I think those days they (athletes) confuse a worl lead with the WR. Indeed Kerley and probably everyone else could use every drug out there and won't get the WR for sure!
@@Leonidas-eu9bb You are right. He probably meant to say World Lead, not World Record. Even with drugs, Tyson Gay was unable to repeat his 9.69s of 2009. With all the drugs in their bodies, Ben Johnson and the other athletes in that race couldn't run 9.58s. This means Usain Bolt's WR won't be surpassed by any drug cheat. It can only come from another rare talent.
@@samueltullis806 Yes, with most athletes it's just hype. But when the best of the best (like Shericka, Lyles and Coleman) talk about world records, it sounds like ambition.
I think that Kerley felt that he was dropped out of the "medal favorites conversation", and this was his overly aggressive move aiming at re-entering that conversation. Generally, I find his interviews, social media handling and PR lacking. Overly aggressive and cocky. The difference in force production between 9.76 and 9.57 is HUGE -- darn, this is a 2.20 meter gap -- and Kerley is no way near 9.76 form now. His unwise declaration will only make him a laughing stock and generate negative emotions in him for the rest of the season. So, in conclusion, this looks like a bad move by him.
Yeah, kinda disappointing from him. I love his incredible transition from 400 to 100 world champion. There's no need for this frankly. Consistent 9.7s will do the job.
The difference between Kerley and Lyles is that Lyles said he wants to run 9.65 and 19.10 by the end of his career. Given his performances so far and his steady improvements, you can see where he's coming from and although ambitious, you can potentially see it happening. Kerley saying he's breaking WR next race when he hasn't even run sub 10 this season is just delusional though.
@@kandiekane. Who knows, he did already run a 19.31 in 2022. And with the big improvements to his starts and his 60m splits recently, assuming he hasn't lost his top end speed it stands to reason that he could run a new PR this season. Even if it's not 19.10, I think he might potentially break the WR if he stays healthy and has a perfect race.
@@TomHenksYT a 19.3 he has not run in two years. He could not repeat it last year, denoting that he cannot run the 100 and 200 in the same competition and have enough energy left to run the 200 with a very fast time. When he ran 19.31 in 2022, he only ran the 200. Lyles is not the one who will break Bolt's record. He is fast, but not fast enough to top that record.
@@kandiekane.Couldn't have said this any better, people think running 19:19 and 9.58 is just left up to hard training naa man it takes something special to do these times! Lyles is fast just like you said but he's just not fast enough and he will never get close to any of Usain records and the sooner he accepts this the better athlete he's gonna become
I believe he’s just trying to get people to talk about him with that tweet. Mission accomplished. He knows damn well he won’t even get close to the WR.
Usain Bolt’s 100m world record is now officially the longest standing 100m world record in recorded 100m history having lasted since August 2009, breaking the Jim Hines 100m record which lasted all the way from October 1968 to July 1983 when Calvin Smith finally broke it. That is how good Usain Bolt’s 100m record really is. The fact that the fastest 100m sprinters that are currently competing PB’s are almost a full 0.2 seconds slower than Usain Bolt’s tells you that not a single sprinter that was born in the 1990’s is getting anywhere near that record. Fred Kerley is turning 29 this year, Trayvon Bromell is also turning 29 this year, Christian Coleman 28, Noah Lyles 27. None of them are suddenly going to get 0.2 seconds faster over a 100m distance whilst they are heading towards their 30’s. It’s a pipe dream. Talking about breaking the record keeps fans invested and keeps track and field in everyone’s mouths but the reality is that it’s nothing more than talk and that’s it.
Let me introduce you to Tyson Gay. First sub-10 at 24 and in under 3 calendar years 9.69. I think you shouldn’t be so sure of what is and isn’t possible.
@@GavinSmith1234 I’m specifically talking about the 9.58 world record, not when Usain Bolt first broke the 100m world record. The 9.58 world record is now the longest standing world record in men’s 100m history lasting longer than Jim Hines’ world record which lasted from October 1968 until July 1983.
Kerly did well to get down to 9.76 when you consider he started out as a 400m runner but has gone backwards over the last couple of years. The only Bolt record in touching distance is the 200m with Lyles being the most likely. Not only has he almost got a tenth of a second away from 19.19 but last season managed to run every 200m sub 20 which is an unbelievable statistic.
No one in this generation of sprinters is even sniffing that record. No one has even run sub 9.7 since 2012. Hell, no one has run sub 9.75 since gatlin did it in 2015. Stop it Fred
There's a dopamine hit that gets released when people talk about what they want to do. It's a feeling akin to actually accomplishing the goal. So, I bet he felt really good saying he's going to break the WR. ... From a fan point of view, humility is lauded and it's best to SHOW the level of dedication and practice you put into yourself and your career. That's the stuff that inspires.
I think Fred Kerley should just focus on winning the race. Even that will be a challenge for him at the moment. He hasn't even managed to break 10 seconds yet this year.
Great point about allowing runners the grace to set some lofty goals! A little tangential, but it brings-up an interesting conversation about the line between show-boating and exuberance. REQUEST: can you do a piece about runners getting disqualified for "showing-off"? An NCAA 400m runner (Michael Roth) was DQ'ed last week for celebrating too early, as was a high school sprinter (Brody Buffington) in 2023... if World Athletics or the Diamond League had the same standards then Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Letsile Tebogo and Noah Lyles would all have been DQ'ed for how they finished some high-level races in 2023... what's up the US college & high school race officials???
Kerley just wants attention and it's kinda sad for him to be posting this kinda stuff when he hasn't run anywhere close to his own 9.76 PB in recent years
Having an unrealistic goal is detrimental to the athlete. Ambition is awesome but this is delusional . No we won’t forget this tweet. Jackson was realistic with the 200 WR. That’s the difference
Fred is just setting his goals for the year and creating a buzz in the track community by such a brash prediction. I have no problem with this type of statement, it shows he is serious about this season. He's had a slow start because he wants to peak later in the season running his fastest times in July and August, not now.
Difference between supporters and haters. Imagine putting someone down for being ambitious. Want to see him fail so you can laugh at him... no real support
@@kwakusmall5706 there is " being ambitious " & " being ridiculous or arrogant " ....Kerley is on the second boat right now & Us sprinters will show him where he truly is soon
"sports fans" should be ashamed for criticizing a Super Athlete for setting a super goal. That's disgraceful. If you don't set goals, you will not progress.
I understand but y you say super he is that different from everyone else no no no I don't think he is but he need to run n stop talking sh.. just training n run stop putting pressure on himself
Don't forget that Bolt ran 9.63 in London 2012 & it is currently the OLYMPIC record. Also, no one has run under 9.7 in over a decade & Justin Gatlin is the last man to run under 9.75! Justin freaking Gatlin is the fastest man since Bolt retired. These sprinters be Delusional. smh
Love your takes! Everyone said Fred was crazy for dropping down to the 100, and now he is a world champion in that event. Of he believes he can get the record, he had my vote of confidence
“Life goes on” is the biggest truth here. Fred has been building his wealth and prosperity outside of the sport. So why not let him chase after these “outrageous” goals?
There’s no world where Fred Kerley is right, it’s not like he’s saying he’d break it at some point in the season or at some point in his career, He’s saying he’d break it in his next Race, that’s an insane thing to say when you’ve not even broken 10 seconds this season, that’s actually very disrespectful to the record, and what makes this worse is that this is not the first time Fred is saying something like this, he was talking about “Phase 42” and he never did it, he’s talked about the 100m WR together (although mostly through other people and not directly), he never did it. This is not setting a goal this is just talking for talking's sake, saying something that there’s no logical or realistic reason behind, why someone who has not won any of his last 2-3 races and not only that, has run quite slow should claim that he’ll be breaking the World record in his next race that’s less than a month away from his last race is beyond me, anyone who has trained at any level in athletics or sports in general knows that’s not possible, that’s not a goal that’s just talking big for attention.
@@TheoOJamaloO1 at least in 2022 he was coming off a very good season in 2021, we had seen Trayvon and Omanyala run 9.7s in Kenya when they were nowhere near that shape (Trayvon had run 9.9 in the other race he ran without altitude in that period) so I was not really shocked at his claim even though I didn't think It'd be possible, but right now he's coming from a bad season last year and has had a mediocre season so far, His claim is Just utterly ridiculous
I hear you and kind of agree, but everyone criticized Noah for saying he wanted to run those times last year. Which is essentially my point, we set an arbitrary time for athletes to run before they can start talking openly about their ambitious goals. If Noah had run 19.35, or 19.40, or 19.45 would it still make sense for him to talk about the world record? Or is there a specific time marker he had to hit?
@@TheFinalLeg It makes sense that’s there’s a marker to hit because when you’re too far from a goal, there’s no point in aiming for it. It’s difference aiming for 19.10 when you’ve ran 19.31 compared to 19.7. Especially with Fred since he said in his next race. But he can aim for whatever he wants it’s not like it’s that big a deal or “offensive to bolt” like some stans say. Plus aiming too high can lead to disadvantage (but prob not for Fred I don’t think he works like that)
@@HONEST-xj4rr I hear that and agree. As noted, I don't think the 100m record is going down for years. But I'm just trying to highlight that there is an arbitrary line that we all set as fans. If Fred Kerley didn't talk about his goals publicly, but then actually hit a mark and showed us his book later on (like Shericka and Zharnel have done) we would say he was so on point. But if he talks about it in the moment, we make fun of him. Again, I don't think the world record is going down, but I think we need to give grace to athletes who publicly communicate their goals no matter how crazy they sound. But I agree that in certain circumstances, there could be aspects of aiming too high and it turns out to be a detriment vs a benefit.
Kerley should have instead said his goal is to win the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, which I believe he is capable of doing after winning the silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. While I highly doubt he will break Bolt's record, he has the body type (6'3", 205 lbs) and musculature to run a sub-9.7 100M if he runs a perfect race.
I love your measured response to the Kerley declaration. This entire early outdoor season season has been weird with many of the favorites not even competing and letting the college and high schoolers take the spotlight (I'm looking at you Bob Kersee). Many of the coaches are afraid to burnout their athletes before this summer's trials for their respective countries. As a fellow Texan, I love Fred Kerley's betting on himself and his bravado, but based on last year's WC disappointment and current early season results, Kerley does need to temper his public responses. Like someone said he has not even broken 10s this season . That's a BIG jump to the WR and get some side-eye nd questioning if he did break it. As far as anyone coming close to Bolt's Beamonesque WR, I think Tebogo has the best chance to break that 100m record. However, he needs a rival to push as I do not think he can run that fast without the external rivalry. If a Knighton would step down and start to run more 100m then maybe they could push each other.
In the official 9.6 club, Bolt ran it twice and Gay/Blake each ran it once. Gay's unofficial time of 9.68s during 2008 was wind assisted after a he broke the NR with 9.77s from Greene's 9.79 in the previous heat. All three men has officially dish out 9.7 more than a few and even they don't see 9.5 on-demand like that.
Excellent perspective, you opened my mond to different aspects i wasnt even considering. People call is bluff or whatever, but i love when athletes make bold statements, as you said, its brought hin back into the conversation, and i can imagine his next race will garner alot of media and public attention. I am happy guys like Lyles, even Kerley now are talking big and i am rooting for him to drop a world leading time. Even if he doesnt break any records, that will definitely bring him back to the sprinting table. Lets not forget he is a former world champion
Everyone laughed at Kerley when he left the 400m to do the 100m in 2022, he then went on to win the world champs. He believes in himself and that's the first step to achieve greatness! Honestly we need more people being vocal to get the public talking about the sport.
That's delusional. So he went 9.7s high, therefore he can go 9.68s? That doesn't even make sense. Since 2022, Fred hasn't been looking good. Fred used to have impressive top end speed maintenance, but he hasn't shown that in recent times. Also, he doesn't have the start for a 9.6s.
It’s an unreasonable take. Athletes can set goals. But saying what you will do and what you aim to do, are two different things. And your goals need to be grounded in some logic or evidence, or it’s disrespectful to those who actually achieved the current world records
Mmm. Interesting. I think the only runners currently who have a shot at breaking a Bolt record are Lyles & Tebogo in the 200. As far as 100 meter WR it is untouchable
@@kandiekane.19.31 3rd fastest athlete in that distance is no joke. I don’t see Knighton coming close to his 19.49 but Lyle’s has ran sub 19.5 more than once and has 100m speed knighton ain’t even break 10
@@jehovahrohi969 yall keep saying this. That’s not how track works you’re not limited by anything. If you run a fast time that’s it. Some people can do it in one try and break record.
AND ALSO...Jackson has a right to speak about the record because she is literally 0.07secs away from it. Same thing in the 100m...the ladies can talk about it because alot of them are close or have been close in the past ( Elaine @ 10.54/ 0.06ses away, Shelly @10.60/ 0.11secs away , Jacko and Richardson @ 10.65/ 0.16 secs away). The sexism is sooo real because how are we talking about these men when no sprint records have fallen. If we take the last 4 years, not a single Mens sprint record has been broken ( aside from what Christopher Morales-Williams did in his indoor season, to which didn't count)...but then on the Womens side...Elaine Thompson Herah has the olympic record @ 10.61 ( and in my opinion her 10.54 is the true world record, cuz im still suspicious of flojo, even though her running form was near perfection in 88), Sha'carri Richardson has the World Championship record @ 10.65, And Jacko has the 200m world championship record @ 21.41 ( to which I think flojos record of 21.34 has a chance of being broken if Elaine is in top form and has to go head to head with Jacko... and that will be a race given the rivalry and the beef amongst Jamaican Womens Track). So I truly have no clue why we're getting hype off of men that barely no what 9.7 mid feels like. Elaine will remain the closest person to get to that record ( and I willl dare to say if she is fit and injury free/minor injuries...that 100m record could be in danger, now that she is with Renaldo Walcott, who is the man behind Shelly anns 2022 season where she 10.6s on numerous occasions because of what elaine did in 21...so with Walcott training both of them...that finals is gonna be all gas no breaks) COULD YOU PPPLLLLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE do a segment on the WOMENS records and the potential of them being broken in Paris...thats way more interesting! How are Men talking about records when the closest one has not run that fast since 2022, and the rest are literally 0.34 seconds away. Setting ambitious goals aside...make it make sense.
I say why not? Folks were shook when he dropped 9.76s in 2022 and didn't even know he could run that fast. I don't think he'll beat the WR, but that doesn't mean that he shouldn't try
I understand an athlete has to set goals. That's normally something you do at the start of the season. If you achieved those goals early. Then you set new goals. Fred is just gassing us up. His real goal should be trying to win the next race. The cat ain't looking close to win nothing.
I love it,Seeing all the Kerley haters coming out of the woodwork like roaches. It's not likely he will break the record,but its great for track and field that he said what he said. I like Fred Kerley.He is a champion and no one can take that away. Hate on haters! I love it.
those high schoolers are a different era. theres a bunch of teen boys running fast times rn...when those athletes get into their prime...Kerley will be retiring...different era and thankfully so cuz the youngins are giving me hope for mens sprints again...cuz this 9.8 era ain't it.
All the runs we have seen this season, none has gone below 9.9 seconds talk more of sub 9.6seconds. Its as if we are going back to the era where 9.9seconds is highly celebrated
Knighton? Lol. Man, you guys are all clueless... Knighton has not even gone sub 10s and you guys talk about him breaking the WR in the 100m? Might as well saying anybody can break the WR in the 100m...
If he was going to break the WR in his next race, why didn’t he just do it in his last race??? It’s just track athletes trying to get eyes on their sport.
Since 2012, only one man has run under 10 seconds at the Oslo Diamond League and that was Christian Coleman in 2019 I will be surprised if Fred runs faster than 10.1
Well, it doesn't actually say that HE will break the world record time in the 100m, it just says 'World record'. Could it be Noah? This is why he is not crazy.
There is a fundamental reason that I disagree with your comments about the athletes perspective. Goals are not unique to athletes. Many people have goals for all sorts of reasons, personal, work/career related, education, etc. The commonly accepted approach to goals is to have short and long terms goals and that the short term goals should be achievable. The theory being that, you have something you want to achieve (your long term goal) and there are steps you need to make to get there (your short term goals). Only by making the short term goals achievable can you hope for the long term goal to be achievable. As well as giving you a good idea that you are making the progress that you were hoping to make, the achievement of the short term goals serves as a motivator to reach the next target. What Fred Kerley has done is created the shortest term possible goal that anyone who is not Fred Kerley believes is 100% not ahcievable with no long term goal. To have this as his long term goal would be ambitious, but understandable, but coming out with this is more likely to make people not take him seriously and potentially alienate fans who could be ridiculed by association. Don't get me wrong, I can see reasons for people in the public eye coming out with such crazy rhetoric, but it has nothing to do with their actual goals, it's more to do with deliberately putting pressure on yourself to perform.
Is it possible? Absolutely. But hear me out: je doesnt look like he prioritizes rest all that much and he tends to "take the science out" of his running too often. When i truly believe that at some point, it takes the science of your form and sticking to it. Example: Jamaicans using the uphill running for the lean advantage. I applaud him setting that goal too. Push the limits of the human body. See what we can do!
Kerley needs to buy a pair of adidas prime sp2 and a pair of his old Nike bounce spikes(spray paint both)...think his sponsor ASICS spikes are effing his different leg build....I personally think, he and coleman are similar to asafa Powell in core and leg build, but if you look at the mvp Powell franno program it was more multi purpose heavy weights and longer runs as recovery testing week....possibly more accels also...granted they likely trained more on grass than coleman, which yielded the 9.7s in those nike ja Flys...he should also still use his old pumas he had when he first went sub 10 Florida and Czech republic...
I think that bring more attention to the sport, like I saw Lamont Marcell Jacobs comment “😂😂” under a instagram post, and also I think it’s a shoot for the moon if you miss you'll land among the stars, type thing which’s genius.
Excellent video and points. Also, to add to your point about why folks don’t believe certain athletes when they say they’re gonna beat the world record, let’s remember Usain Bolt had a PB of 10.03. The next year, he opened running 10.03 with high wind (legal), and as slow at 10.40, but ended up going 9.69 that year. The next year, Bolt ran several 10 second runs, as slow as 10.31, and still ran 9.58 that year. Bolt was not looking like he was gonna go 9.58, but he did. So, we shall consider that with all others, as well.
Lol do you forget Bolt had already ran 9.72. From that time onwards no one ever doubted him so your analysis is totally flawed. I don’t think people realise how astronomical bolt was and how insane 9.58 is .
And you are wrong , there was very many signs that bolt was gonna break the 9.69. The most obvious sign is that when he ran 9.69 he slowed down way before the line . That one incident was sufficient for us to know that he was gonna break 9.69.
What you don't knew bolt was training like flash running 9.45 and 9.5 in training watch his world record again if he was serious you would see 9.4 on that board
@@ajmc5338 Everyone runs insanely fast times in practice. I cannot tell you how crazy fast I always ran in practice, but meets are a different story. It’s really an issue of the relaxation, etc., we are comfortable on our usual track, running without pushing, and me fully relaxed is LETHAL! So, my point stands valid…no one really hits their marks in meets that they hit in practice, and I’m SURE Bolt could’ve run faster than 9.58…I could see it in him! I’ll tell you another one who hasn’t shown her true abilities, although we are seeing it a little this year, Daryl Neita…she is a BEAST who will drop some stupid times once she gets it right during an actual track meet.
If that record is broken between 2024-2034, that athlete is probably in grade school- middle school right now. Bolt set the bar too high; only a once in a generation caliper sprinter can exceed his achievement. I like Fred putting it out there; he needs somethin’ to light a fire under his patootie.
How would you know that this is weird? How would you know the person that is going to break bolts record has not been born yet? people from one years old to 10 years old, you know all these people? voodoo island brains.🧠
Better he said he would run a PB. He can’t run the WR in the shape he is in. Firestorm as he disrespects Usain with that statement. Tell you what, I am gonna run 9.57s even though I am no sprinter. Possible, no?
Athletes like Fred and Lyles are outstanding runners. However they are too focused on a record. What they should be focused on is staying healthy and make some money.. At their age, what is next. They are talking as if they don't realise how long it took them to be where they are at now.. The record can be broken but ego and hype won't help to do so..
