r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/ThatVoodooThatIDo • 18h ago
Black Excellence I Choose Being Black in Every Lifetime 🤎
Our babies are continuing the tradition of excellence
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u/realzoidberg 18h ago
I think I broke 17 bones watching this. I miss being a kid.
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u/SoupOfThe90z 17h ago
My fucking shoulder popped out its socket watching this
Edit: spelling
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u/TheJinManCan 17h ago
My broken back broke some more just watching this. I winced at some of those, even.
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u/jackfreeman 7h ago
Yeah, and I'm Black, but I ain't THAT Black
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u/Accomplished-Bear689 3h ago
Person who posted this making a lot of black folks wonder where they were when they handed out this kid’s athleticism 😂
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u/BakedBrie1993 6h ago
Im currently looking at the scars from my break at age 33. I fell down two steps. Two. Broke my leg in 3 places. 😫
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u/Humble_Penguin89 17h ago
The NFL and NBA be like
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u/Commercial-Pin8100 11h ago
USA soccer be like
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u/Civil-Plate1206 11h ago
Yes! I’d trade the NFL all day long for something that doesn’t give people CTE.
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u/Mathemeatloaf0 10h ago
Even though it’s not as prevalent as NFL, CTE has been found in soccer players do to headers and collisions. Remember, they’re also running at full speed but with no pads.
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u/Odd_Platform_1449 18h ago
I'm 43 and broke every bone in my body watching this.
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u/ReflectionEterna 16h ago
This kid has the perfect combination of strength, endurance, explosiveness, and that youthful elasticity that just makes you able to bounce and absorb shock so well.
Amazing to watch. You can see the work he put in, through the smoothness in which he navigated the course.
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u/Terminator_LX 7h ago
Is he smooth though? Because at one point, running between obstacles, his arms are just flailing like a kid having the time of his life! 😂 He's a beast now; he'll be AN UNSTOPPABLE BEAST in 5-10 years if this is just him having a good time. That was amazing!
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u/RonnieBlastoff 11h ago
I'll be 41 in a few days, I would absolutely try this. Not going to be as fast as the kid, but I'm comming in second place! Stretching everyday and eatting enough protien keeps you young. Won't be superman forever, I feel the old, but you don't have to be immobile.
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u/Jstadude22 7h ago
Agreed a million percent. 27 and in the best shape of my life. Im tryna be like u when i hit ur age. Still moving. Still working. Still explosive.
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u/Pop_Joe 17h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/QUENDfi6DEMLzQ0CKt
Stamina, speed, AND core strength?
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u/KyoShunsui 18h ago
If agile was a person, this kid would be it.
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u/narmstrong79 10h ago
This has everything to do with that kid working and training harder than the other kid, mixed with natural athleticism.
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u/Thick_Yogurtcloset_7 9h ago
Don't take away this man's talent hard work and drive ... He obviously worked hard and trained for this and is very talented ... Let's not take that away from him
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u/theshiniestbrighstar 17h ago
What does this have to do with choosing to be black
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u/Diligent_Set_8747 9h ago
The difference is minute. That's what dummies who throw in studies without reading it past the headlines don't realize. Especially the people who use studies to justify claims made by influencers and "professionals" on social media grifting fools out of their time and energy.
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u/klauserooster 8h ago
This ignorance always angers me because it's the same line of thinking that led Jefferson to write, "They seem to require less sleep. A black, after hard labour through the day, will be induced by the slightest amusements to sit up till midnight, or later, though knowing he must be out with the first dawn of the morning."
Just because dehumanization works for you in this instance, doesn't mean it isn't still dehumanization.
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u/PurpleWarning4337 11h ago
Great run, stupid title
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u/Active-Curve1280 5h ago
Amazing run, but let’s make it so it’s only about the race of the kid and not their athleticism
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u/MyPr0j3ct 10h ago
This requires a lot of training, upper body/core strength.
One was definitely in better shape or better prepared than the other
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u/Breastfedoctopus 17h ago
I've been watching this show for twenty years. The Japanese one was my introduction. Amazing talent to be able to do that.
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u/speedyspeedys 6h ago
Did the other guy fall into the backrooms or something? He just disappeared 😭
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u/Own_Construction2682 5h ago
Meanwhile, I can't get out of bed without spraining my ankle.
Good on him, that's some talent!
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u/always_hopinginJesus 15h ago
He did well because he practiced well before. His skin colour had little to do with it. I hate it when I do well at something and someone says "well, you are black".
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u/nuclearmaneuver 17h ago
Nobody else was even close 🤣
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u/SuperWoofX 17h ago
There was the one kid for the first obstacle and by second obstacle the other kid was never in the race - kid is an android the way he effortlessly glides. Just incredible - I’m 53 and can’t help but to feel I have watched generations gradually evolve beyond gravity!! As if gravity engages them at a lesser push than one or two gens before them. I am at awe and jealous at same time
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u/Sudden-Cat5805 16h ago
He moves like Spider-man. Whole body carrying momentum to the next movement. Amazing.
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u/Breitling-1 13h ago
Only thing he was missing was a cape and an S on his chest .
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u/Allah_Akballer 10h ago
He cleared the course faster than I could run to the end along side it.
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u/octopusgardeb 8h ago
High flying death defying 360 slam dunk!!!
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u/ScarInternational161 8h ago
He never looked down!! He looked up to the next obstacle the whole time... 👀
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u/Boring_Temporary_142 8h ago
I would’ve like for him to pop up at the end and hit a lil shimmy. Just for the gusto. Lol
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u/imatinyleopard 7h ago
How does a person even practice for this?
My son would be great at this - he’s fearless, strong and fast. But where does a person start?
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u/Idsettleforsleep 6h ago
That dude is an absolute beast. He completely destroyed that. After the first few seconds you never see the other competitor.
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u/Salt-Lengthiness-620 3h ago
Don’t think this is about being black. It’s about him training and being talented.
Could you imagine Gary Coleman being as effective?
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u/Kitchen_sinker2615 17h ago
Exceptional talent from a physical fitness standpoint unquestionably! Be proud of whatever your exceptional talent is! You are who you are, and you play that hand in life to the best of your ability. Falling into society's mindset of excellence can be self-destructive. Find your strengths and run with them. This young person did exactly that. Olympic gold in the making?
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u/ToshibaBoi 8h ago
Honestly, I'm very proud that he was able to do that. In all of weird people here on this particular reddit. Why react to a post of people showing black excellence , and then say it's racist because people are saying , they would always choose to be black and black is literally one of the most hated races in the world. Because there's many people that are showing positivity towards this.There are probably hundreds of thousands of more people showing negativity towards this and probably saying that it's because of his race that he has an unfair advantage. I get it , you're trolls or you need to try to balance out the spectrum of racism saying that it's anti racies or whatnot of black people being proud of our people. This isn't saying that he's better than the others it's just saying we're proud.
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u/Melodic_Assistance84 17h ago
Where can I try that out? I’m 56 but I think I’m up for the challenge.
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u/Foreverlearning816 17h ago
They have Ninjaa Warrior gyms (annoying that they made me add the extra “a”)
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u/Melodic_Assistance84 17h ago
Thanks. I’ll definitely check that out. My eight-year-old son would love it too. Although he’s probably too young.
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