The curious case of Asafa Powell. Coming in 3rd to a Theater near you. Imagine being born with ALL the physical tools, fast twitch muscles , incredible strength and the Perfect height to dominant any human in the 100m. But for all of the physical advantages he possessed, he never had the Emotional or Mental strength to match. And you ask any pro athlete , in any sport, and they will tell you that success comes from 90% Emotional and mental strength. He could flat out RUN ... in the Heats. But don't bet on him when all the chips down, unfortunately he never could rise to the occasion.
@@ThunderJuice true dat. The guy was born to sprint and did very well, just somehow with everything he has accomplished. ....you still feel he's under produced?
@@willstuart4504 He should have at least taken Gold in Athens 04, Helsinki 05 (notwithstanding his groin injury) and Osaka 07, Silver in Beijing 08 and Bronze in London 12 (again, sans injury) and Beijing 15 (given his early season form that year, he could have walked quicker than 9.92). On the 36.84 relay team, he could have pushed them to 36.5. Also if he took the 200m seriously, he could have picked up some other medals. And he should have ran more indoors at his peak and taken Greene's 60m WR. Of course, if he had the competitor's mindset and better physio, this would have all fallen into place.
Powell should have been the goat but he always choked when it mattered most. Still, can't take anything away from a man who has run nearly 100 sub 10sec 100m. Just upset he never realized his full potential.
I don't see how he could have been the GOAT, because Bolt was always gonna just be better than him. But I agree that in those few years before Bolt emerged, Powell really should have bagged at least one global title at 100m.
So many "if it wasn't for Bolt's..." lol. This guy Tyson Gay would probably be a multiple time 100m Olympic champion, probably multiple double world champion and likely an Olympic 100/200m double at some point, along with a 9.69 and 9.71 on the books. Would probably be debating whether he was the greatest of all time instead
The whole race and Powell just looks like he wanted to cry and go home, always felt for him at majors as he was clearly never in the right mental place to win.
Its It's crazy he always has that crying face look at world championships he had the same look at 2015 bejing all sweaty under pressure not everyone is designed for pressure overload
Always say he has a bad attitude in his performances. When he realizes he's not going to win he slows down. The commentators over the years have said the same thing.
I had to find this race in 2022 to see Tyson Gaye crack a smile. I bet if Asafa has kids he's the best dad, he just seems to have a very nurturing persona, not shark like at all. God bless them all.
He did...and if you asked me he was prepared...but he got injured just before the Olympics. He pulled up at the Olympic trials and still ran 9.77. I really wish he made it to the Olympics.
Asafa reminds me of Coleman to a certain extent, great starters that often seemed to fade at the end of races. The strange thing is Asafa is so much taller yet still had the same issue. 🤔
It only seemed to happen to Asafa in championship finals though, at least with CC you could see It's an issue that plagues him even in lesser one-off races, but with Asafa I can't remember him fading at the end of races on the circuits
@@ghostfacenasir7248 Gay and others would run him down even on circuits. He was always ahead to like 50 meters, but would get caught. It didn’t happen every race but it certainly happened.
I've been meaning to ask you, if you could post the 1988 olympics 100 and 200m events in HD? I noticed you were uploaded videos from the 80's and 90's at 50fps. Thanks again for the videos.
If I was asafa Powells coach I would have got him to see a hypnotist to mentally prepare him for big races cos he always seemed to mentally crack cometh the hour cometh the man, i.e. Beijing 08, Athens 04, London 2012, this race and probably other races as well
The race that made me realize that ASAFA was really a softer at hearts , when it came to the real occasion , he is still a great sprinter but lacking the VCB BOLT AND SFP MENTALITY
Asafa is my favorite runner of all time and how he does this to himself will always baffle me. Okay Tyson is Tyson but he always had the chance and tightens up. And in this race coming 3rd is madness
Gatlin won after 12 years !!! That's unbelievable... Maintaining that level of fitness for that long without getting demotivated by bolt is really an achievement
How did I know some jerkoff like yourself would say something like this! Allow people to have their time. It isn't as if you're Usain to be bragging about yourself. Think about it.
This was before Bolt era. No one joking or messing around cheerfully. Look at championship final just two years later. Way different attitude by almost all athletes.
It's obvious Asafa didn't recover fully from his warm up. Because less than 2 weeks after this he jog 9.74 to break the world record. He did the same thing in Athens Olympics final. He went into race tired from doing too much from his warm-up
The way Gay runs seems painful lol but it always worked for him. Had he relaxed more he could have gone faster. Idk what goes wrong with asafa. Way to go Atkins. First Bahamian to go under 10 seconds
Why in a bunch of his races does it look like Powell is literally slowing down at like the last 5(?) meters. That's weird. I see him do it all the time
Once Bolt came on the seen and started to dominate he shut the mouth of the boastful and showoffs like Crawford and Gay and Gatlin watch back does races see how they like Lambs terrified to even look at the man intimidated by his presence
he saw gay coming so he decided to do that, i think he didnt wanna run all out and still get beat by gay so he just slowed down to save his ego.. lots of athletes do this.
Powel needs to step forward and strong like Gay.. He tend to lean backward and doing knee lift. It wud also help if he put more effort in the final 40 metres. He is not fighting if u look at gay he gave it everything
Powel is a talented sprinter with a great start. His major weakness has always been not enough training for speed endurance, which is why he was getting dropped so often, and a lack of fighting heart. He should have been much better...it's almost a pity.
He tenses up allowing runners to pass him. Watch his fastest times. He has a fantastic start, good drive phase, good top speed and maintenace, all because he is relaxing.
30 yrs ago, 10.00 was the target of excellence. 15 years ago, 9.90 was the target of excellence Today, if you can't run under 9.70 yera bum ! CrAzY shit.
His entire career, Asafa Powell, would shut it down if someone passed him. Every race. He would be in the lead and then as soon as someone went by him, that is it, he would start jogging. A terrible competitor.
@WARRIOR FIGHTER PAHLAWAN Okay and...what does that have to do with Tyson's wins in 07. No one is trying to compare anything just talking about his wins at this championships. Has NOTHING to do with bolt.
Nice fella Asafa Powell, but he's got to be one of the most no-heart athletes of all time. Crumbles every big occasion and much worse he's just given up mid race multiple times when he thinks he's beaten or it's close. Incredibly bad example for the Jamaican kids, lucky Bolt and Blake came along.
We always love to see a fast race among men. 😢 And l have many races before this and many other after 🎉 To be truthful. All athletes are human beings. My point is the favorites to win the race should not be next to each other. To be fair they should have between them 3 lanes apart. This way each athlete is sprinting his own race. This would be the ideal and fair race. Remember Justlin Gatlin. He got that chance and was able to win Husain Bolt in Rio. Because if he was next to Bolt , you know who the winner would be. 😊
The curious case of Asafa Powell.
Coming in 3rd to a Theater near you.
Imagine being born with ALL the physical tools, fast twitch muscles , incredible strength and the Perfect height to dominant any human in the 100m.
But for all of the physical advantages he possessed, he never had the Emotional or Mental strength to match.
And you ask any pro athlete , in any sport, and they will tell you that success comes from 90% Emotional and mental strength.
He could flat out RUN ... in the Heats. But don't bet on him when all the chips down, unfortunately he never could rise to the occasion.
Sometimes you can produce too much adrenaline. I think he would've benefitted from a relaxation coach.
@@jamezkpal2361 Yes, that's smart. That might've been very helpful for the guy.
Cheers
Ato Boldon himself said if you were to take some clay and mould the perfect sprinter, it would look like Asafa.
@@ThunderJuice true dat. The guy was born to sprint and did very well, just somehow with everything he has accomplished. ....you still feel he's under produced?
@@willstuart4504 He should have at least taken Gold in Athens 04, Helsinki 05 (notwithstanding his groin injury) and Osaka 07, Silver in Beijing 08 and Bronze in London 12 (again, sans injury) and Beijing 15 (given his early season form that year, he could have walked quicker than 9.92). On the 36.84 relay team, he could have pushed them to 36.5. Also if he took the 200m seriously, he could have picked up some other medals. And he should have ran more indoors at his peak and taken Greene's 60m WR.
Of course, if he had the competitor's mindset and better physio, this would have all fallen into place.
Best race I've ever seen Tyson Gay run!!! Dude was smokin' like a 67 Camaro!!!!!!
Powell should have been the goat but he always choked when it mattered most. Still, can't take anything away from a man who has run nearly 100 sub 10sec 100m. Just upset he never realized his full potential.
Probably one of the greatest 'tragedies' of the sport really.
@@jean-claudedavis7024 exactly the world record holder at the time who never accomplished shit
But he finally got Olympic Gold in Rio 4x100m which I felt was a very nice crown to his career! :)
I don't see how he could have been the GOAT, because Bolt was always gonna just be better than him. But I agree that in those few years before Bolt emerged, Powell really should have bagged at least one global title at 100m.
@@chriswilliamson7694 he should have dominated from 2004-2007. Consistently the fastest runner for a couple years during that period.
When all thought ,these 2 would dominate the championship for next 5 yrs , no one had any idea what was waiting for them in 2008 beijing
that's fantastic! finally video with replays. thanks man
+Fast Mike i know ive been looking for this everwhere !!
So many "if it wasn't for Bolt's..." lol. This guy Tyson Gay would probably be a multiple time 100m Olympic champion, probably multiple double world champion and likely an Olympic 100/200m double at some point, along with a 9.69 and 9.71 on the books. Would probably be debating whether he was the greatest of all time instead
and that's being honest, bolt definitely overshadowed Gay
@@sir3958 that aint his fault he’s the best lol
Tyson Gay has the fastest leg turnover of anyone I've ever seen including Usain Bolt that man is pure gold
Yup probably the fastest cadence of all time.
Before Blake's injury he had the fastest turnover
Coleman,cason?
Lol Usain never had the fastest stride frequency.
On Bolts races, the stadiums would fill to the max. Miss the great man
2nd place ran the whole race looking down
Tyson Gay - The fastest sprinter in US history and never won an Olympic good medal.
Because Usain Bolt came along, at least he lost to the fastest man in the world.
The whole race and Powell just looks like he wanted to cry and go home, always felt for him at majors as he was clearly never in the right mental place to win.
His best was 9.77
Its It's crazy he always has that crying face look at world championships he had the same look at 2015 bejing all sweaty under pressure not everyone is designed for pressure overload
@@cosmicwisdom999 9.72
Some was terrible wrong mentally with him when it comes to the championship
Always say he has a bad attitude in his performances. When he realizes he's not going to win he slows down. The commentators over the years have said the same thing.
Look how asafa was already sweating before the race even started. And, poor Tyson didnt even medal at the Olympics the following year.
At 2015 bejing too
@BLITZ SWING he is still running
BLITZ SWING how’s it feel to get dominated by a tiny Caribbean island in sprints for over a decade
Tyson got injured 2008...
Steroids do that to you.
This was when 9.85 seconds was good enough for a gold medal!!! Times change fast.
now 9.93 could be a gold Kappa
002DrEvil boi 9.85 is still a good time in today's standard lol
002DrEvil 9.85 would have got you second place at the rio olympics in 2016 and first at the world champs 2017.. it's still a pretty good time
of course it's still fast... what an ignorant comment lol
Into a wind remember
And the Bolt era begins a year later, if only they knew😂
I had to find this race in 2022 to see Tyson Gaye crack a smile. I bet if Asafa has kids he's the best dad, he just seems to have a very nurturing persona, not shark like at all. God bless them all.
Check his CZcams channel. He has videos with his kids.
Powell did enough for Silver but shut it down early once he realized Tyson passed him.
He got bronze
Yeah he did right after he realized Tyson passed him. He always shows no real heart.
kirk he was not a killer like Bolt!
Yes correct
Powell was getting 3rd no matter what he did this race...1st and 2nd had too much momentum.
And then Bolt came onto the World stage the next year...
Poor man didn't know what was coming . .
The Boy Usian Bolt 😂
So true
Was very happy for Tyson that he got that brief time to shine ,because months later came the dominance of the Lightning Bolt.
He did...and if you asked me he was prepared...but he got injured just before the Olympics. He pulled up at the Olympic trials and still ran 9.77. I really wish he made it to the Olympics.
He did. He was beating Bolt earlier on
Powell at 21 years of age 9.9 2007 Usain at 21 years of age 9.6 2008
That's the difference between incredible raw natural born talent and good coaching plus potential.
8:32 "What's up Trinity?" 😔💔
omg that's so sad ):
Wow I didn't catch that until I saw your comment 💔
Then she died 9 years later 😭
And then came Bolt and just took away everybody shine lol
If Tyson had a start it would be even he had a terrible start but had excellent top end speed. Degrass is the same way
If the guy a little bit taller, 5cm, he'd won Usain each time competing
👌🏻
Asafa reminds me of Coleman to a certain extent, great starters that often seemed to fade at the end of races. The strange thing is Asafa is so much taller yet still had the same issue. 🤔
It only seemed to happen to Asafa in championship finals though, at least with CC you could see It's an issue that plagues him even in lesser one-off races, but with Asafa I can't remember him fading at the end of races on the circuits
@@ghostfacenasir7248 Gay and others would run him down even on circuits. He was always ahead to like 50 meters, but would get caught. It didn’t happen every race but it certainly happened.
I've been meaning to ask you, if you could post the 1988 olympics 100 and 200m events in HD? I noticed you were uploaded videos from the 80's and 90's at 50fps. Thanks again for the videos.
I remember bolt just jogging to 9.87 in 2012 Olympic heats
Oh God
That was a great race back then” yay Tyson “Way to go”!
Race starts at 7:38
If I was asafa Powells coach I would have got him to see a hypnotist to mentally prepare him for big races cos he always seemed to mentally crack cometh the hour cometh the man, i.e. Beijing 08, Athens 04, London 2012, this race and probably other races as well
Asafa's mother is a churchgoer, but he doesn't hear the voice of God when he is running!
If Tyson’s start was better, he would be able to run run a 9.60. His last 50m is superb.
My man, Tyson.
This was the last 100m final to have eight countries represented.
The race that made me realize that ASAFA was really a softer at hearts , when it came to the real occasion , he is still a great sprinter but lacking the VCB BOLT AND SFP MENTALITY
It was times when Gay beat Bolt. Greatest sprinter of all time id still give that to Tyson Gay. Bolt just came out of no where lol
I really admired Asafa Powell
He was my favorite of this era, the sub 10 king!
For wat
Yea Bolt did come and take away everybody shine. This is how we do it
Commentators deserve a medal😂
Ayo Akins go Finland 🇫🇮
Asafa is my favorite runner of all time and how he does this to himself will always baffle me. Okay Tyson is Tyson but he always had the chance and tightens up. And in this race coming 3rd is madness
derrick atkins 100m drive phase is bout funny as hell
What was the commentator on? He sounds as though he swallowed a whole packet of steroids washed down with a gallon of caffeine.
True that. He is a legendary Finnish sports commentator, loved by all track and ice hockey fans. Enthusiastic and funny.
@@frantic5799 I guess if u can understand him
@@thegrimreaper270 lol, 🤣😂🤣😂😂
@@thegrimreaper270
Just listen closely bro and you can easily understand it. It's only Finnish after all
Wow, to think Su Bingtian is even faster than this is awesome.
Gold medalist 100m
In World Championsips
Justin gatlin 2005
Tyson gay 2007
Usain bolt 2009
Yohan blake 2011
Usain bolt 2013
Usain bolt 2015
Justin gatlin 2017
Gatlin won after 12 years !!! That's unbelievable... Maintaining that level of fitness for that long without getting demotivated by bolt is really an achievement
@@SanthoshUnnikrishnanHere Usain bolt isn't fit 100%.
@@jamrats9441 Usain Bolt false started in 2011; if that didnt happen it would have been 4 in a row
@@delroysavage4505 bad luck for him , Yohan blake catches the gold .
2003: Kim Collins.
2019: Christian Coleman.
Great race from Atkins of The Bahamas!
And then along came Usaaaaaiiin!!!!
10shutt1 nevermind😳
What happened?????????? He got SMOKED!!
😂😂 tyson Gay's power finish days came to am end
How did I know some jerkoff like yourself would say something like this! Allow people to have their time. It isn't as if you're Usain to be bragging about yourself. Think about it.
Yeah let Gay have his spotlight, it's not like Usain won't get his
This was before Bolt era. No one joking or messing around cheerfully. Look at championship final just two years later. Way different attitude by almost all athletes.
It's obvious Asafa didn't recover fully from his warm up. Because less than 2 weeks after this he jog 9.74 to break the world record. He did the same thing in Athens Olympics final. He went into race tired from doing too much from his warm-up
Tyson the man..
.. ran it well
The way Gay runs seems painful lol but it always worked for him. Had he relaxed more he could have gone faster. Idk what goes wrong with asafa. Way to go Atkins. First Bahamian to go under 10 seconds
nah Tyson Gay glutes is what gives him that running form is which intern allows him fast stride frequency
I don't know what happens to Powell he gets one of the best start but in the end he decelerates
08:00 he just wanted to say congrats lmao😂😂
Ráciah I know right
Congratulations Tyson but kudos to the 242 Derek Atkins.
Congrats tyson Gay wonderful
And then next year Bolt comes and crushes everyone in style.
Excelente carrera de los mejores del Mundo Bendiciones...
Why in a bunch of his races does it look like Powell is literally slowing down at like the last 5(?) meters. That's weird. I see him do it all the time
Once Bolt came on the seen and started to dominate he shut the mouth of the boastful and showoffs like Crawford and Gay and Gatlin watch back does races see how they like Lambs terrified to even look at the man intimidated by his presence
If somebody is a showoff its Bolt.
와 우 진짜 너무 잘달리는타이슨
진짜 빠르고 멋지다
Why does Powell always slow down at end despite having great starts?
he saw gay coming so he decided to do that, i think he didnt wanna run all out and still get beat by gay so he just slowed down to save his ego.. lots of athletes do this.
he is fast
Gay strutting around after the race like he's the man now. Little did he know what was coming. Stopped doing that real quick
still the 3rd fastest man of all time. he can strut around as much as he wants.
@@h4rder10 Yeah, but he is a footnote in history; not even a sentence in the narration.
@@Tetelestai17 and you are the keyboard-hero 😂
After this year came great Usain bolt and....
Bolt was busy watching, on the sidelines 😅😂
If asafa Powell only knew that these guys cant run with him
Gay could and did....
Not at that time@@michaeldooley3396
Did Asafa try to shut it down about 7 seconds in the race? About 80 meters.
7:43 Powell siempre con salida explosiva, y mantiene ventaja hasta los 40 y 60 metros; pero al final se desinfla. Remató Tayson.
Un mes después volvio a romper el récord con 9.74 si problema era más mental.
@@josecarlos-lm7ue Powel nunca ganó unos olímpicos, es extraño con las condiciones que tiene.
@@WanchyMedina xeso t digo en las grandes citas siempre se ponía nervioso la del 2007 debió ganar era mucho mejor q gay.
Did you know that Asafa Powell and silver medallist Derrick Atkins are cousins ?! 🙂
Yes
No.
Powell with another mindset is a 9.50 in 100m athlete.
✨ 2007 Year of Tyson Gay !! 😊
Saludos desde Venezuela
Only Bolt could take the smile off Tyson Gay
Powel needs to step forward and strong like Gay.. He tend to lean backward and doing knee lift. It wud also help if he put more effort in the final 40 metres. He is not fighting if u look at gay he gave it everything
Good time for Tyson 😀 Bolt was not in the scene then
Tyson gay : low start , Great finish .
Powel is a talented sprinter with a great start. His major weakness has always been not enough training for speed endurance, which is why he was getting dropped so often, and a lack of fighting heart. He should have been much better...it's almost a pity.
His weakness has always a lack of confidence, when competing against other elite athletes. And especially at big events.
He tenses up allowing runners to pass him. Watch his fastest times. He has a fantastic start, good drive phase, good top speed and maintenace, all because he is relaxing.
The last time Tyson gay seemed like he was the best.
After this face it was clear what Asafa would and wouldn't be for all to see.
powells start, blakes mid and bolts finish would time to about 9.25 in 1000m
Powel started to tense up
30 yrs ago, 10.00 was the target of excellence.
15 years ago, 9.90 was the target of excellence
Today, if you can't run under 9.70 yera bum !
CrAzY shit.
His entire career, Asafa Powell, would shut it down if someone passed him. Every race. He would be in the lead and then as soon as someone went by him, that is it, he would start jogging. A terrible competitor.
타이슨가이 진짜 빠르네요
Tyson Gay y otros grandes velocistas ni supieron cuando llegó Bolt y las ayudas extradeportivas
And then 9.58 happened. Can anyone beat the heat
2 years later……
Gay, Powell = Sampras, Agassi,...sme years after....Federer=Bolt
Pena que a expectativa sobre Asafa Powel foram decepcionantes😢
pengulas ini patut dpat pgat mas..penat berckap dri yg belari
9.58 9.63 9.69
19.19 19.32 19.30
8:00
ゲイの優勝を祝福せんばかりに肩を掴んだ選手を触んなと言わんばかりに振りほどくゲイ…
それほど嬉しかったんだろうな
Tyson has been a doper from the very beginning.
Tyson gay gets triple champions
🥇🥇🥇 in Osaka 2007.
Osaka 2007 , he beats Usain bolt in 200m .
@WARRIOR FIGHTER PAHLAWAN Okay and...what does that have to do with Tyson's wins in 07. No one is trying to compare anything just talking about his wins at this championships. Has NOTHING to do with bolt.
Nice fella Asafa Powell, but he's got to be one of the most no-heart athletes of all time. Crumbles every big occasion and much worse he's just given up mid race multiple times when he thinks he's beaten or it's close. Incredibly bad example for the Jamaican kids, lucky Bolt and Blake came along.
This was asafa year but I guess things don't won't out the way u plan😒
We always love to see a fast race among men. 😢
And l have many races before this and many other after 🎉
To be truthful.
All athletes are human beings.
My point is the favorites to win the race should not be next to each other.
To be fair they should have between them 3 lanes apart.
This way each athlete is sprinting his own race.
This would be the ideal and fair race.
Remember Justlin Gatlin.
He got that chance and was able to win Husain Bolt in Rio.
Because if he was next to Bolt , you know who the winner would be. 😊
Tyson regretted the arrival of usain bolt
great
So proud of the American, I got chills all over my body when he started beating his chest and demanded his country's flag. So happy for him
3:25 cuteeee
Seeing Asafa always choke is sooo frustrating
Look at Tyson's reaction to the victory. And people criticized Bolt for his celebratory antics? #MovingAlong
Thanks for sharing Max. #ToEachHisOwn
Norman Cooper bolt takes it to a wjole new level. you are that blind that you would compare the two? Gay is not as conceited as insane bolt
Thanks for that. #InTheEyeOfTheBeholder
He was just being happy. #GoodPerformanceEqualsHappines
Exactly what i was thinking..lol
A.P could have won this one but I dont know why he didn't.....sad
The year 1 BU (Before Usain), simple smartphone-free times, before the lightning Bolt struck