Video / Aug 20, 2009 / 3:34 pm
Usain Bolt is Not Like the Rest of Us
I mean, this is just crazy. Usain Bolt destroyed another record today, this time blasting through the 200 m in 19.19 seconds, .11 seconds better than the previous record (video below). In light of the Smack item this morning that relayed the story of a female sprinter being subjected to a gender test, we were joking about how Bolt needs to “tested for alien.” Or to quote Austin Burton, “‘District 9,’ starring Usain Bolt.”
Is there anything close to this type of dominance in NBA history? Wilt? MJ at his most vicious?
Here’s Bolt breaking his own 100-meter record earlier this week:
August 20th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
markofresh says:
wow! dudes on a another level
August 20th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
That's Whats Up says:
it takes me 19.19 just to get up off the couch
August 20th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
POPPI GEE says:
I think there has been that type of dominance in other sports, considering what the sport is.
Not taking NOTHING away from Bolt but he is running, not doing several things at once or relying on teammates for all races (I don’t know if he does relay or not).
You basically talking where he is continuously raising the bar and yea certain individuals in many sports I would say have continued to amaze and set new heights and standards.
Just stay clean pleaseeeee Bolt. Cause if he is doing this naturally. That is just nuts.
August 20th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Ric_Hardwood says:
Damn! he should be fighting crime… Jamaican Flash!
August 20th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
shake&bake says:
That’s Wilt’s 50 points, 25 rebounds per game. He’s head and shoulders above everyone.
August 20th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
dapro says:
Lmao @ post 2
The thing is Bolt’s first gear is quick but it’s his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gears that make this dude sick
He’s only 23, I don’t see anybody beating him anytime soon
August 20th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Jeff Chen says:
“we are not the same, I am a martian” – Usain Bolt quoting some Wayne as he now claims that he had the Young Money nickname first.
August 20th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
weezy f says:
did dime really put randy orton as a dominant athlete?!?! DIME WWE is FAKE!!!
August 20th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
IG says:
Bolt slowed up the last 30 m.
August 20th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Razzle says:
That’s fucking 10 meters a second. What the fuck?
August 20th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Khalvin says:
In Track no one came close to dominating like this…
We are living in special times.
Phelps, Usain, Tiger, LeBron… Oh wait only three of those guys Win championships!!!
GO LAKERS… HELL Go RAPTORS!!
August 20th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
LukeCage22 says:
LMFAO at #11
Don’t forget the Williams sisters in Tennis.
August 20th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
sh!tfaced says:
Fuck no. Think that’s even faster than my piece of shit Honda.
August 20th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Dagomar says:
Because basketball is a team game, it’s very difficult to compare dominance in the two “sports.” That said, MJ at his prime looked like he should be playing in another league – he was just bored out there, and it seemed like he could do whatever he wanted at any time. That’s what Bolt looks like to me right now. If you want a current example, Phelps is pretty insane as well.
It’s sad though: it’s SO difficult for me to believe Bolt’s clean . . . .
August 20th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
SWAT says:
@ dagomar. i feel ya. im watchin dude crush comp and all i can think about is marion jones killing her comp but look at how she ended up. its so hard to believe he is clean. however, how tall is dude…he looks like a giant compared to the cats he’s racing against.
August 20th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
flipisatrip says:
I mean, real talk, it looked like he could run it faster.
I sure wouldn’t want to be in the mens sprint competitions right now, no chance for 10+ years.
August 20th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Balla says:
That level of domination in the NBA is:
-Chris Paul vs Jason Kidd
-Kobe on a hot night
-Lebron with single coverage the whole game
-Shaq in his prime with single coverage
August 20th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
AB_40 says:
wilt 50 and 25
but in this day and age well he’s the most dominant in what he does by far. never thought I would say 0.6 secconds is a long time but that’s how much of an advantage he had on the number two that american dude who said he can/could beat him haha
August 20th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
sh!tfaced says:
Watching it again, it looks like he slowed down in the last part of the 200m run because he tires out and almost runs out of gas….
August 20th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
That's Whats Up says:
all chris paul does is push off
fuck cp3
August 20th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Shawon D says:
This reminds me of how Barry Bonds used to dominate baseball. Hope there aren’t other similarities between the two. Just sayin…
August 20th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
JC says:
The good news is that Bolt officially tested CLEAN after the 100m race. I’m sure test results from the 200m will be released in a few days. Hopefully another runner will burst onto the scene with a sub-9.7 100m, or a sub-19.35 200m so that we can actually see how fast Bolt can run when there’s a chance he may lose. Honestly, when was the last time (save for a bad start or something) Bolt HAD to run all the way through the finish line? He has shown us some amazing things up to this point, but he’s competing with himself; I have no doubt in my mind he would hit 9.45 in the 100m and 19.05 in the 200m if someone were actually running WITH him.
August 20th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
BiG ShoT BoB says:
@shitface I don’t this cat ran out of gas…Them Jamaican guys train in Jamaica on the beach.
August 20th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
LakeShow84 says:
In an individual sport?? Im rollin with Ali..
Dude used to play with CONTENDERS.. not Roy Jones Ima-pick-who-i-fight contenders, but real contenders.. If he wouldnt have pissed off Frazier to the point of him not caring if he lived or died Manilla he wouldve murdered him.. AND dont forget he lost his PRIME years to the Government..
August 20th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
JH says:
Individual sports only…
Roger Federer in Tennis
Tiger in Golf
Phelps in Swimming
It’s official…Bolt is a track running icon.
August 20th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Ducky says:
Really?? Usain is ridiculous.
No disrespect to him but i hope (and know he clean). cuz if test positive 4 the juice, thats a major letdown
August 20th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
sh!tfaced says:
@bigshot… You’re right. Almost forgot about that, running on the track is like rolling downhill for them. They say the secret is including yams in their diet too…
August 20th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
BRUCE says:
Shaq in his prime! Shaq couldn’t hit his free throw then nor now.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Proud Jamaican says:
Another incredible and unbelievable performance!!
August 20th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
the cynic says:
wish i could run 25mph
August 20th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
M Intellect says:
First up – Usain Bolt been the next great sprinter since forever. He ran 19.91 when he was like 17.
But he only been doing it like this on a Senior-level for 18 months so people need to fall back when comparing him to someone who has years and years of dominance like Tiger or Roger Federer. At this point I think a comparison of Mike Tyson before it went bad is more fitting because in a short space of time he’s straight KILLING dudes.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
DayDay says:
@ 20 i agree 100% with that statment
August 20th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Kobe says:
caster semenya
August 20th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Dagomar says:
I like the Tyson comparison.
August 20th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Kobeef says:
To find a comparison to bolt you have to look at athletes who changed their sport.
What is unique about Bolt is that he is so tall (6′5) for a runner yet so fast. It make sense because of the stride advantage that taller runners would be fast once up to speed but before Bolt, no tall runners could pull off times like this because bigger bodies were thought to take too long to get up to speed.
I compare Bolt to Magic, who showed versatility that was never seen before in a big man. Tiger is also a change the game type athlete.
August 20th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
SayItAintSo says:
@24 I completely agree. Ali was a dominant force and his legacy would have been even greater if our Gov’t had minded it’s own damn business.
August 20th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Dagomar says:
Remember Aron Phillips writing about playing pickup against Lebron? Here’s another description:
http://www.clevescene.com/64-and-counting/archives/2009/08/18/balling-with-lebron
Turns out Bron’s final shot was from halfcourt and he was just playing with them. From Aron’s article I’d thought it was all-out war out there!
August 20th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Ben Jammin says:
If Usain Bolt is human then Lady Gaga and Caster Semenya (the South African runner) are women
August 20th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
wanabballer says:
Shaq in his prime… no question…
August 21st, 2009 at 1:38 am
Chise says:
Usain Bolt is just stupid. Supposedly at his mph, his 40 yrd dash time would be like 3.6 or something.. ESPN did somethin on it during the olympics last year.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:00 am
vince says:
Thing is, Bolt does it with distance and doesnt look like it would take him much effort at all if he’d just try to stay with the rest. I think the only ballplayer who compares is Wilt, due to the huge athletic and physical differences between them and their peers.
August 21st, 2009 at 2:03 am
jzsmoove says:
…the one white dude actually beat one black dude, check the back of the pack ha ha ha
August 21st, 2009 at 2:26 am
RICK773 says:
For as flashy as Bolt is I wanna think he’s clean. But what he’s doing right now is nothing short of legendary. He seems to be in that young phenom category where as you realize he’s only gonna get better. The way he’s going is it inconceiveable that he runs a sub 19 200 m
August 21st, 2009 at 9:16 am
yoda says:
when he broke that 100m record, my friend said, its easy for him to break a record when he has guy running behind him who is tyson and gey at same time
August 21st, 2009 at 10:54 am
dukesman2000 says:
Yardie, big up!!!!
August 21st, 2009 at 11:31 am
dagood says:
he couldn’t even train properly leading up to this due to his car crash. Plus sprinters are at their best at about 27 years old.
For sure he’ll break 19 sec for 200m.
August 21st, 2009 at 7:20 pm
make_it_happen says:
@17 & 42 lol. Bolt has the combination of height and power. I always tell people that every year, the competition is only getting bigger and stronger.
Imagined if Dwight Howard ran track for living instead of playing basketball.
August 21st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
oz says:
pretty sure this guy is saving his best for the next summer olympics. why set his best record now, when he could do it on the biggest stage and solidify his legacy for good?
still, if thats true, shits kinda scary. running over 10 metres per second in a submaximal effort? thats over 36 km/hr. thats over 22 mi/hr. thast fucking insane in the membrane.
August 22nd, 2009 at 4:05 pm
John says:
There has never been someone as tall 6′5″ that could pick them up and put them down like this guy. That’s his secret, longer strides and thats why he doesn’t have to resort to steroids to break all those records. Tyson Gay who is 5′11″ said it looked like Bolts knees were going past his face an acknowledgement of Bolts size and stride.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Bermuda Boy says:
The speed limit in Bermuda is 22mph or 35km…so, if Usain went for a run down south shore, would he get a speeding ticket?
August 25th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Omar Groves says:
@ 17…A Iverson in his prime @ PHILLY, with JUST double or no triple teams…
AI in Denver in 2008 dropping 51 on the Kobe & d Lakers b4 the Doubles & Triple teams
AI in Charlotte with a chip on his shoulder, if LB give him Philly freedom