋lol
Dont say he looks like one of the 19 hijackers......😖😖
Not a “sport”. It’s a physique contest. A “beauty” contest. Strong guys. Big. But not playing a sport.
Would technically be a sport because they are being scored against one another.
Lots of training, skill and technique comes in practicing those poses plus they have the creative posing which is also judged.
Lee já estava cançado e deixamos claro aqui,mais velho de treino que Dorian certo.Tudo é um ciclo e tudo tem um tempo determinado na vida....Eclesiaste 3
RESPECT
Wanna see the tag team match between....
Lee Haney and Ronnie Coleman vs Dorian Yates and jay cutler
Lee Haney is the nicest person I met
When do u release the interview with sammy the bull?
Patrick you have to interview Lee haney and Jay Cutler next...........
Train to stimulate not to annihilate - lee haney
Dorian....great great story.
Two great champions coming together!
Yates is the real deal no bs. He tells you how it is.
Love the vid! Where did you get that hulk poster from?
That's Why i love DY...!!!
Dorian The Legend!!!👍👍👍
I love Dorian but he’s pulling an Arnold and exaggerating to the point of making it a story which is far from its reality. The video doesn’t show any more elbow bumping then you would see at any bb show at any level. And the gym owner is Steve Weinberger who was supposedly one of his best friends when he first came on the scene, and who is still is a huge influential figure within the bodybuilding world. Funny how now he talks as if Steve is someone he doesn’t care for...maybe they had a falling out. Either way Lee and Dorian are two of the best that ever lived.
Still have my 30 year old Lee Haney wrist straps. Worn out , but I never threw them away.
Nothing to even apologise about its silly. It was all about a mental edge dorian showing haney he's the new guy in town and he's not scared. Hardly fighting, you get bumped into more shopping in asda! Especially if u are near a woman and she sees a bargain or something half price she would happily trample over lee haney or dorian Yates to get to that bargain ha. Very insightful and knowledgeable is dorian looks at peach and happy with his life which is always great to see same as the great Lee haney
That guy from new york was steve wienber the ifbb pro head judge
Respect Mr.Dorian