The kind of bowler who used to run in wanting to bowl fast every ball. A fellow Aussie player said about him "In State cricket batsmen were frightened of him. He once yorked someone and the ball hit the foot, blood was seeping through the batsman's sock" That's how scary fast this guy was! It's such a shame his career was affected by injuries due to his 'mixed' bowling action. Thank you Shaun Tait for the memories. You were a treat to watch in your pomp!

@sarthakbhalerao1045

9 ай бұрын

mixed bowling action? Didn't understand

@Farrakh-ch2ti

9 ай бұрын

I'm no expert on the biomechanics of bowling so I will try to explain the best I can. In bowling you have 2 types of action. The front on action, chest facing towards the batsman , or the side on slingy action , where the chest is facing more towards the umpire at delivery stride. When you are bowling front on your top and bottom half of the body should be aligned. So if your chest is facing the batsman and your toes towards the umpire it's going to cause a lot of stress on the body. The same applies to the side on slingy action. If the top half of your body isn't aligned with the bottom it's going to cause injuries. This is just my opinion, but I think although Shaun Tait had a slingy release his action was neither front or side on. He suffered from injuries in his career, mainly knee, because of this. Look at the longevity of some of the greatest fast bowlers James Anderson Glenn McGrath Courtney Walsh All smooth, fluid, front on bowlers.

@asabir141

9 ай бұрын

@@Farrakh-ch2tiyou explained it perfectly, i was struggling to get my bowling right i pulled my lower back muscle due to mixed action

@S4inttaylor

9 ай бұрын

​@@Farrakh-ch2tiJimmy Anderson's action is famously mixed

@Farrakh-ch2ti

9 ай бұрын

Okay, thanks for your opinion. I thought he was front on, but like I said, I'm no expert.

Oh man, I cant believe how these batsmen face 95+ mph bowls that are swinging too. Respect.

Tait 🥵🔥 Respect to the batsman who scored a run on that 100 mph ball

@tai_aris

8 ай бұрын

It's a fact of life that Jeff T, Micheal Holding, Andy Roberts and Devon Malcolm all crossed the 100mph barrier long before Akhtar, Tait, Lee and Mitch Johnson.

@Fahim.Khan33

8 ай бұрын

Craig kieswetter…

@ssajid40

8 ай бұрын

​@@tai_arisshow the evidence then

@haychkay3590

8 ай бұрын

@@tai_arisi’d say it was opinion rather than fact.

@eponymouseyre

7 ай бұрын

​@@haychkay3590Nope mf

That six from Collingwood at 96 was just magnificent!

@anandkishore3898

9 ай бұрын

COLLINGWOOD IS LEGEND. HE IS THE BEST ALLROUNDER ALONG SIDE FREDDIE, AND HE HAS PLAYED WASIM WAQAR DONALD AMBROSE LEE AKHTAR ETC. SO OBVIOUSLY HE'LL PLAY TAIT WAY BETTER. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE HIS SKILLS BY THE WAY HE GOT BOWLED, IT WAS HIS JUDGEMENT ERROR THAT HE STEPPED DOWN THE PITCH. 😊

@nuvinpooliyadde7319

8 ай бұрын

Ask for a separate video of Collingwood’s innings🙂👍

@shubhamsinghrajput1186

7 ай бұрын

​@@anandkishore3898Ambrose retired in 2000 and Collingwood debuted in 2001

@anandkishore3898

7 ай бұрын

@@shubhamsinghrajput1186 COLLINGWOOD HAS PLAYED FOR DURHAM SINCE 1995. CHECK & TELL IF AMBROSE HASN'T EVER BOWLED HIM IN ENGLISH COUNTY 🙄😊😌

@shubhamsinghrajput1186

7 ай бұрын

@@anandkishore3898 ohh 🙏 thanks for your reply

Tait was legendary. Was in Brett Lee's shadow a fair bit but the man was just as lethal when running to the crease. Powerhouse of a bowler

@s.d.3656

5 ай бұрын

Legendary for what? Just speed? His average, strike rate and economy are all abysmal.

@Anomander5622

5 ай бұрын

@@s.d.3656 Avg- 23.6; economy- 5.19; SR- 27.2 . in 35 ODI matches. Those stats are amazing. He can't be called a legend because of playing such less amount of cricket but his stats are very good

@Ozsmallbore

4 ай бұрын

@@s.d.3656 Your comment is abysmal, and ignorant.

@talalzahid2241

4 ай бұрын

thank u sm for appreciate, means a lot

@insiddious

4 ай бұрын

@@s.d.3656 he's Shaun Tait not Umran Malik lol. I think you confused Umran's stats with his.

I will not reduce my speed to elongate my career: Shaun Tait. His commitment to speed and tear away bowling is rare today. Most coaches in school or at college level ask young bowlers to not stick to speed , rather swing it. The best art of cricket is now dead. Such speed bowling raises excitement even a cricket hater in a cricketing country would love to see the speed and how the batsman tackles it. It is just the greatest form of battle in cricket. Every country should appreciate tear away bowling and bring out such bowlers on the biggest stage. This will revive cricket.

@shaundgb7367

5 ай бұрын

Disagree. Dennis Lillee was clearly a tear away quick in his youth but after back injuries he restructured his whole way of bowling action so that he could return to the top. Sure he clearly was not as quick but his action was better, he was still fast, just not as fast as he once was. His skill more than made up for any pace he lost as a veteran when I saw him in the late 70's and early 80's. He could swing the ball both ways, cut it off the pitch and virtually anything. If he had just closed his mind in his mid twenties as a person to maintain pace at all costs he would never have developed the overall skill that made him truly great. There been plenty of bowlers that can bowl quick but actually do not have much more skill with the bowling than pace alone. Tait did swing the ball at pace so always liked that about him but he did not have as much control as one would want so he never really excited me much except for the speed reached.

@Ricky-ce2is

4 ай бұрын

A glory that earns one a shot-term name is never smarter or wiser than a stability that inducts one into Hall of Fame.

@albinobeach

3 ай бұрын

Anrich Nortje is consistently bowling over 150, pity he's injured at the moment, and its a long injury too, I doubt he will come back at those speeds. So maybe the coaches are correct. If he wants a long career he will have to drop his pace.

A star that shone brightly for a few years. Like they say, it’s better to burn out than to fade away. Thank you, Shaun Tait. In your pomp, you were an absolute treat to watch.

One of the fastest bowlers at that time. brilliant bowler. ❤️❤️❤️

@Xz_9821

9 ай бұрын

you mean one of the fastest bowlers of all time?

@Suhaibrafiq1

9 ай бұрын

​@@Xz_9821he said at the time kiddo

@pingi014

9 ай бұрын

Was a shame we didn't see a lot more of Taity

@jahno7154

9 ай бұрын

@@pingi014 He bottled fc cricket couldn't handle the hard work you need to do to bowl fast.

@obtusenesss

8 ай бұрын

160km/hr

Man..that pull shot for 6. Paul Collingwood was a superb batsman.

Those who counter punch these fiery fast bowlers are legendary BATSMEN 💯💯💯

@RajatKumar-lf5wm

9 ай бұрын

King kohli🔥🔥

@denyoellamcy8251

9 ай бұрын

​@@RajatKumar-lf5wmHe never faced these kind of fast bowlers in his whole life 😂 lol what're you talking about

@Gamerr_Cr7

9 ай бұрын

​@@denyoellamcy8251 whole life??? 😂😂😂

@denyoellamcy8251

9 ай бұрын

@@Gamerr_Cr7 Tell me a single time Kohli faced an actual 160+ kph fast bowler like akhter , lee , bond , Tait etc You ipl kids believe 140 kph is real speed lol😂

@sureshsuresh4472

9 ай бұрын

Virat Kohli faced Harish rauf ,mark wood,archar.they are also bowl 150+kph.he played very well against them

Aussies have the best nicknames.... Tait was called sloon in addition to the wild thing 😃 what a bowler and character. Nasty fasty!

@whiskeyjack9

9 ай бұрын

Wild thing perhaps an homage to Charlie Sheen’s character from Major League

@louquay

8 ай бұрын

Pat Cummins has the best nickname

@haychkay3590

8 ай бұрын

@@louquayand let me guess its something along the lines of Patty Cummin-your mouth

Crowd did not react in his first 3 overs. Or even when he hit 100mph They were all stunned. If you have never been to an international cricket match and watched a quality fast bowler clock 95+mph consistently in an over- you don’t know what you’re missing! That’s why they were silent. The crowd was taking in how special this is and were stunned at same time.

@allaboutnothing99

9 ай бұрын

The crowd was silent because they didn't show it up on the big screen. Even his teammates were silent.

@sathyaki

8 ай бұрын

You are just over imagining things. Without the speed being shown on the screen, humans eye can't tell the difference between a 150kmph and 160kmph cricket ball. And that crowd is used to 150 plus bowling.

why didn’t anyone give an applause when he hit 100mph? 😒

@hrwedsash

9 ай бұрын

He's bowling in England against England 😂

@nuvinpooliyadde7319

9 ай бұрын

@@hrwedsash yeah but still. It’s once in a lifetime to see someone bowl 100mph; especially nowadays

@leo99991

9 ай бұрын

I was thinking same. When Brett Lee bowled 100 mph vs new Zealand fans really applauded, and got really into it ,which was really fun to watch.

@catanana

9 ай бұрын

​@@nuvinpooliyadde7319yeah they don't have sportmanship, even if u serve the punishment and come back, even if it's been years, even if u get back up from a bouncer and start playing, they don't care. They're inhuman at this point

@nuvinpooliyadde7319

9 ай бұрын

@@catanana yes absolutely. See how they treated the Australian team during the Ashes. That was just unacceptable

Love that era of Cricket ❤

@haychkay3590

8 ай бұрын

You mean when Australia were winning everything?

@venkatsnehaldatta8130

5 ай бұрын

@@haychkay3590 they still are!

@swayamshreepradhan6742

4 ай бұрын

​@@haychkay3590Yes, coz Australians are the real goat in cricket

Met Shaun Tait at a bar in Mumbai once. We chatted for a while. I used to bowl at university an asked him how he bowled so quick. He said he just could. I took a photo with him and put an arm around his shoulder. Bloke was built like an absolute rock.

@muslimcel4581

2 ай бұрын

His wife is indian and he holds a oci card

Akhtar Lee Tait Johnson golden era of cricket at that time

@jahno7154

9 ай бұрын

Thomson Lillie Holding Roberts all bowled well over 100mph and were much better bowlers than the ones you mentioned

@badboybarry69

8 ай бұрын

​@@jahno7154you are talking out your a55 mate. Maybe Thompson was 100mph,but not the other two. Shut up

@chatsheetgetbanged6300

8 ай бұрын

@@jahno7154 2 greatest bowlers of all time akram and akhtar and im a aussie.

@jahno7154

8 ай бұрын

@@chatsheetgetbanged6300 2 greatest bowlers of all time are Chaminda Vaas and Heath Streak and I'm English West Indian

@ashishkumar-br7nw

8 ай бұрын

Shane bond

cricket needs these kind of bowlers who can consistently bowl beyond 95mph ,,, nowdays 140plus bowlers are also termed as express pace bowlers

@harifederer

9 ай бұрын

That’s because the speed guns back then were cooked. Tait here is bowling no faster than wood.

@Kartik-ij2vy

9 ай бұрын

@@harifedererlol wold is also a 95mph bowler but twit can bowl 100 mph and wood Can’t do it Yet ,you are bitter cause Aussies are he fastest bowlers ever seen in the game

@harifederer

9 ай бұрын

@@Kartik-ij2vy Why am I bitter? I happen to be Australian. But I can also be objective.

@psychm4787

9 ай бұрын

@@harifedererwood is nowhere as quick as Tait !! Wood is only consistent for 2 overs after that his speed drops where as Tait is bowling over 95mph consistently

@colinmorrison5119

9 ай бұрын

To be able to bowl 95+ mph at all is rare. To be able to sustain it is unheard of. The only English bowler in modern times (colour TV) who could do both was actually Devon Malcolm. Like Tait, he was a big, strong boy. Sadly, he played in some awful teams and was treated abysmally.

Power of Shaun Tait ❤

5:09 that looks deadly 💯💥

Imagine facing a ball with a speed 98 miles per hour with swing

I went to a state list A final in 2004/05 where South Australia got rolled for 140 odd. Tait made it a contest by getting 6/40, bowled with vicious heat, NSW limped to the target 7 or 8 down. He was hit and miss but Tait’s best was unbelievable.

@zingzangspillip1

6 ай бұрын

I was there too! NSW were actually 9 down, if you can believe. S Waugh and MacGill got them over the line, from memory. Amazing finish.

@savageduck4487

5 ай бұрын

Also NSW had the better of the day's conditions. The ball that got Kaditch was a real jaffer

You have to appreciate Collingwood pullshots for sixes also in this clip

Good heat from Tait. The second and third outswingers on the vid were sensational to right hand bat at 96 and 97 mph. Then 2:03 there are two perfect balls to lefties at 95 and 97 mph. That ball to Strauss was a cracker. Beautiful bowling at that pace. The other highlight is 5:31. Greatest fieldsman i've ever seen still doing it at 35yo. Yardy can at least tell the grand kiddies how he faced guys like Tait. Collingwood digs out a 98mph yorker first ball and it goes for 3 !!! Great video. Cheers.

100.1 mph is 161.1 kmh , literally second fastest ball bowled in history, but no any sort of reaction my team or crowd

Tait being SIR SHAUN TAIT 💖🌀

I recall watching Tait bowl under lights at the MCG against South Africa. I felt genuinely frightened for the batsmen. He hit AB DeVilliers so hard he fell over on his stumps. Scary pace.

While I hated watching Warne bowl to us, it looked like a matter of time till he got a wicket, there's nothing like watching a pure fast bowler go to work . Peace from NZ

@ChampakBasumatary

5 ай бұрын

When did Warne started to bowl fast?

@Vendarize

5 ай бұрын

Ohh mate, you missed out, he was a beast off a long run-up@@ChampakBasumatary

Great express pace, and a cracking run out!

Absolute quick fire on that time 🚀

The run out by Ricky was just aswame...

TaiT and Lee my favourite express bowlers of all time!

What a great Australian squad

I was there! Down in the old Compton Lower! My first ever trip to Lord’s, first ever live cricket match, with my father, and it sparked the obsession for the place we’ve both got now. It’s our second home!

@haychkay3590

8 ай бұрын

To be fair, the atmosphere is not even top 5 amongst English grounds.

What an era that was. Shaun Tait , Shoib Akhtar, B.Lee , Shane Bond.

@zaheenop2007

2 ай бұрын

The literal Destruction

Brother of destruction!! Shaun tait + Brett lee

His pace become nightmare for both teams 😅.

One of the quickest bowler to play the game.

Legend has it that once upon a time there turned the quartet of Shaun Tait, Brett Lee , Mitchell Johnson and Dirk Nannes for Australia in a T20 match and it was officially the fastest bowling lineup in cricket history .

now a days 90+ is just rare.. but in that era bowlers like lee akhtar tait...was just cake walk for them...

@henrynguyen4315

8 ай бұрын

Longevity plays a factor. Fast pace bowling takes a serious toll on your body which is why taits career ended early.

Shoun Tait all time fvrt fast 🔥 bowler

Shwan tait is my favorite bowler❤❤, he has got genuinely fast run up and correct action 👍👍

he was literally lightning quick

Both Shoaib and Tait hit 100 mph. Their favourite opponent indeed 😁

@faisalshabbir408

4 ай бұрын

What a sight to watch

@Madhav-58

3 ай бұрын

Lee also click 100.1 mph in 2005

Very first delivery you can hear it smack into Tim Paine's gloves. Lords witnessing some serious firepower. Great control considering the shape he was getting. That ball to Strauss is perfection. 5:32 Ponting still crazy good in the field at 35yo. Without any doubt the best fieldsman i have ever seen. Terrific knock from Collingwood. Enjoyed it. Thanx for the upload.

Saw him bowl at The 7evens in DXB when he played for the MCC in the Emirates T20. He was way past his prime but he still had that scary pace and that legendary delivery stride was something else to watch. Pure joy in cricket is when there’s a respectful battle between a lightning quick fast bowler and a formidable batsman. I don’t think I’ve seen Tait flustered or overreacting either. He did his job for his team when needed. Mostly celebrated his wickets without getting in the face of a batsman or saying nasty things. The wild thing in his prime was a sight to behold indeed!

🎉🎉The Real Kings and Leaders of world class pacers Lots of Respect for Sir Tait❤

Most Underrated pacer ever

I mean this was the golden age of cricket! Nowadays , if a bowler bowls above 140 its considered an achievement!

@mrcfan4619

8 ай бұрын

That's why nortje rauf wood ferguson- umran malik closed 154 so many times

@lakjax

8 ай бұрын

@@mrcfan4619 its one thing bowling those deliveries on a good day and other to consistently bowl at 150 kiddo. Get ur facts right kiddo or keep farting in your head how amazing this generation is. :)

What a stamina what a power bowling that speed consistently takes lot of energy from the body.

This video summarizes Tait's career 😅

I remember at that time I used to copy his action whenever I wanted to bowl fast.

I think Yardy didn't see the ball ,he just raise the bat without thinking.

What times! Consistently bowling over 95+ mph, doesn't happen too often nowadays. Tait you beauty

@denyoellamcy8251

9 ай бұрын

It's not a cup of tea for today bowlers especially indian ones 😂 lol they are fast spinners precisely bowling only at a speed of 126 kph

@priyanshuverma2749

9 ай бұрын

​@@denyoellamcy8251 tere baap tabhi Australia mai do baar series jeet aagye jaha fast bowlers ko madad milti hai lol

@priyanshuverma2749

9 ай бұрын

​​@@denyoellamcy8251aur tumhare fast bowlers ko bhi dekha tha England ke khilaf jab naseem aur haris nahi khel rahe the precisely 126 kph pe bowling kar rahe the

@bookofeverything3204

8 ай бұрын

What about wood

@lautheimpaler4686

8 ай бұрын

​@@denyoellamcy8251 ok flat earther

He played his junior cricket at Nairne in the Adelaide Hills. Concrete pitch, no sight screens, pine plantation behind the bowler's arm at one end - thanks heavens I had finished playing for one of the oppositions teams before he came along.

Always exhilarating seeing the Wild Thing do his thing. WHOOSH 🔥🔥 Shame injuries shortened his international career, he deserved more for what he put. That had to have been some of the fastest spells seen in England 👏👏👏

Asmr stumps breaking sounds. 💜️

He had genuine action. Lovely sight

In these days if a bowler clocks 140 km/h. Commentator be like:- that's a serious pace😂😂😂

@sahtarwars8386

7 ай бұрын

140+ has always been a serious pace.... commentators themselves said that this pace is rare.

My all time favourite ❤ shoun Tait

Thrilling to watch. Where are the 100mph/160kph bowlers nowadays? (And how young Tim Paine looked back then!!)

Line and length is good but pace is a treat to watch. That is an entertainment. So sad we don't get to see much of these bowlers in present days😢

Outstanding bowling

Big part of Australia 's 2007 wc success

Watching such magical deliveries is more beautiful than cover drives

Collingwood... pulling 96mph.... awesome.

How he had such a short carrer.His pace is 🔥🔥

@joekeyes2534

9 ай бұрын

That's why his career was short.

@bidhanry9740

8 ай бұрын

Only pace doesn't work, other factors matter too, you can still be a no.1 bowler with 135 kmph speed...if you know, you know

@bloodandguts5931

7 ай бұрын

​@@bidhanry9740McGrath?

Wild beast 💙🔥

Wish he still played ...miss him ❤

Collingwood was an underrated player, what he lacked in natural talent he made for in spades with hard work and dedication.

That flying stump sound ❤❤❤❤

Criminally fast that is! Beyond insanity!

A few mates and I once went to a place in Melbourne called bar n ball, in the late 80’s, this was when bowling machines were first invented, you could set the speed as high as you could brave it, we’d set it to 100mph and tell each other where we were placing it, and Jesus at first you couldn’t see the ball, after a while you got used to it but only if the ball feeder told you short outside of off stump, imagine walking into face Shaun Taite and first ball is 97mph consistently

Very good bowler

Bowlers are so underated everyone cheers the batsman but no one. Appreciates a pacer

The great pace bowler of Australian Cricket team during 2000s era Shaun Tait sadly lost his form after 2011 World Cup.

A joy too watch

The last really fast cricket bolwer❤

amazingly beautiful fast bowling

Shaun 'the Wild Thing' Tate at his best could be lethal... unplayable. He could sometimes be a bit erratic though control wise.. Still - he was a joy to watch when he was 'on'. Imagine The Wild Thing with Glen McGrath's control.😲 Now thats a scary thought!

The most thrilling sight in sport

Nothing better than "The Wild Thing".

Tait was a beast

The Last True Fast Bowler ......

Magnificent Fast Bowling. Fast Swing and hitting the 🐂 bull's 👁️ eye. ❤❤❤

Shawn Tait your nip and seam was dishy who knows that Tait was a swingers in all matches ahead but in this match Tait proved to be someone who's in the great agility ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Shaoib akhter delivered 161.3 km/h and Shaun Tait delivered 161.1 km/h. What's the big difference?? Its almost same. Second thing Shoaib Akhtar did with full length delivery and Shaun Tait did with good length delivery. Now u gonna say, so what?? Full length delivery cover all speed and good length delivery reduce the speed after ball hit on the pitch. No doubt Shoaib Akhtar was most dangerous bowler and batsman scared to him coz he always tried to hit the Batsman nd give them brutal damage with full intention. An interview he said he wanted to kill Sachin. Bowler who had speed but no ethics !!

@sahtarwars8386

7 ай бұрын

Huh ? Bruh Shoaib akhtar is the nicest guy around off field.

@ahzamali2375

7 ай бұрын

The speed is measured after the release from hand …not after pitching the ground…so it doesn’t matter whether it’s a full length or short ball

@Amar-yj2wc

7 ай бұрын

@@ahzamali2375 whaha re teri knowledge. Jarur tu Pakistani hoga. What about dead pitch jab ball dip hone ke baad speed slow ho jati hai. Search properly when bowlers do cutters

@ahzamali2375

7 ай бұрын

@@Amar-yj2wc Abe chomu ek to dharam dekhke country bata tha hai tu to Tera comprehension samajh agya dimaag ka mujhe….speed gun hamesha release measure karti hai hand se usmei pitch factor nahi ata…west indies ke channels ka broadcast dekhiyo kabhi …usmei actual speed aur after pitching speed dikhate hai ….umran ki actual speed 150 bhi dalta hai to wo after pitching 120 something aati hai

@ArjunSingh-em6ot

7 ай бұрын

​@@ahzamali2375abe lode wo sahi bol raha hai. 161.3 ke alawa akhter ki koi accheivmets nahi hai. Bas 178 test wickets lene wala legend kaise ho gya?? 130 ki speed se dalne wale macgrath ke paas 563 test wickets hai. Agar Shoaib Akhtar legend hai to 600+ test wickets lene wale Stuart broad or Jimmy Anderson kon hai?? Isko to balaji or Harbhajan ne hi bhot pela hai. Agar ye t-20 khelta to bhot pitai hoti iski. Shoaib Akhtar ka action ban hua tha. Uske baad akhter ne apna action change kia. Ye do baar dope me failed ho gya tha. Jiske liye ban bhi hua tha cricket se. Shaoib Akhter dangerous bowler sirf isliye tha kyu iski intention hi batsman ko hurt karne ki hoti thi. Jo isne khud kai baar bola hai interview me. Kumble ke 600+ test wickets hai. Pakistan ka ek bhi bowler bata de jiske paas 600+ test wickets ho. Even Harbhajan has 400+ test wickets. Us time ke batsman defensive cricket khelte the. Aaj ke batsmans hote to 20 - 25 matches baad hi akhter ka career khtam ho jata. Legendary bowler bas ek hi Wasim Akram. Dil se respect hai Wasim Akram ke liye

wasnt afraid of bowlers but this guy lol would have been fun to try

He was a humble guy when compared to Shoaib

Swinging in that speed😮

One of the best bowler, of Australia

4:53 what if he missed that shoT 93.0 Mph hitting on head is no joke 😬

Crazy to see how young Tim Paine looked as keeper in this. Was fun seeing Ricky Ponting skill as a fielder in those short minutes of the video.

Fun Fact : His Last was Against India😅 In Every International Format😅

Taiter was so pretty to watch when unplayable and uprooting stumps....some of these caught a cab back to the Ground from the next postcode.

ponting fielding ❤

Michael yardy , jammy dyrample 😂😂😂

It's quite unfortunate people always remember shoaib akhtar and not brett lee who was more consistent, lethal and had more 160+ deliveries when they see someone bowling fast. Shoaib was taking PEDs by the way.

Watched him live in dn cricket SA vs QLD, fast!!!, couldn’t even see the ball

Great at his peak

On his day, he was capable of being as fast (if not faster) than anyone in history. Glorious.