1997 - Donovan Bailey vs Michael Johnson 150m

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  • @KyleCaughlin
    @KyleCaughlin 9 лет назад +474

    He didn't pull up, he's a chicken. Laugh at it every time.

    • @TItaniumhammeraffordable
      @TItaniumhammeraffordable 3 года назад +2

      This Bailey came out from no where

    • @blankname6629
      @blankname6629 3 года назад +16

      @@TItaniumhammeraffordable no he didn’t the guy was the world recorder holder at 100 meters at the time

    • @jimlahey8210
      @jimlahey8210 3 года назад +6

      Too bad Donovan Bailey is a complete douchebag.

    • @jameswittmann1608
      @jameswittmann1608 3 года назад

      Nah I don’t think so cuz Michael Johnson would have hawked him

    • @samclark3370
      @samclark3370 3 года назад +2

      Just looking up old videos and saw this old comment. Johnson was only a meter behind him. He easily would have won. Bailey was gassed out with 20 meters to go.

  • @leapingcatproductions1777
    @leapingcatproductions1777 5 лет назад +928

    The old pulled hamstring trick when youre getting rekt'd

    • @smoothhoopinal
      @smoothhoopinal 4 года назад +34

      It's actually very common in sprinting. Happened to me while training and running sprints. Comes out of nowhere.

    • @dieselboy808
      @dieselboy808 4 года назад +37

      Usain Bolt did it on his last race and so did that Chinese gold medalist hurdler

    • @отпирайте
      @отпирайте 4 года назад +9

      dieselboy808 hurdler was actually injured tf

    • @Revolver1981
      @Revolver1981 4 года назад +55

      That's right. Bailey was getting further and further ahead. It's obvious Johnson faked it.

    • @smoothhoopinal
      @smoothhoopinal 4 года назад +13

      @@Revolver1981 How do you know? Michael ran a 19.32 in the 200! He's not that slow to have Bailey just leave him like that. Bailey would have to be capable of a 18.8 or something, in the 200 meter to leave Michael like he's nothing. I just don't think Bailey was faster than Bolt. I would've loved to see a rematch.

  • @whatifindinteresting3067
    @whatifindinteresting3067 9 лет назад +220

    Johnson was one of the fastest people on the planet at that time, however, where Canadians had a problem was, when the American's did the old switcheroo by saying that it was the 200m that was the traditional fastest man, when everyone knows it's the 100 meter.. so even when Canada finally had a official world champion worlds fastest man, the American's were screaming that no, it was actually the 200 meter, which was news to the rest of the known world. Both were very fast, but Bailey was the true fastest man.

    • @danielcameron950
      @danielcameron950 8 лет назад +9

      Obviously bailey is he jamaican that says it all

    • @poluticon
      @poluticon Год назад

      I remember that time and no one said anything that you're saying they said. Stop lying, dirty Canuck.

    • @Allen-k6n1o
      @Allen-k6n1o 4 месяца назад +5

      Ben Johnson 💉💉💉😂😂😂

    • @kgunitkeese17
      @kgunitkeese17 4 месяца назад

      TBH, it is both sad and pathetic. It’s almost like a stereotype that Americans have this arrogant belief that they are better than everybody else in the world. So much so that they have to divide a 200 m race in half to prove that the time was better. Logically, that doesn’t make any sense because there’s no evidence to support Michael Johnson ran both halves at the same time of 9.66 seconds. He could’ve ran the first 100m in 10 seconds and the last half in 9 seconds or vice versa.

    • @nancyd4918
      @nancyd4918 4 месяца назад +1

      Johnson was one of the fastest and Donovan Bailey was THE FASTEST. It's quite simple.

  • @GOATAli
    @GOATAli 10 лет назад +356

    Faked it or not Johnson was never going to beat Bailey over this distance. Rather than lose he faked injury IMO.

    • @boricuafrican1
      @boricuafrican1 9 лет назад +46

      tom11zz884, kinda defeats the purpose if the race is to Johnson's advantage. Johnson was the 200 champ and Bailey was the 100 champ...
      so they ran a 150 to settle it.

    • @GOATAli
      @GOATAli 9 лет назад +18

      Bailey was not the 200 champ; he never won a global 200 title, unlike MJ who did!

    • @boricuafrican1
      @boricuafrican1 9 лет назад +7

      tom11zz884, that's odd since Michael Johnson had 200m world record of 19.32 since 1996 in Atlanta.

    • @Saskman73
      @Saskman73 9 лет назад +2

      GOATAli and MJ NEVER EVER won a 100m title so your point is....

    • @GOATAli
      @GOATAli 9 лет назад +9

      My point is simple. I was correcting a poster.

  • @Whistlejocket
    @Whistlejocket 8 лет назад +547

    Johnson didn't look hurt he looked guilty.

    • @MajorrBison
      @MajorrBison 8 лет назад +39

      that was just a way to chicken out lol

    • @life107familyfitnessboxing8
      @life107familyfitnessboxing8 8 лет назад +19

      Johnson was hurt.. You try and run at their speed with a pulled muscle. He had previous problems with pulled muscles which Plagued his career. I did not like Bailey's Comments on Johnson calling him a chicken

    • @maragathm
      @maragathm 8 лет назад +18

      This fight between them reminds us the ugly side of Track and Field, why do athletes in this sport act like douches. I never understood why MJ started this fight to begin with by claiming he is the fastest man, he was not a 100 m specialist and he never won at 100 m, the title of the fastest man was Donovan Bailey the 100 m champ. But that doesn't excuse Bailey ugly behaviour either. But they say the reason T&F stars act so cocky and unsportsman like is to psychologically dismantle their rivals so that they can win, and I am reminded of Formula 1 where the drivers also trash talk to get a mental edge.

    • @mattywatty5083
      @mattywatty5083 8 лет назад +24

      Johnson was hurt my ass. He punked out, Bailey called it. The guy didn't want to lose in such a public forum, so faked an injury. Guess he shouldn't have been mouthing off so much, he got SERVED.

    • @Jackjunkie
      @Jackjunkie 7 лет назад +4

      Then why did 6 months later at world championships the fastest he could run was a 44.12 and he lost 2 races in one finished in 5th place.

  • @KardiFan2000
    @KardiFan2000 10 лет назад +448

    I remember watching this live when I was 9 y/o. Once Bailey passed Johnson on the turn, Johnson knew he wouldn't catch up in the final 75m and likely faked that quad injury.

    • @Hotforyourbob
      @Hotforyourbob 10 лет назад +23

      He didn't fake the quad injury. The injury kept him out of the American Championships.

    • @KardiFan2000
      @KardiFan2000 10 лет назад +76

      Tom Hanlon How do you know he didn't pull out of the American Championships just to make his "injury" seem legitimate? I'm not saying I know what really happened one way or the other (I have no proof), but I find it very hard to believe that he coincidentally blew out his quad right after Bailey passed him.

    • @Hotforyourbob
      @Hotforyourbob 10 лет назад +15

      That is ridiculous. There was an article in the Toronto paper the next day saying Bailey's coach saw Johnson was favoring his quad and knew he would get hurt if Bailey pushed the pace. He wouldn't miss the American Championships (a race that really counts) if he wasn't injured.

    • @legendair
      @legendair 10 лет назад +5

      Michael felt the pine and didnt want to take more risque to damage him self for one stupid race, because if he ( Michael) continued runing with pine he may beat baily but just barely and Michael is used to beat his opponents by meters...I think if he didnt felt the pine and if the race finished normal, Michael would beat baily with at least 3 meters...Baily would lead the race in the first 60 meter, Michael would catch him at 80 meter and he will forget him right after 90m.

    • @kassop
      @kassop 10 лет назад +1

      abdel legendair
      Really?

  • @swisslebeatneck5674
    @swisslebeatneck5674 8 лет назад +124

    Donovan is a legend, love the smack talk

    • @happymantom
      @happymantom 8 лет назад +1

      LEGENDS DONT LOOSE

    • @swisslebeatneck5674
      @swisslebeatneck5674 8 лет назад +10

      Holy shit we have a live one here. First off you spelt lose wrong. "legends dont loose" is only half of what's wrong with your statement. Legends are an extremely famous or notorious person, especially in a particular field. Nothing about always winning in anywhere in the definition of a legend. If you paid in any way, shape, or form for post-secondary education I would demand a refund if I was you. Then again if I was you I'd probably be too stupid to realize I'd been screwed out of tuition fees.

    • @jonathanyergeau9814
      @jonathanyergeau9814 7 лет назад

      Tom Menczel Mohamed Ali ain't no legend?

    • @Warren_Flatt
      @Warren_Flatt 5 лет назад

      @@swisslebeatneck5674 what the fuck? fuck you and your left wing bullshit.

    • @-jore7581
      @-jore7581 4 года назад +1

      @@Warren_Flatt lmao you have no idea what left wing means. This has nothing to do with economics.

  • @robbyb6380
    @robbyb6380 4 месяца назад +1

    My dad and I dedicated the whole evening to watching this. Bailey was my favorite athletes as a kid growing up. I was lucky enough to watch to him take Atlanta followed by this on Canadian soil at what was known at the time as "Sky Dome" What a time to be a 9 year old back in 1997.

  • @victorlogan1952
    @victorlogan1952 5 лет назад +59

    Michael "Hamstring" Johnson. those hamstrings showed up just at the right time.

  • @MDkid1
    @MDkid1 8 лет назад +6

    This was glorious....glorious! I remember both races very clearly.

  • @rapier1954
    @rapier1954 5 лет назад +43

    MJ and the American media trash talked Bailey saying how he was the fastest and Bailey was puss and then he got his lunch handed to him. He didn't have the courtesy to shake Bailey's hand.

    • @GVH1305
      @GVH1305 4 месяца назад

      USA have no class win or lose.

  • @razatiger22
    @razatiger22 10 лет назад +95

    i literally watched johnsons form and i saw that he was running clean strides. no stumble at all, and for everyone who says oh he cramped up in his leg while running... lol yea right that never happens, but it does happen when two people with ego's the size of this planet face off. his ego literally said fuck it i'm not about to lose. now we don't know for sure but honestly for your leg to cramp up during the big race is so questionable, this guy had probably been conditioning for months for this race. Now i agree that Donovan was being arrogant by calling him a chicken but shit, hes not lying. don't fake an injury... lose with dignity.

    • @josephpawlowski5810
      @josephpawlowski5810 9 лет назад +7

      Razatiger Ault yes, that's what i saw. he saw he would lose and decided to stop competing

    • @demitrebrown3810
      @demitrebrown3810 9 лет назад

      If you're looking for a while

    • @brianmonyela7136
      @brianmonyela7136 8 лет назад

      +Razatiger Ault MJ defended his title the 2000 sydney olympic,wheras donovan whoever he is did nt even reac the final saying he has flu!!!is that chickening out???

    • @papadock0088
      @papadock0088 8 лет назад +12

      +Brian Monyela He had influenza get your facts right...I watched that race he was ill going into the Olympics. He was knocked out early in the quarters, he was labouring go pull it up. Also he was nursing his groin which he sustained prior, Bailey is not a coward he's not American.

    • @deshonharris8794
      @deshonharris8794 7 лет назад

      Your saying that a track athlete.
      Never cramp pull or tear a muscle

  • @ninjaninja9954
    @ninjaninja9954 5 лет назад +145

    I bet that hamstring wouldn't have pulled out if he was ahead after the bend

    • @afrobuddy4801
      @afrobuddy4801 3 года назад +5

      Everyone know that you only get injured when you are losing silly

    • @lucci11212
      @lucci11212 5 месяцев назад

      @@afrobuddy4801lol lol lol

  • @BSimp4242
    @BSimp4242 10 лет назад +129

    Michael Johnson was the favorite only in the minds of those who didn't really know track and field. The person who got all of this started was Bob Costas during the 1996 Olympics. He came up with some stupid calculation based on Michael Johnson's then world record 200 meter time and concluded that Michael Johnson ran faster in his 200 world record race than Donovan Bailey did in his world record 100 meter race. That pissed Donovan off because Michael played into it and let his ego get the best of him. Pride comes before a fall.

    • @rgejsv
      @rgejsv 10 лет назад +10

      He's right Johnson 200m 19:32 so divide that by 2 which is 9:66 per 100m. Bailey's best 100m is 9:84, so Johnson is faster. So this STUPID CALCULATION proves Johnson is running quicker.

    • @js09js09
      @js09js09 10 лет назад +49

      rgejsv Costas' calculation was stupid because it ignores some simple facts. First, it is generally assumed that it takes an Olympic-calibre sprinter anywhere from 0.15-0.20 seconds to react to the starting horn. This reduces Johnson's 0.18 advantage per 100-metres from the 0.18 that you noted to basically non-existent. Second, Johnson's 2nd 100-metre portion came when he had already accelerated to top-speed and didn't have to go through any period of time reaching top speed. Therefore, it if flawed to include it in any argument determining fastest speed.

    • @rgejsv
      @rgejsv 10 лет назад +6

      joeshannon That makes no sense what so ever as Johnson has to react to the horn when he runs the 200m. Let me break it down for 200m in 19.32 seconds equals 10.3519669 m / s 100m in 9.84 seconds equals 10.1626016 m / s Johnson hence forth is faster end of discussion

    • @jimmymelon5630
      @jimmymelon5630 10 лет назад +29

      rgejsv You're talking out of your arse, mate. You get a flying start to your second 100m in a 200m race - at the half way point you're already burning rubber, so of course the 'calculation' makes it look that way because the second half isn't ran from a starting position where you have to build yourself up to a high speed.
      Mennea's old 200m record (19.72) was 'faster' than the likes of Carl Lewis and Burrell's 100m records until Burrell went 9.85 in 1994, but even before then nobody claimed that Mennea was the fastest man on earth / ever. That distinction always belongs to the 100m world record holder.
      Trust me, if Johnson could have ran the 100m and competed with the likes of Bailey or Maurice Green in it, he would have. That's where the biggest prestige (and biggest money) is. But he couldn't. Johnson had superior longevity and speed endurance, but he was never the FASTEST man on Earth. End of the day, it doesn't matter because the above race gave Johnson a valuable lesson to recognise that.

    • @rgejsv
      @rgejsv 10 лет назад +2

      Jimmy Melon But he was though you can't argue with Maths,If you raced them both at a Marathon at their top speeds they ever record and theoretically they could sustain it Johnson would win the race.

  • @chaoticdays
    @chaoticdays 8 лет назад +178

    Michael Johnson would have won everyone's respect if he lost like a man, went up to Bailey shook his hand and congratulated him.

  • @jesselucero4581
    @jesselucero4581 5 лет назад +97

    This broke my heart when i watched this live as a kid. I just wish that he would've taken the loss like a man and just admitted that Donovan was most likely going to win this race. Donovan was a monster for a couple yrs

    • @PomBare
      @PomBare Год назад +1

      How do you know it wasn't a real injury?

    • @nvr2quik2003
      @nvr2quik2003 Год назад

      I felt the same way man

  • @Brackus2
    @Brackus2 8 лет назад +98

    Johnson had no chance on this day, the man is a legend on the racetrack, but look at that crazy start Bailey got. He was on the inside corner, a really tough turn (which he was supposed to be poor at and the turn was where Johnson a '200' and '400'm specialist who was used to 'the turn' would gain his advantage. Bailey was super primed and fired up for this race, wouldve probably been a WR if he had anyone to race against and didnt pull up before the end. IMO, the only guy in the world that couldve beaten Donovan on this day, is Usain Bolt, but man, that would be a crazy race.

    • @mfonnkanga5932
      @mfonnkanga5932 4 года назад +11

      Yohan Blake too

    • @LoneGunmanProd
      @LoneGunmanProd 2 года назад +3

      Johnson's 150m split in Atlanta was 14.83s. If he runs his race he walks Bailey down and wins comfortably. It's almost like he didn't consider he'd be behind coming off the turn and gave up.

    • @brev5057
      @brev5057 2 года назад +3

      @@LoneGunmanProd if he wasn't way ahead at the end of the turn he was going to get mowed down anyway anyhow

    • @henrycooper4213
      @henrycooper4213 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@brev5057makes no sense. Inside lanes always come in before outside lanes that’s how the track is built. Johnson was half a body behind he would have went toe to toe so we don’t know who the winner would have been.

    • @seegee9
      @seegee9 10 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@henrycooper4213but bailey started behind johnson. He was ahead no matter which wah you look at it

  • @runningthor1999
    @runningthor1999 3 года назад +55

    For those wondering: Johnson’s best 100 was 10.09. Bailey’s?
    9.84. His top end speed was faster than Johnsons all day.

    • @LoneGunmanProd
      @LoneGunmanProd 2 года назад +7

      Johnson's 150m split in Atlanta was significantly faster than what Bailey ran here. Johnson was the faster runner. He either got nervous coming out of the turn and gave up, didn't take the event seriously and just showed up for a check, or got unlucky with the injury. Anyone who thinks Bailey would be faster over an in-shape Olympic form Johnson doesn't understand track.

    • @runningthor1999
      @runningthor1999 2 года назад +24

      @@LoneGunmanProd I’m talking top end speed though… it’s indisputable that Bailey’s was higher than that of Johnson. Johnson had better speed maintenance, as shown by his 200 and 400 times, but in terms of pure straight-line velocity Bailey was faster. “What Bailey ran here” isn’t worthy of statistical comparison as he clearly pulled up before the end.

    • @mrmakeitreign9995
      @mrmakeitreign9995 Год назад

      @@LoneGunmanProdyeah you nailed it with this

    • @TwistedSoul2002
      @TwistedSoul2002 11 месяцев назад +11

      @@LoneGunmanProdBailey finished this race looking backwards. You’re taking Bailey’s time at face value.

    • @fitnesse9055
      @fitnesse9055 4 месяца назад +4

      ​@@LoneGunmanProdShowing up just for a cheque wasn't a possibility considering the winner got $500k

  • @Crazy__Canuck
    @Crazy__Canuck 7 лет назад +63

    I’m SO glad Donovan called out Johnson for coming out. I remember the American coverage was playing up the Johnson hamstring but Bailey set things straight.

    • @MerlinTheCommenter
      @MerlinTheCommenter 3 года назад

      It's childish. Who cares if the guy didn't pull up. Donovan won. Donovan should just be happy. Crying about how you wanted the race to go is just a bottom tier loser mindset. Winning is the most important. Worthless to waste your energy on anything else.

    • @Crazy__Canuck
      @Crazy__Canuck 3 года назад

      @@MerlinTheCommenter - Tell that to Conor McGregor's checkbook.

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
      Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.

    • @bbernard0714
      @bbernard0714 2 года назад +2

      Donovan’s swag was on 1 billion! One of my favourite track moments of all time!

    • @3devolution321
      @3devolution321 4 месяца назад

      ​@@SeisanStncBailey was the fastest in his time, not all time.. btw if only Johnson kept his mouth shut, this race never would have happened

  • @TheBowlingAddict
    @TheBowlingAddict 8 лет назад +133

    Only downside to Michael Johnsons career. Everytime he went against stiff competition, really had a 50/50 chance of winning he pulled a hamstring. Did samething against Maurice Greene

    • @samueltullis806
      @samueltullis806 5 лет назад +4

      Michael Johnson criticizes other track athletes (Justin Gatlin, etc) for various infractions, even after penalties have been served, so with this, he should be the "man in the mirror"? Wow!

    • @samueltullis806
      @samueltullis806 5 лет назад +1

      I agree!

    • @SilkySilv
      @SilkySilv 5 лет назад +8

      All i know is Michael johnson did a whole lot of talking about being the fastest. But he couldn't shake it as 100m sprinter. Donovan was faster. The only time Johnson beat Bailey was to the Skydome that night.

    • @darrenshaw767
      @darrenshaw767 5 лет назад +3

      TheBowlingAddict , Maurice Greene was no threat to Michael Johnson lol

    • @ninjamaster7724
      @ninjamaster7724 5 лет назад +8

      Yep,i was going to say this isn't the 1st time he's feigned an injury when he was being beaten.

  • @screenplaya4562
    @screenplaya4562 9 лет назад +309

    Johnson is lucky he wasn't ACTUALLY injured when his balls fell off at the end of the turn.

    • @eastlamb9949
      @eastlamb9949 5 лет назад +9

      😂 quality

    • @shropsiberian
      @shropsiberian 5 лет назад +12

      😂😂😂 really made me laugh so much I woke someone up.

    • @danzigvssartre
      @danzigvssartre 4 года назад +10

      He took his ball(s) and went home early.

    • @TheNYgolfer
      @TheNYgolfer 3 года назад +8

      I don't believe he faked it but he would have gotten smoked no matter what.

    • @clrr8400
      @clrr8400 3 года назад +2

      Lmao

  • @September2004
    @September2004 8 месяцев назад +6

    For Bailey to come out ahead at the 75 meter mark *on a turn* against Michael Johnson, who was considered the best turn runner at the time, when he was still behind Fredericks and Bolton at the 60m mark in 96 is amazing.

  • @manuginobilisbaldspot424
    @manuginobilisbaldspot424 7 лет назад +43

    I was disappointed as a Michael Johnson fan...then I got mad. Because in my heart, I knew he wasn't really hurt. That was a weak sauce way to go. Lose with dignity. If Bailey beats you, shake his hand and congratulate him. Instead, he copped out and Bailey's post race interview I thought was appropriate.

    • @NS-qj8xj
      @NS-qj8xj 5 лет назад

      Well he did go up to him and shake his hand....

  • @Zeke1379
    @Zeke1379 8 лет назад +196

    Normally you get credit for being the fastest man on the planet if you win the 100m Bailey won and established a new world record...but this was in atlanta and yanks dont like to be outshined...so they claimed MJ was the fastest due to his 200m time. They were arrogant and cocky, and Bailey stuffed it down their throats again. Canada was better for those 2 years no doubt and Bailey was easily the fastest.

    • @bobbyjayyda1
      @bobbyjayyda1 6 лет назад +6

      Zeke1379 he was faster at the short sprint and he was able to be him on that day at 150m. I definitely think mike pulling up that day was intentional. 19.32 to 20.14 tells the true tale of the tape.

    • @PresbianTier
      @PresbianTier 6 лет назад +10

      Zeke1379 it was also because people of that time foolishly thought because 19.32 divided by 2 would equal 9.66 do they assumed MJ could run a 100m in 9.66.

    • @robertridley1029
      @robertridley1029 6 лет назад +13

      It's irrelevant now anyway since usain bolt ran faster than both of them

    • @clarkerson
      @clarkerson 5 лет назад +1

      Hahaha dear Lord talk about an inferiority complex. Don’t let your insecurity show bud

    • @lyrics2challenged
      @lyrics2challenged 5 лет назад +3

      @@bobbyjayyda1 meh 100m is true test too. No one shouldn't have hit full speed by 30m-40m (that's a stretch itself) and cant make the difference show in the last 60. If you need a 200 to win, but can't do the 100 you're not the fastest all out short sprinter. 200 is a mid distance Sprint.

  • @pimpedvw
    @pimpedvw 12 лет назад +18

    I remebmber watching this live.....Still brings chills down my spine...Love it!

  • @tevans5144
    @tevans5144 4 года назад +16

    Johnson was my absolute favorite track athlete, and I mean ABSOLUTE FAVORITE (like him more than I liked Usain Bolt) but I have to say that I felt that he was afraid to lose here after talking smack before the race. It's just good to be humble so no matter what the outcome of an event you still maintain most of your respect. When you talk crap b4 an event and lose you set yourself up for just this kind of bashing Michael is receiving. He still was my personal favorite athlete in this sport inspite of losing.

  • @matthewhansen9423
    @matthewhansen9423 5 лет назад +28

    Even though I'm from America, I was actually completely rooting for Bailey, and when he hit that corner I started yelling.!

  • @adamsmith4043
    @adamsmith4043 9 лет назад +16

    "I think we should run this race one more time so I can kick his ass one more time." LMFAO

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
      Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.

    • @blitzwarzone342
      @blitzwarzone342 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@SeisanStncBailey setting the world record in Atlanta did in fact make him the fastest of all time at this point... maybe if the Americans weren't talking all that trash and respected the 100m as fastest like it always has been Bailey wouldn't have had to bring all the smoke...

  • @SilkySilv
    @SilkySilv 8 лет назад +33

    Bailey clearly pushed Johnson passed his limits.

  • @brevontownes8655
    @brevontownes8655 2 года назад +6

    Johnson realized he was getting smoked the "Ohhhh damn......my hammy"

  • @Lonzology
    @Lonzology 8 лет назад +84

    Micheal knew he couldn't win this race at all just him pussing out is a disgrace

    • @Lonzology
      @Lonzology 8 лет назад +11

      he knew he wasn't going to beat him in the final stretch of the 100

    • @swhrt28
      @swhrt28 8 лет назад +1

      Yet he is making a fool of himself saying he can beat Usain Bolt.

    • @Lonzology
      @Lonzology 8 лет назад

      Kathy Ravel ikr

    • @warreng.harding6628
      @warreng.harding6628 4 года назад

      Oh shut up ! How do you know he pulled up ?!?! Can you run as good as him ? Answer is *NO*

    • @MichaelCeraGaming
      @MichaelCeraGaming 3 года назад +1

      @@warreng.harding6628 We never said he wasn't fast we just said he was getting rektd and pulled up like a idiot

  • @ravballer
    @ravballer 9 лет назад +57

    i remember watching this live.

    • @docpj72
      @docpj72 9 лет назад +5

      ravballer forgot at the time how big a deal it was-in the winter of 96/97-a good excuse for a party except it only lasted 15 seconds and the outcome wasn't really in doubt!

    • @chriscybulski9480
      @chriscybulski9480 9 лет назад +1

      +ravballer me too

  • @MrSupernova111
    @MrSupernova111 4 года назад +9

    "He's just a chicken!" hahaha

  • @Ruouiji
    @Ruouiji 2 года назад +5

    Donovan Bailey absolutely destroyed Johnson!! The race was over from the gun!! Johnson refused a sign an autograph at a meet in Arlington, Texas, for my friend. Who would want your signature now Mike?? LOL, this was so great, and no one cheered louder than we did when Mike got blown apart! This is how he will be remembered, and his records have all been wiped out too...gotta love it!!!

    • @medivh1272
      @medivh1272 4 месяца назад

      Gotta lottttaa hate in your heart.

  • @ajberdan
    @ajberdan 8 лет назад +39

    There was no muscle pull!! Johnson was not as fast and he knew it!!

    • @deshonharris8794
      @deshonharris8794 7 лет назад +2

      ajberdan he didn’t speed idiot he had speed endurance that what he had over his competitors

    • @deshonharris8794
      @deshonharris8794 7 лет назад

      I mean muscle endurance

    • @alphaecka1949
      @alphaecka1949 4 года назад

      @@deshonharris8794 you ran with your Technique even Pacey doesn't have to speak you can clearly see it have a dick and I'm sure Billy could have beat his ass in the 200 meters

  • @cassidydankochik3294
    @cassidydankochik3294 5 лет назад +10

    "He didn't pull up, He's a chicken" into Canadian's hearts and minds.

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
      Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.

  • @cameronhirtle7316
    @cameronhirtle7316 8 лет назад +13

    That's some great trash talking. And Johnson was scared to lose.

  • @leandroferreira2107
    @leandroferreira2107 3 года назад +5

    Donavan Bayley is my favorite runner. For me he is the best of all times, he runs with a lot of style!

  • @joshuagoodyear221
    @joshuagoodyear221 10 месяцев назад +4

    I remeber watching this with my dad. He was so pissed Johnson threw that race after he started loosing. My pops was always running and did track in high-school and college. He still does races at 83 years old. He just doesn't run much anymore. But he's still out there lol. I tell him he needs to chill. But he didn't listen.

  • @buildadidon
    @buildadidon 4 месяца назад +1

    I remember watching this as a kid 🤣

  • @simonthebison
    @simonthebison 11 лет назад +4

    So a hamstring tear that heals enough so that he can produce a world-beating performance. Got it.

  • @brenwalsh9232
    @brenwalsh9232 10 лет назад +24

    Very likely that Johnson feigned injury rather than accept defeat!

  • @Fuzcapp
    @Fuzcapp 8 лет назад +41

    Johnson got a pathetic start. Whole thing was lost right there.

  • @brenwalsh9232
    @brenwalsh9232 10 лет назад +48

    Worlds fastest man is the 100 metres fastest. Forget average speeds etc. It's top end speed that counts, and Bailey's best was faster than Johnson's

    • @waynela1564
      @waynela1564 6 лет назад +1

      in the 100m not in the 200m

    • @FlamingCalamari
      @FlamingCalamari 5 лет назад +3

      @@waynela1564 world's fastest man is in the 100m not the 200 so your point is moot

    • @shropsiberian
      @shropsiberian 5 лет назад +2

      Nah Johnson's speed at 150m in his 200m record run would top Bailey's best at any point in his 100m record run.

    • @FlamingCalamari
      @FlamingCalamari 5 лет назад +3

      @@shropsiberian nope

    • @andre-bj9ym
      @andre-bj9ym 4 года назад +1

      @@shropsiberian I think sometimes someone just don't have the stamina to hold there too end speed for long or genetics everyone's different too .

  • @MrsBzable
    @MrsBzable 5 лет назад +8

    OMG, I soooo remember this race! I was 13-14 years young & excited about this race. Michael Johnson clearly faked his so called injury. He was walking fine when it was time to exit the building. Congrats to D. Bailey! I love his smile @ 6:54. cutie!

    • @troyhbk
      @troyhbk 2 года назад

      same lol, I was 13 or 14 as well.

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
      Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.

    • @amyparker9816
      @amyparker9816 7 месяцев назад

      @@SeisanStnc Just because you keep commenting this doesn't make it true lmao. Donovan Bailey saw straight through Michael Johnson's pathetic chicken shit antics, as did everyone else with a couple of brain cells to rub together. As a whole Americans are quite literally some of THE most arrogant people on the planet, and y'all prove time and time again that you really, really can't handle getting beat. Bailey gave y'all a taste of your own medicine - suck it up.

  • @Greenballed
    @Greenballed 10 лет назад +14

    So why didn't they run the race again like Bailey offered?

  • @PavelGaborik
    @PavelGaborik 8 лет назад +23

    Man, that's embarrassing lol

  • @piro4351
    @piro4351 8 лет назад +2

    Due to the injury sustained in Toronto, Johnson was unable to compete in the 1997 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held a few weeks later in Indianapolis and could thus not qualify for the IAAF World Championships later that summer in Athens

  • @jaylin4eva
    @jaylin4eva 5 лет назад +3

    I sat down that evening and recorded the event on VHS. It was a big thing in Jamaica.

  • @clive55
    @clive55 9 лет назад +30

    You only need to be slightly intelligent and have to watch this video with a modicum of attention to see that Johnson simply quit in this race. He knew it was over when they came off the bend onto the straight and Bailey had a lead.

    • @mondomentalist
      @mondomentalist 7 лет назад +6

      Johnson has a little pretend pull up and then just goes 'fuck it' and stops even pretending. Totally lame. If he had genuinely pulled his hamstring he'd have pulled up way quicker and fallen on the floor in agony.

    • @GOATAli
      @GOATAli 6 лет назад

      @John Hawkes Utter horsesh1t, pal. MJ was losing, and rather than take defeat like a man he deiced to quit and feign injury.

    • @GOATAli
      @GOATAli 6 лет назад

      @John Hawkes What in god's name are you waffling about, John?

    • @hodell82
      @hodell82 5 лет назад +1

      @@mondomentalist Exactly. The fact that Johnson wasn't even clutching his leg afterwards is proof that he wasn't in pain. If he'd really pulled a hammie, they would have had to help him off the track. I was a Michael Johnson fan up to this point, but I must admit Bailey was right - he did chicken out. Johnson might have had a shot if he hadn't gotten such a terrible start and maybe had the lead going into the turn. I remember watching this live, and thinking 'uh-oh' when Bailey was slightly ahead coming out of the turn. No doubt who the faster man was.

  • @IMBATMANANDIMCOOL
    @IMBATMANANDIMCOOL 4 месяца назад +3

    Wow Donovan actually ran a respectable time here.

  • @drviveksharma2196
    @drviveksharma2196 5 лет назад +20

    Bailey could've shattered the WB 14.73 mark had he not turned around to look behind.....!
    Johnson totally faked that injury....strangely all these 'pulls' occur only when they are lagging behind.... never when they are in the lead😀

    • @SirManfly
      @SirManfly 3 года назад +1

      Johnson faked his injury because as soon as they finished turning the corner, Bailey was starting to leave him behind. So how do you save face? Fake an injury! 🙄🇨🇦

    • @drviveksharma2196
      @drviveksharma2196 3 года назад

      @@SirManfly
      Agreed 👍

  • @danielsinger1
    @danielsinger1 4 месяца назад +4

    Jamaican born sprinters have dominated the 100m. Ben Johnson was no more enhanced than Carl Lewis, who failed three drug tests prior to 1988, and santa monica track club which was gov backed covered for him. Ben was the fastest. Linford Christie was the fastest in 1992. And Donavan Bailey in 1996. Even when they were not winning the Olympics they had the fastest man alive in Asofa Powell. Then there was Usain Bolt. The fastest man alive competing in 2024 is Kishane Thompson. He tightened up in the final and the US runner won. But since 1980, the fastest men alive have been born in Jamaica.

  • @duncanbleak3819
    @duncanbleak3819 5 лет назад +12

    Johnson showing his true self.

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      So did Donavan. He acted like a total a$$ after the race.

  • @patrickmcneil9180
    @patrickmcneil9180 Год назад +4

    Loved the race and loved Bailey's post-race interview. I remember watching a special a few years ago on TSN about Bailey and was surprised to hear that he, apparently, got flack for his comments because people didn't think he was being a graceful winner. I loved it though, and I bet a lot of people in the track community did too because it probably drummed up a lot of interest in the sport. Obviously at the end of the day both guys accomplished incredible things in their career, and certainly from the Canadian perspective Bailey gave us many great moments (most notably this, winning the 100m gold in Atlanta and the 4x100 relay in Atlanta.)

  • @thefox267
    @thefox267 4 месяца назад +2

    Paved the way for future Canadian sprinters

  • @freeobo85261
    @freeobo85261 8 лет назад +21

    Johnson did not look hurt back then and he doesn't look hurt here now 2016, if I remember there is a time were he even forgets to limp from the injured leg using the wrong one, it must be painful for him but faking it is much worse

    • @davidsolomon9029
      @davidsolomon9029 8 лет назад

      a ham string pull isn't permanent why the fuck would he look hurt today you idiot

    • @JohnWick-bm7fc
      @JohnWick-bm7fc 8 лет назад +6

      +David Solomon He means when watching the video again moron

    • @davidsolomon9029
      @davidsolomon9029 8 лет назад

      John Wick that's now how he wrote it

    • @JohnWick-bm7fc
      @JohnWick-bm7fc 8 лет назад +5

      +David Solomon Because he doesn't have to. It's common sense. You have the audacity to call the OP an idiot. Someone called you out on it. Why the hell would someone mean that Johnson sustained a hamstring injury for nearly 20 years?

    • @davidsolomon9029
      @davidsolomon9029 8 лет назад

      John Wick I'm pretty sure that's what he meant and your last sentence sums up why I called him an idiot

  • @Live21Forever
    @Live21Forever 3 года назад +2

    6:15 My favorite part. Remember watching this live on TV

  • @1sainteve1
    @1sainteve1 11 лет назад +11

    Let's not forget what started this contest:
    The winner of the Olympic 100m has always been called world's fastest man. After Bailey won in 1996, some American marketing jagoffs used some sketchy math to figure that Johnson was faster. They proceeded name him 'world's fastest man', and marketed him that way in commercials. A role that Johnson willingly played.
    Not as good as a win, but a still a fitting end to the story.

    • @jotithind7502
      @jotithind7502 2 года назад +3

      They also took an ad out in a Canadian newspaper (I think in Winnipeg) to say Johnson was faster...Bailey proved them all wrong. I love happy endings

    • @e2go
      @e2go Год назад +1

      Not as good as a win? That's better than a win, he literally quit the instant it became apparent he was getting cooked and had no shot. Massive L.

  • @TheBoss-ey1li
    @TheBoss-ey1li 8 лет назад +40

    bailey must had a real scary presence in his days

  • @Chrisman77
    @Chrisman77 10 лет назад +25

    6:59 "a very classy young man" Lol that interview had about as much class as a kkk meeting.
    That being said, it's not like Johnson would have shown any respect if he had won either, and plus it's always awesome watching the pompous US getting embarrassed. Go Canada!!!

    • @Stormie33
      @Stormie33 10 лет назад +7

      Yea, that was a pretty stupid thing to say by Scott Russell after what Bailey had just said. That was anything but a classy response. That said, Bailey was probably right, and Johnson did puss out when he knew Bailey had him beat.

    • @JB-mb6lm
      @JB-mb6lm 3 года назад +3

      Doesn't matter as an American, this was embarrassing to watch Johnson fake an injury. It was a deserved call out.

    • @bigbearkat2010
      @bigbearkat2010 8 месяцев назад

      @@JB-mb6lm especially with all the smack talk he made going into this

  • @brjm1604
    @brjm1604 3 года назад +1

    I watched this on tv in Vancouver Canada when i was 11 years old. I've never fealt more proud to be a Canadian.

    • @sodica81
      @sodica81 3 года назад

      I lived in vancouver for 6 months, back in 2009, the Camby ruleeeees!!

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
      Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.

  • @tom11zz884
    @tom11zz884 10 лет назад +11

    Johnson punked out big time...lol
    He knew he was beat.

  • @reallymysterious4393
    @reallymysterious4393 5 лет назад +6

    Michael Johnson - 1% man - 99% CHICKEN !!!!

  • @ThunderJuice
    @ThunderJuice 3 года назад +5

    3:14 - "And they said I couldn't run a corner. I'm gonna kick his ass in the 200m"
    Never change, Donovan.

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
      Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.

    • @ThunderJuice
      @ThunderJuice 2 года назад

      @@SeisanStnc Woah! Let me guess, some Jamaican-Canadian stole your significant other?

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      @@ThunderJuice let ME guess ... your insecurities incline you to embrace $hitty sportsmanship?

    • @ThunderJuice
      @ThunderJuice 2 года назад

      @@SeisanStnc No you lol

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      @@ThunderJuice yup, just as I thought.

  • @devondevon4366
    @devondevon4366 Месяц назад +1

    Johnson might have won, but l Bailey's coach might have played a mind game on him by saying to Bailey, " Bailey, relax, no matter what, you are the world's fastest man." "Johnson doesn't determine who is the world fastest by challenging you to a 150-meter race. The 100-meter dash determines the world's fastest. ' 'I want you to run this race as if you are in the 100-meter race, as fast as you can, and I guarantee he will give up before you reach the 100-meter mark. Do not look back; run as fast as you can and remember you are even
    better at 50 meters, so he will give up once he sees you that far ahead. I guarantee ,and he doesn't know how fast you are at the 150. His fastest 100 was 10:12''
    On the other hand, Johnson's coach might have said to Johnson, ' His fastest time is 9.84; you have run 19.32 in the 200-meter race, or an average 9.66 for each 100, which was faster than his best time" , Champ, we are going to challenge him in the 150-meter race, and you will win"😢

  • @nickr4837
    @nickr4837 8 лет назад +13

    every time the olympics comes around I'm reminded of this lol . they really had us believing in the Michael Johnson hype here in the states.

    • @Krokodilius
      @Krokodilius 8 лет назад +13

      that's what the USA does though: advertising/selling.

    • @nickr4837
      @nickr4837 8 лет назад +12

      I don't know...in the states johnson was the greatest thing that had ever put down two feet on a track. people were talking about how he was possibly "the world's fastest man" and donovan made him look like a new born baby. at least for me it lowered all importance of sprinting events other than the 100m. and also johnson pulling out of the race was just embarrassing.

    • @nickr4837
      @nickr4837 8 лет назад +2

      the record for the 400 fell yesterday, Usain Bolt has had the 200 record I believe since the Beijing Olympics. It still lasted a long time though too. Bailey at one point hit a little over 27mph during his world record run, pretty awesome. And Usain even topped that and almost hit 28mph which is the fastest a human being has ever been recorded running.

    • @Krokodilius
      @Krokodilius 8 лет назад +4

      i don't see anyone touching bolt's record ever. hell, he-himself couldn't approach it. it must've been a once in a life time run with wind up his ass.

    • @xXTheREDCometXx
      @xXTheREDCometXx 8 лет назад +1

      I think both of Bolts WR times had a head wind, or at least one. Either way mans a freak, and no one will touch them unless they have a similar build.

  • @kgunitkeese17
    @kgunitkeese17 4 месяца назад +2

    I remember this race like it was yesterday. I was only 6 years old at the time, but even at that young age, I didn’t understand what was the point of this type of race. It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I discovered the whole fiasco behind this argument over who was the fastest runner. If Donovan Bailey had a better start when he broke the record in 1996 he could’ve actually crossed the finish line in 9.6 seconds. But pickers can’t be choosers. As a Canadian and I might sound a little biased, but Michael Johnson definitely deserved that humiliation.

  • @mattm1982
    @mattm1982 9 лет назад +16

    Lol Bailey's post-race interview was great.

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      If you think Bailey was the fastest of all time, fine (even though he got stomped by Maurice and might have lost this race). He still acted like a classless a$$.
      Lamont Jacobs just pulled out of the World Championships, while Fred Kerley is on a tear. Do you see Kerley calling Jacobs names, insulting him, and making uninformed claims? No, you don't. That is the exclusive domain of teams from Canada and Jamaica. Both are an embarrassment to sports in general. The only thing worse is the fans who accept it.

    • @mattm1982
      @mattm1982 2 года назад +2

      @@SeisanStnc Who ever said Bailey was the fastest of all time? Also Bailey on acted how he did after because MJ was a total prick before the race.

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      @@mattm1982 So, "monkey see, monkey do" is fitting behavior for a champion? How pathetic.

    • @mattm1982
      @mattm1982 2 года назад

      @@SeisanStnc I think he was pissed off in the heat of the moment and said that. Hadn't slept at all the night before. Lots of adrenaline etc.

    • @SeisanStnc
      @SeisanStnc 2 года назад

      @@mattm1982 fair enough, but even so, if sportsmanship had been drilled into him all along, it would not have occurred to him to act that way.
      Just a thought here ... maybe that behavior is the reason sponsors and others were eager for someone else to be the "world's fastest human" and be the face of the sport.

  • @nothgiel84
    @nothgiel84 10 месяцев назад +2

    Only thing he pulled was his ego...the ole Jamaican turbo kicked in😂😂

    • @patrickpoppy9891
      @patrickpoppy9891 10 месяцев назад

      Bailey just too fast for him bro 🇯🇲x🇨🇦♥️

  • @toptenguy1
    @toptenguy1 3 года назад +6

    It was a very well done event, as I recall they had several other "One on One" Track & Field events (Sort of like a boxing undercard) leading up to "The Main Event". Great day overall.

    • @MRB16th
      @MRB16th 3 года назад +1

      I had the idea of a similar event, but with the main event being Karsten Warholm v Sydney McLaughlin over the 400m hurdles (with McLaughlin off 45m, Warholm off scratch).
      With the handicap, World Athletics rules allow it, but no times will be eligible for record consideration.

  • @VictorMoreno-tw2mi
    @VictorMoreno-tw2mi 7 лет назад

    where is the morceli vs Haile race? this same year 3 mile vs the 1 mile champ racing at 2 miles.

  • @frankrice9520
    @frankrice9520 6 месяцев назад +4

    The thing is I don't remember Johnson ever taking Bailey up on his offer to rerun the race.🤔

  • @CoDWiiPS3Gameplay
    @CoDWiiPS3Gameplay 12 лет назад +2

    Johnson didn't fake the injury, he didn't even pull his hamstring. He pulled his heart muscle.

  • @AndweleHarris
    @AndweleHarris 3 года назад +3

    That's the strongest "SET" I've ever heard

  • @DortmunderTdmt
    @DortmunderTdmt 11 лет назад

    so what do y'all think is bolts straight 14.35 worth on a indoor track with a bend?

  • @veemtg
    @veemtg 4 года назад +14

    then came bolt, world record in 100m and 200m...his unofficial 150m time was also world record material....he really did silence everyone, and on top of that he had a clean career no drug issues

    • @szymon6207
      @szymon6207 2 года назад

      15.00 sec unofficial finish

    • @kranmaster
      @kranmaster Год назад +1

      You are deluding yourself to the truth if you believe Bolt or any of the top 10 sprinters in the world for the past 50 years have achieved their position without the aid of performance enhancers. I'm not saying it wasn't a level playing field, but don't kid yourself. Designer drugs are always ahead of testing measures.

    • @g1kluang
      @g1kluang Год назад +1

      @@kranmasterif thats the case, bolts record should be broken by now

  • @robk5745
    @robk5745 4 месяца назад +2

    Bailey is a Canadian hero and a beautiful runner

  • @downloadd5874
    @downloadd5874 6 лет назад +3

    I remember watching this when I was a teenager.

    • @sodica81
      @sodica81 3 года назад

      And now youre an old fart 🤣🤣

  • @gameshack1985
    @gameshack1985 4 месяца назад +2

    I always thought this race did not favour M. Johnson as he was 200m and 400m...

  • @aaronrobinson69
    @aaronrobinson69 3 года назад +4

    The fakest pull-up ever dude was getting his ass left and faked a injury

  • @kevinburke6055
    @kevinburke6055 5 лет назад +14

    Whenever I see Michael Johnson now on TV I always think of him pulling up at this race. Is that wrong with all he’s accomplished in track?

    • @JB-mb6lm
      @JB-mb6lm 3 года назад

      Nope he chickened out.

    • @JB-mb6lm
      @JB-mb6lm 3 года назад

      I literally just saw this today Aug 2021 and now I have a different view of him

    • @pedroebarbosac
      @pedroebarbosac 2 года назад +1

      Hmmm… he is a man that had a wrong decision. He flunked it but that’s it. He deserves respect.

    • @crabb9966
      @crabb9966 2 года назад +1

      He is a legend

    • @kledmohd4230
      @kledmohd4230 Год назад

      Yup you are wrong, because there are 3 standard sprint events, the 100, 200 and 400, and mj is faster over 2 of them.
      So he's the faster sprinter.

  • @jimbob7491
    @jimbob7491 5 лет назад +8

    0:36 there’s no way you could squat down like that if u pulled your quad, I’ve pulled mine plenty of times I know how that shit feels

    • @joegresh
      @joegresh 4 года назад

      Hammy not quad i thought

  • @Quincy82AAC
    @Quincy82AAC 6 лет назад +2

    I remember watching this when I was 15 back in 1997.

    • @sodica81
      @sodica81 3 года назад

      Now youre an old fart 🤣

  • @MrAckers75
    @MrAckers75 9 лет назад +6

    once that bend finished he knew he was gonna get smoked

  • @tomj2769
    @tomj2769 3 года назад +2

    I was there! was so awesome. I even got Dan O'Briens autograph. The second best event at Skydome to Wrestle Mania 6 ahahaha

  • @simonthebison
    @simonthebison 11 лет назад +5

    Calm down - I was being sarcastic. I know who Michael Johnson is, he's one of my childhood heroes. I'm just saying- this ISN'T the only time he's pulled up in a race, see the Maurice Greene 200m race he was in.
    I've torn my right hamstring myself - this race took place in June - and the World Championships took place no more than 2 months later. I don't personally see how he would have recovered THAT quickly to run THAT well at a major championships running 3 rounds over 2 days.

  • @richardhunter132
    @richardhunter132 10 месяцев назад +1

    great commentary from Ringo Starr. most people probably don't realise he's an expert on track and field as well as being a great actor

  • @kasidhe
    @kasidhe 9 лет назад +4

    Notice that Johnson pulls the hamstring after Bailey has a lead on him. Its so obvious.

  • @BeOutstanding
    @BeOutstanding 11 лет назад +2

    Not really. Johnson is a 200/400m specialist and he is supposed to be good at running at bends so experts actually predicted Johnson would do better at the bends.

  • @ItsTheMunz
    @ItsTheMunz 3 года назад +4

    Bailey had him by the turn. Johnson could’ve lost his leg that day and there’d still be no question who was faster.

  • @MiRi-zi4wp
    @MiRi-zi4wp Год назад +2

    You could see Johnson glance at Bailey passing him as they we coming out of the curve, Johnson then suddenly pulled up. Looked like Johnson just tried to save face by faking an injury?

  • @BangEmBeatZ
    @BangEmBeatZ 5 лет назад +4

    1.5 mill for 14 sec of work.. sign me up lol

  • @patrickpoppy9891
    @patrickpoppy9891 10 месяцев назад

    Sadly I wasn’t born when this was live…. Would have loved to see Bailey win it the day of - so much hype 🇨🇦♥️

  • @MrKarlozz
    @MrKarlozz 8 лет назад +7

    Bailey has a perfect head shape

  • @CutterHistorical
    @CutterHistorical 7 лет назад

    Is there more footage about the OTHER events that happened that day in Toronto, i know there were other races/field events during that event

  • @ctiger69
    @ctiger69 8 лет назад +27

    Owned. Johnson is a coward....forever.

    • @lyrics2challenged
      @lyrics2challenged 5 лет назад

      @John Hawkes can't prove he would've.

    • @g1kluang
      @g1kluang 5 лет назад

      @BlackPill Jesus yes his balls was injured during that turn

    • @bigmoisture69
      @bigmoisture69 4 года назад

      @BlackPill Jesus wtf what are you doing here LMAOO

  • @RoyalBengal21
    @RoyalBengal21 6 лет назад +2

    I remember watching this before in live on TV. Wow.

  • @richardmccormick859
    @richardmccormick859 5 лет назад +5

    Michael Johnson knew he would lose, so he purposely pulled up lame.

  • @ButterBallTheOpossum
    @ButterBallTheOpossum 3 года назад +1

    Is this where Roberto Duran got the idea?