[NomarTyme]

Is Kobe Bryant the best basketball player in the World? yes.

[ihearthawthats]

I guess it boils down to this, do you think there are elite athletes out there that never realize their potential because of a lack of opportunity? Or do you think, in this day and age, that those with exceptional talent will always be discovered?

having the title of "potentially the fastest man in the world" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

[ledman]

25 and no

He told a Brazilian journalist just after the race today that he aims to compete in RIo 2016.

[spindashing]

Usain. He can really move. Usain. He's got an attitude. Usain. He's the fastest thing alive. He's the fastest thing alive. He's the fastest thing aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive.

You take that back right now

[Jezabel]

he must be the fastest man, just like phelps is the best all round swimmer.

[The Bookerman]

After the 1996 olympics, The 100m race World Record Holder, Donovan Bailey, raced Michael Johnson(200m and 400m Olympic winner) in a 150m race to see who was the fastest man on the planet.

Here is the result:

At the olympic stadium in Montreal.

[Greg]

Is Kobe Bryant the best basketball player in the World? yes.

Is Matt Stafford the doughiest QB in the world?

[neojubei]

Superman

Flash

[Zeliard]

having the title of "potentially the fastest man in the world" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

"the fastest competing man in the world up to this point in human history"

[vilmer_]

He may be the fastest man in the world, but he'll need to shave some time off if he wants to beat Sarah.

[D4Danger]

He told a Brazilian journalist just after the race today that he aims to compete in RIo 2016.

yeah but he won't be able to compete with the next generation of sprinters at 29

Blake almost beat him today (and has beaten him before) and he's going to be where Bolt is now.

[NomarTyme]

Is Matt Stafford the doughiest QB in the world?

Yes.

[SugarDaddy]

25 and no

25 and yes.

Ahhh! Which one is it?!

And in response to the OP, yes I do believe there are people with incredible talents that go unnoticed every day and will probably never be discovered. Who knows, there might be someone out there who could run faster than him right now, and doesn't even know it.

Usain Bolt: Fastest Man In The World (That we know of)

[Lunchbox]

Is Kobe Bryant the best basketball player in the World? yes.

ussain bolt on the track is like kobe bryant in a hotel room in Colorado, unstoppable

[NomarTyme]

ussain bolt on the track is like kobe bryant in a hotel room in Colorado, unstoppable

He would ripe apart brady ahole if he can .

[mantidor]

Your over thinking that title.

Pretty much.

I would add, however, that I lived in Bogotá and now in Rio de Janeiro, and I've seen kids and teenagers stealing things on the street that run faster than him.

[Cubsfan23]

only way i see somebody being faster is in some really poor village somewhere that trains just as hard and never gets noticed by outside people

[toastyToast]

After the 1996 olympics, The 100m race World Record Holder, Donovan Bailey, raced Michael Johnson(200m and 400m Olympic winner) in a 150m race to see who was the fastest man on the planet. Here is the result: At the olympic stadium in Montreal.

He holds that record too

[D4Danger]

only way i see somebody being faster is in some really poor village somewhere that trains just as hard and never gets noticed by outside people

unless they're running 100m in like 8 seconds somehow you'd never know without proper timing equipment and a real track.

[Ninja Beagle]

In Phelps and Bolt's case, it should be mandatory for those assholes to keep competing until they come home empty handed. I like watching them too much.

[Sky Chief]

Yes, he is the fastest man on Earth. No, there is nobody else who has not been discovered.

[jambo]

are we gonna have a problem here?

I wouldn't want to try anything, you have more hats than I.

[Reuenthal]

OP, how fast are you? No, I mean how potentially fast are you?

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

After the 1996 olympics, The 100m race World Record Holder, Donovan Bailey, raced Michael Johnson(200m and 400m Olympic winner) in a 150m race to see who was the fastest man on the planet. Here is the result: At the olympic stadium in Montreal.

That brings up a legitimate point. For what distance? And why do we use 100m as the measurement for fastest man.

[Smiles and Cries]

I would like to see Bolt in a marathon

seems kinda strange he gets more love for running short races but the guy who wins the long one gets no love

<3 Bolt though

[Kifimbo]

I don't think that he'll be able to compete with the guy under him at 29 years old. I think not.

Why not ? Donovan Bailey won Gold when he was 29. Michael Johnson won at 32-33 y.o, in Sydney. Gatlin won bronze at 30 today.

[DrForester]

That brings up a legitimate point. For what distance? And why do we use 100m as the measurement for fastest man.

I'd assume because Bolt has the fastest clocked speed of any man on the planet. It's not the time he covers 100m it's the speed he can get up to.

[Sky Chief]

That brings up a legitimate point. For what distance? And why do we use 100m as the measurement for fastest man.

No it doesn't, Bolt also has the world record at 200m with 19.19s

[The Bookerman]

He holds that record too

I know, I was just trying to illustrate that people have already debated about this: in the case of Bailey vs Johnson, it got settled in a race.

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

No it doesn't, Bolt also has the world record at 200m with 19.19s

I'm not questioning that bolt is the fastest. But I bet someone could beat him in the 40. He starts slow.

[Sky Chief]

only way i see somebody being faster is in some really poor village somewhere that trains just as hard and never gets noticed by outside people

That is totally impossible

[gutshot]

Ahhh! Which one is it?! And in response to the OP, yes I do believe there are people with incredible talents that go unnoticed every day and will probably never be discovered. Who knows, there might be someone out there who could run faster than him right now, and doesn't even know it. Usain Bolt: Fastest Man In The World (That we know of)

Yeah, that's the thing that is crazy to think about. Someone better than LeBron James or Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps could be sitting at a desk somewhere, toiling away in obscurity.

[woodchuck]

I'm not questioning that bolt is the fastest. But I bet someone could beat him in the 40. He starts slow.

top speeds are usually gained around the 60-80 m mark

[hyduK]

There's probably someone who just didn't have the training/chance. But they wouldn't be the fastest, they'd just have the potential to be.

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

top speeds are usually gained around the 60-80 m mark

Well. That answers that. Nm.

[Sky Chief]

There's probably someone who just didn't have the training/chance. But they wouldn't be the fastest, they'd just have the potential to be.

This argument is inherently flawed because who is to say that Bolt has made the most of his potential?

[LuffyZoro]

having the title of "potentially the fastest man in the world" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

Hey, I could use that title.

[1cmanny1]

They never look that fast on TV, but he thrashed the other guys. I wish they showed how fast they are actually running, so then I could put it into perspective.

[D4Danger]

They never look that fast on TV, but he thrashed the other guys. I wish they showed how fast they are actually running, so then I could put it into perspective.

they should get some fat bloke from the crowd to run in lane 10

[toastyToast]

I know, I was just trying to illustrate that people have already debated about this: in the case of Bailey vs Johnson, it got settled in a race.

100-200m seems like the most reasonable bet because outside of that we'd be looking at distances where compensations due to depleting stamina become a factor or, incredible reaction time on the lower end.

Just looking at top speed, he seems to be the fastest which should be the true test, logically speaking

It's pretty clear imo. Although just winning the 100m wouldn't suggest that entirely

[Blader5489]

I'm not questioning that bolt is the fastest. But I bet someone could beat him in the 40. He starts slow.

Too short to pick up speed. That's just who has the fastest start.

[Black_Stride]

Well the olympics are pretty much the best way to tell the fastest man, and Usain beasts everyone, so i think its fair to call him the fastest man alive.

But deep down we all know who the fastest man alive is:

[Nemo]

This is the case with probably every sport, tennis, basketball, sprinting, swimming etc. Some people have an edge that never gets discovered, but it's pointless to think about that

Right now tho


Hell yea

[Glowingmonx]

I don't think that he'll be able to compete with the guy under him at 29 years old. I think not.

Martina is 28 and ran a PR today.

[LQX]

I'm beyond confident there is probably some 5 year old that can run faster than Bolt. Many kids seem to have some kind of superman gene that makes them almost impossible to catch if they run off.

[Sky Chief]

100-200m seems like the most reasonable bet because outside of that we'd be looking at distances where compensations due to depleting stamina become a factor or, incredible reaction time on the lower end. Just looking at top speed, he seems to be the fastest which should be the true, logically speaking It's pretty clear imo. Although just winning the 100m wouldn't suggest that entirely

Typically, the fastest time to distance ratio has been at 100m, one of the few times this wasn't the case was when Michael Johnson was the 200m world record holder.

Indoors they also race the 60m but the times are not nearly as good. Maurice Greene has the world record with 6.31 seconds.

[woodchuck]

they should get some fat bloke from the crowd to run in lane 10

they should get theo walcott to race

[Raine]

I'm beyond confident there is probably some 5 year old that can run faster than Bolt. Many kids seem to have some kind of superman gene that makes them almost impossible to catch if they run off.

It's called you being out of shape.

[Nemo]

No it doesn't, Bolt also has the world record at 200m with 19.19s

Yup, and he's said before he also prefers this distance

[THE NO LIFE KING]