Cathy Freeman's race as commentated by American Network NBC.

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  • @miltonyannis3719
    @miltonyannis3719 Před 2 lety +789

    Respects to the American commentary team - this was truly wonderful.

    • @andysorensen1737
      @andysorensen1737 Před 11 měsíci +30

      NBC’s Olympic coverage has rightfully gotten plenty of criticism throughout the years, but Tom Hammond has always been class, especially when it comes to track and field.

    • @NeilJR
      @NeilJR Před 10 měsíci +12

      Uncharacteristically restrained. Nice!

    • @petermcgrath9008
      @petermcgrath9008 Před 10 měsíci +7

      I agree. He is first class.

    • @_Opal_Miner_
      @_Opal_Miner_ Před 10 měsíci +3

      Yes. They were the true heroes.

  • @firecrakka
    @firecrakka Před 2 lety +500

    A nation held it's breath for 49.11 seconds and watched the shy girl from Queensland become an Australian legend. Still gives me chills.

    • @tinfoilhomer909
      @tinfoilhomer909 Před rokem +15

      I was in Tasmania and I saw her win! That day she wasn't just a Queenslander, she was an Aussie, she represented all of us. And I would love to see somebody unite the country again the way she did. It was beautiful. Like a day without racism.

    • @gordonrice167
      @gordonrice167 Před 10 měsíci

      I didn't just watched it

    • @markv1274
      @markv1274 Před 10 měsíci

      That "shy girl" has a reputation for being a pompous egomaniac and downright diva behind the scenes. Except when she commentated at the 2004 Olympics, of course: then she let *everyone* listening in Australia know that she was jealous of the woman who won the 400 metres that year, Tonique Williams-Darling--and TWD did it without looking like a giant green condom.
      No class, just makes it all about herself. Yet many Aussies are cherry pickers.

    • @maelradec6766
      @maelradec6766 Před 10 měsíci

      lmfao man up princess

  • @reklusive3435
    @reklusive3435 Před 10 měsíci +91

    As a Koori it makes me feel good her carrying the Aboriginal flag proudly.. Much love to her.

  • @australianmade2659
    @australianmade2659 Před 10 měsíci +115

    She’s a national treasure to us Aussies. And humble

  • @seanlynch1185
    @seanlynch1185 Před 2 lety +76

    Cathy makes every Australian proud and cry and think about our country too

    • @aprilneho6165
      @aprilneho6165 Před 2 lety +9

      Kiwis too bro!

    • @markv1274
      @markv1274 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I'm Australian, and I couldn't have cared less.
      I'd rather care about my family and friends.

    • @pixiewings21_9
      @pixiewings21_9 Před 10 měsíci

      @@markv1274 You're obviously not a fan of the woman. Why are you even here? Go take your whining and infantile moaning elsewhere.

  • @gustaaf1892
    @gustaaf1892 Před 2 lety +131

    What an excellent report and coverage by a foreign network. US sports coverage has a reputation for being very US centric, but this belies that. Respect.

  • @SPOOKSTR
    @SPOOKSTR Před 2 lety +38

    To this day I've never heard a crowd roar so loud. The audio at the end was great.

  • @Simonewhitesim-1music
    @Simonewhitesim-1music Před 10 měsíci +11

    I have finally watched this. I live in Sydney I am from America now an Australian Citizen. I ride past her park. Bravo.

  • @lanerope4482
    @lanerope4482 Před 2 lety +175

    Such a special commentary from our friends and competition. An Australian legend. Still shed a tear 21 years on.

  • @chrisking6667
    @chrisking6667 Před 10 měsíci +47

    The absolute relief that comes over Cathy's face is something I'll never forget. Australia demanded something from her and she delivered in a way that made every single one of us and her indigenous ancestors proud.

  • @selmaroberson4447
    @selmaroberson4447 Před 10 měsíci +16

    makes me very proud to be queenslander and indigenous

  • @Michelle_Emm
    @Michelle_Emm Před 10 měsíci +21

    I remember walking out of work, going over to the electronics store opposite and standing in a crowd watching this on the TV's in the window. Everyone went beserk when she won. I'll never forget it. It was the only event I watched.

  • @Crackatinny-sj8dt
    @Crackatinny-sj8dt Před 2 lety +60

    Still gives me goosebumps hearing that crowd as an Australian.

  • @marionthompson3365
    @marionthompson3365 Před 10 měsíci +91

    Wow, I was in The Rocks area watching on a big screen with my then 4 year old on my shoulders. I was screaming all through the race, absolutely ecstatic with joy for Cathy. A night to remember. So very proud and still brings joyous tears seeing this 23 years later. A wonderful athlete and a great Australian ❤

    • @Chris-vq5vr
      @Chris-vq5vr Před 10 měsíci +3

      I’d love to hear what Kathy’s view is on The Voice?

  • @harrydavies311
    @harrydavies311 Před 2 lety +147

    What a bloody Champion that girl was (and still is) so much pressure to perform and she did it, I'll never forget that night, right up there with Kieran Perkins win in 1996 when he was 8th fastest qualifier. both fantastic achievements.

    • @markv1274
      @markv1274 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Look at pictures of your sporting hero now, tell me you still think she's a legend.
      That, and her commentary at the 2004 Olympics was bloody shameful. CF had no respect for Tonique Williams-Darling, just showed how jealous she was.

  • @jasonstevenson110
    @jasonstevenson110 Před rokem +106

    Gosh that was fantastic to watch and listen to 22 years later. When you hear two neutral observers call the race it really makes clear how big Cathy's achievement was. Legend.

  • @manningbartlett522
    @manningbartlett522 Před 10 měsíci +11

    I was driving home from work on that evening- around 7:30 PM or so. I will never forget how utterly deserted the streets of Sydney were... the major roads of the city (which would normally only just be winding down from gridlocked rush hour) had maybe two cars on them. The entire nation was glued to the television.

  • @kcc-karenschroniccorner9432
    @kcc-karenschroniccorner9432 Před 10 měsíci +5

    I was there that night and watched this on the big screen from one of the grassy areas. I had been there watching the tennis all day and was lucky enough to catch this on the way to my car. The atmosphere was like nothing else!

  • @jellybaby9630
    @jellybaby9630 Před 10 měsíci +5

    2023
    I'm Crying
    God Bless you Sis

  • @nathanp8240
    @nathanp8240 Před rokem +36

    Amazing, I was there...not in the stadium but at the live screen viewing site just outside the stadium seen at 8:14. everyone seated on the grass, as she came around the bend into the last 100m, everyone rose up to the feet and screamed and cheered her on...phenomenal atmosphere!
    A fun fact, my brother in law was a reserve for the mens 4x100m, everyone got one of those suits that Cathy wore...only Cathy wore it though...he still has it, he puts it on for a laugh at parties!

  • @em945
    @em945 Před 10 měsíci +7

    She looked so Beautiful and MAGNIFICENT.

  • @Fuzcapp
    @Fuzcapp Před 10 měsíci +14

    So great to hear some American commentators who get it - who understand there is a world outside of the USA.

  • @aslkdfjhg
    @aslkdfjhg Před 2 lety +27

    Back in the 90s she used to absolutely crush any competition. In the Stawell Gift she used to start seconds after gun just for fun just catch up and bet everyone in every event.

    • @markv1274
      @markv1274 Před 10 měsíci

      So even back then, she was a bad sport.
      You just don't mock you opponents like that.
      See my comments elsewhere about her 2004 Olympics commentary. Utterly shameful to mock TWD like that.
      Just a piece of crap. The fact that she has blown up like a blimp serves her right.
      Fame is fleeting. To countless people today, she's just Fat Old Cathy.

  • @1sandinista
    @1sandinista Před rokem +83

    I remember now. It was NBC's coverage of this race that made me understand the importance of Cathy Freeman to Australia and to the aboriginal people. And none better than Bob Costa's commentary to bring the significance home. Truly epic. "Our Cathy".

  • @NxDoyle
    @NxDoyle Před 10 měsíci +33

    When clips of Cathy's victory are replayed, it's quite common to hear Bruce McAvaney's, "What a legend! What a champion!" But it's very uncommon to hear co-commentator Raelene Boyle follow that up with, "What a relief!"

  • @howardpackowitz6759
    @howardpackowitz6759 Před 23 dny +1

    NBC’s Tom Hammond did a wonderful job calling this race. I’m an American, but this is one of my favorite Olympic moments.

  • @stevemurrell6167
    @stevemurrell6167 Před 10 měsíci +18

    I was at a local football league 'best and fairest' vote count on that night (MVP count for you Americans out there) and the count stopped and the big screen changed to the Olympics for Cathy's race, the whole crowd there went bonkers when she won.....it was just phenomenal! I'll never forget it.

  • @rankoutsider2363
    @rankoutsider2363 Před rokem +12

    Gee,that is so stirring to watch in 2023 ❤
    Something Australia is seriously lacking nowadays.

  • @waratahdavid696
    @waratahdavid696 Před 10 měsíci +30

    Iconic night. Still makes me a bit teary. Cathy's genuine and understated emotion was particularly moving.

  • @amplifiedlight
    @amplifiedlight Před 10 měsíci +14

    What a fluid style, those last few meters were simply stunning!

  • @marianielsen2176
    @marianielsen2176 Před 10 měsíci +14

    One of Australia’s greatest athletes and the best ambassador for sport and Australia

  • @Rkbmaxxx
    @Rkbmaxxx Před 10 měsíci +13

    Dam straight well done to the Americans on the commentary..love the old days..there was still humility and respect..they really brought the emotions the Australians were feeling to their American audience..🤘🇦🇺🤘

  • @colinr1960
    @colinr1960 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Sitting in the stand at the end near the first turn. Roared myself hoarse. What a champion! What a run! And what a relief!

  • @waynevanrensburg8037
    @waynevanrensburg8037 Před 2 lety +16

    Not sure how I ended up here but that was truly amazing watch (feel) and this is coming from a South African who experienced the coming together of Nation in 1995

  • @YGTSTV
    @YGTSTV Před 2 lety +124

    Absolutely brilliant - thanks for posting this Rhett. Greatest single moment in Australian sporting history.

    • @MrBenHaynes
      @MrBenHaynes Před 10 měsíci

      What about Steven Bradbury?
      czcams.com/video/fAADWfJO2qM/video.html

  • @drinkinginparadise
    @drinkinginparadise Před rokem +40

    OMG!!! Still gives me chills to see this. I could see the immense pressure written all over her face prior to the race commencing. Her performance under such severe pressure was absolutely amazing #aboriginalpride #unifiedpride

  • @scottday4646
    @scottday4646 Před 2 lety +40

    One of the most personable and down to earth people I have spoken with.
    I used to see/speak with her frequently when she visited communities in CQ.
    Always humble, (if not somewhat embarrassed by her public infamy). I never once didn’t say G’day

    • @markv1274
      @markv1274 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Four years after taking the gold medal in Sydney, CF announced at the 2004 Olympics. When Tonique Williams-Darling won gold in the women's 400 metres, becoming the first Bahamian to win individual Olympic gold, all CF could say was that if she'd competed, TWD would've finished silver at best.
      That's not a humble person, that's a piece of classless trash.
      I've met quite a few people in my time, including folks from sports and showbiz. Let's just say that those "humble" people can be absolutely awful when they think nobody's listening.

  • @SLB4523
    @SLB4523 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Absolute champion . And so humble and genuine. Total Aussie.

  • @redmatti1966
    @redmatti1966 Před 10 měsíci +9

    Wow still brings tears to my eyes!

  • @paulmcfadden9498
    @paulmcfadden9498 Před 10 měsíci +10

    How good is Bob Costas? I'm an Aussie and I love that bloke's work.

  • @kimsherlock8969
    @kimsherlock8969 Před 10 měsíci +10

    Wow I really don't know how Kathy competed with so much expectations apon performance 😮😮😮😮
    Called " Our Girl "😮
    Well she did win in a beautiful dance with a beautiful flag of pride, recognition and triumph. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
    Warrior.

  • @carriebizz
    @carriebizz Před rokem +11

    Proud Aussie here. I was 22 when she ran this, we definitely love Cathy freeman

    • @markv1274
      @markv1274 Před 10 měsíci +1

      I was 22 back then, and I honestly did not care.

    • @donnawilliams2805
      @donnawilliams2805 Před 10 měsíci +10

      ​@markv1274 you're commenting an awful lot for someone who 'didn't care' 😆

  • @bennjogu1421
    @bennjogu1421 Před 11 měsíci +6

    I was very young but could hear my athletics crazy dad talk in anticipation of Cathy Freeman race at Sydney Olympics.

  • @ohhiitsjustme3445
    @ohhiitsjustme3445 Před 10 měsíci +15

    Hands down, my ALLTIME FAVORITE Olympic race ever!!

  • @Truth_hurts-on9ec
    @Truth_hurts-on9ec Před 10 měsíci +9

    Australia was at its peak here. The world was our oyster at this exact moment. Then it was all downhill from this moment :(

  • @GeoAce777
    @GeoAce777 Před rokem +10

    only two races have made me cry, El Guerrouj in Athens and Cathy Freeman in the Motherland 😌

  • @michaelhayden725
    @michaelhayden725 Před 10 měsíci +10

    I was there in the stadium, so glad for as she crossed the line first. Such relief for Cathy and much of the audience.

  • @trinkabuszczuk6138
    @trinkabuszczuk6138 Před 10 měsíci +7

    The pressure and expectation of a whole nation and Cathy knocks it out of the park! 🥰

  • @maggiematthews3517
    @maggiematthews3517 Před 10 měsíci +10

    Thunder and lightning ... the incredible roar of the crowd and all the camera flashes. What a fantastic run!

  • @candycaneunicorn8024
    @candycaneunicorn8024 Před 10 měsíci +4

    23years ago..... The greatest day of the entire year.

  • @maxfish4770
    @maxfish4770 Před 10 měsíci +11

    Still never heard a Aussie crowd roar like that

    • @dandenardi4584
      @dandenardi4584 Před 10 měsíci +2

      That was brilliant! The only comparison I think would've been Oz vs Uruguay in the 2005 WC qualifier - that crowd was friggin' loud!!

  • @csurams84
    @csurams84 Před 2 lety +15

    This was a great race. I watched it live! Her running suit was perfect for the time.

  • @brittney5903
    @brittney5903 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Greatest moment for Cathy. 🥇
    Greatest Olympics.
    Greatest Australia.
    🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @mashbolt5008
    @mashbolt5008 Před rokem +9

    I never get tired of watching this. ❤

  • @lilth501
    @lilth501 Před 10 měsíci +5

    It was a chilli evening, I stood just outside of the stadium. I think there were more people walking around Olympic Boulevard. The roar was deafening all I felt was relief,
    relief for Kathy that was it

  • @souviendra
    @souviendra Před rokem +8

    4:26 "and Cathy Freeman has work to do BUT SHE'S UP FOR THE CHALLENGE!" ❤

  • @albertlanger2339
    @albertlanger2339 Před rokem +12

    Mate, thanks for this. I never knew America took so much attention.

  • @Sablewai
    @Sablewai Před 2 lety +9

    WOW! Kathy your a star!

  • @timcas2664
    @timcas2664 Před 10 měsíci +28

    Simply the greatest moment in Australian sport. What a legend 🇦🇺🇦🇺❤️🖤

  • @garyh6131
    @garyh6131 Před 2 lety +15

    Thanks for uploading this, great to hear the commentary from a different perspective.

  • @rcdanger
    @rcdanger Před rokem +9

    Cathy lifting, goes up to Graham, takes the lead, looks a winner!!!!

  • @imalwaysright
    @imalwaysright Před 10 měsíci +4

    The interview at the end is so sweet ❤️ I’m glad this appeared in my recommendations.

  • @gismo130
    @gismo130 Před 10 měsíci +6

    i miss those days before social media

  • @yval21
    @yval21 Před 2 lety +11

    I’ve never seen the footage from after the race, this was so amazing to see! ✨💕

  • @jaywan5553
    @jaywan5553 Před rokem +27

    Greatest moment in Australian sport for so many reasons.

  • @ravingmad765
    @ravingmad765 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Goosebumps to this day. Go Cathy.

  • @jamesbeck3685
    @jamesbeck3685 Před měsícem

    Classic Victory. Brings a tear to my eyes😍

  • @barbarajackson7488
    @barbarajackson7488 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I still get so excited watching her finest moment in History! 😢😢😂😂❤❤❤

  • @Sammyscrolls
    @Sammyscrolls Před 2 lety +10

    What a great moment 💙💙

  • @GrandpaOCE
    @GrandpaOCE Před 2 lety +8

    still get chills watching her do this

  • @renzy5270
    @renzy5270 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Best,still gives me goosebumps

  • @hanoitripper1809
    @hanoitripper1809 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I was in downtown Sydney for that!!! Amazing moment for Oz 🇦🇺 🔥

  • @touchofgrey5372
    @touchofgrey5372 Před rokem +10

    I have returned to this video dozens of times; and always will return to it. This was Cathy's shining moment.
    She gave everything, because she knew it's now or never. The only Aboriginal ever to enter these games and to loose here was simply not an option.
    This was her chance to slap the faces all those bigoted Aussies who took advantage of and exploited her nation. This race brought world wide attention to the plight of all Aboriginals in Australia.
    A very, very touching moment!

  • @eileencollins2536
    @eileencollins2536 Před 10 měsíci +2

    This still brings tears.

  • @annastark3786
    @annastark3786 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I was watching her light the flame in hospital with my newborn son. His eyes were transfixed on the screen. Defining moment in indigenous-white history.

  • @dianaperry1929
    @dianaperry1929 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Beautiful Cathy❤❤

  • @StFidjnr
    @StFidjnr Před 2 lety +9

    we all remember the Ch 7 and ABC radio versions but what about this version FORGOTTEN

  • @NebraskaGonvilleJones
    @NebraskaGonvilleJones Před 10 měsíci +2

    I’m welling up just watching this

  • @dannyboy34677
    @dannyboy34677 Před 2 lety +10

    The moment that would rival this for that Nation would be in that same stadium five years later in the Playoff v Uruguay and finally kicking the door down to the World Cup in Germany.

    • @screeech44
      @screeech44 Před rokem +6

      umm no... not even close

    • @dannyboy34677
      @dannyboy34677 Před rokem +3

      @@screeech44 I would say it’s on that level

  • @alvaropilafrias4808
    @alvaropilafrias4808 Před rokem +1

    Lo veo y me sigue emocionado,,

  • @terrifryday3641
    @terrifryday3641 Před 10 měsíci +7

    03:33 this guy is straight poetry

  • @keirmardy2267
    @keirmardy2267 Před 2 lety +18

    The irony of Americans deifying the triumph of a foreign indigenous native while they continue to abandon their own.

    • @barefootbooks69
      @barefootbooks69 Před rokem +1

      Yeah, but they are well trained in hypocrisy.

    • @dandenardi4584
      @dandenardi4584 Před 10 měsíci

      Yes. Irony. But still. It was incredibly great coverage for a pinnacle moment in our indigenous irony.

  • @madjik2517
    @madjik2517 Před 2 lety +6

    Both coverages said Cathy has work to do.

    • @LozDriz
      @LozDriz Před 2 lety +2

      I was thinking exactly the same thing!

  • @Justin_G_Bryan
    @Justin_G_Bryan Před rokem +2

    Always goosebumps.

  • @janetcorbett356
    @janetcorbett356 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Excellent commentary.

  • @steve-from-toronto
    @steve-from-toronto Před 10 měsíci +3

    “Cathy Freeman by a BIG margin FOR Australia.”
    The great Tom Hammond on the mic. Few can elevate their voice to another notch in the exciting way that Tom Hammond can. Tom retired in 2018 after an almost 50 year career in sports broadcasting, mostly for NBC.

  • @NinaB1977
    @NinaB1977 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Cathy our Golden Girl. Indigenous and proud we embrace you.

  • @sdjuxu
    @sdjuxu Před 10 měsíci +2

    Man...wish I could run that fast 😂🎉

  • @terrenceburton7903
    @terrenceburton7903 Před 2 lety +8

    ❤️🖤💛CATHY💛🖤❤️

  • @YellowandBlack
    @YellowandBlack Před 2 lety +12

    Cathy a legend and even better in person

  • @rosmarbal
    @rosmarbal Před 10 měsíci +3

    She made it look easy!

  • @enjolras76
    @enjolras76 Před rokem +2

    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much pressure. and she won.

  • @suekennedy1595
    @suekennedy1595 Před 10 měsíci +2

    She has a beautiful laugh

  • @dragonedfreedom717
    @dragonedfreedom717 Před 2 lety +25

    This commentary is better than the Aussie version

    • @generalgrievous3550
      @generalgrievous3550 Před 2 lety +4

      lol no its not no where near it, its rubbish

    • @dragonedfreedom717
      @dragonedfreedom717 Před 2 lety

      @@generalgrievous3550 i thought they were more excited

    • @andrewj44
      @andrewj44 Před 2 lety +6

      @@generalgrievous3550 its great... not rubbish at all.

    • @whahappened8398
      @whahappened8398 Před 2 lety +6

      @@generalgrievous3550 Forgive them General, they know not of our 'delicious Bruce'. " Cathy, Set, Away "

    • @generalgrievous3550
      @generalgrievous3550 Před 2 lety +2

      @@andrewj44 compared to bruce on channel 7 australia, its rubbish

  • @halinatantau1506
    @halinatantau1506 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Cathy Freeman is great Australian atlette

  • @gdognz79
    @gdognz79 Před 10 měsíci +3

    So much pressure on that poor girl

  • @mickdonedee1
    @mickdonedee1 Před 10 měsíci

    Wonderfall call by the race-callers. Both captured the drama and excitement throughout the race.

  • @jaysonaustralia6923
    @jaysonaustralia6923 Před 10 měsíci +1

    She actually had her suit on inside out for the opening ceremony. It was later stolen and recovered years later.

  • @roccililly
    @roccililly Před 10 měsíci +2

    Legend!

  • @traceybee1409
    @traceybee1409 Před 10 měsíci +1

    What an amazing moment