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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2018
- Standing just 5-foot-7, the Atlanta Hawks' Spud Webb shocked the world by beating teammate Dominique Wilkins to win the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
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As a 5’7 person, this gives me all the hope in the world
Me too
Just be a 0.01 percentile athlete
As a 5’5 person this still somehow gives me hope lol
Me too
I need more motivation coz I'm just 5'-6"
This is what happens when talent meets hard work
BREAKtheArtist so he is the talent.
K_v_n d_r_nt (Kevin Durant )
I fucks with this so hard
Loch F no, genetics play a big role in things like vertical. But hard work is the most important component
отпираете genetics don’t really play a big role in a vertical jumping wise, unless you meant height im assuming?
It looks like he's flying.
"I believe I can fly! I believe I can touch the sky!" LOL! Keep in mind this is the year BEFORE Michael Jordan finally won it (in 1987 after losing to Dominique in 1985). From that standpoint I guess we could say Julius Erving and Anthony Webb were the two dunk contest champs who exhibited "flying" in the dunk contest prior to Michael Jordan winning it even though Michael seems to get all the credit for that concept of flying while dunking AFTER winning the 1987 and 1988 dunk contests with his versions of the Julius Erving foul line slam. I feel in many ways that was a media branding thing. He got the credit for flying while dunking the most because the media scope around sports projected his brand to crazy levels in the 1980's and 1990's way beyond the media branding in any of the previous eras probably because of deeper investment into professional sports form big business entities which likely wouldn't touch sports with so much as a ten foot pole during the tape delayed days of basketball games. I'm making a wild guess here since I was born in 1985 so all I've known are basic and cable TV broadcasts of basketball games on stations like ESPN, ABC, NBC, TNT, ESPN 2, and TBS. =)
Cuz he is flying he is a living cheat code
No it looks like hes jumping. Dont be silly. I'm tired of seeing silly ass comments all the time. I take life too seriously for that shit.. I'm fuckong triggggggerrrrrrreddddddd!
@@joshuatraffanstedt2695
but MJ was flying though ....sorry im pushing your button.hahahah
He is
this man had some serious hops
he had to have at least a 40" vertical, his head was easily above the net and the net hangs down about 15" from the rim.
Sounds about right, he could jump like a mf'r
And wingspan look at him holding that trophy
@@carlosmatos9848
Curry wishes he had Spud vertical 😂
it looked like gymnastics or like Diving spins
His dunks are conservative yet spunky. He ain't got the meanness but he got smoothness and grit. I like his dunks.
Jake McCoy IS right
Did you just say spunky?? 😂
He’s 5’7 give him some slack
His dunks are conservative due to his height
He can't palm the ball cause of his hands
I’m taller than an NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner 🤯
Russell Wilson aren't we all
Gavin Free feelsgoodman
And we both can't dunk worth a damn! Lol
Choumane so am I
Choumane 🎖
This dude will always be one of my favorite NBA 🏀 players of all time. It just amazes me that he can dunk a basketball being 5’7
Did you see that there's a dude who is only 5'4" and dunks..? Amazing stuff
did you see a video of the high school 5ft1 basketball player that dunked of course he's now a 6ft0 prospect in college but it's still amazing to look back on
Not just dunk either, but win a dunk contest against MJ.
@@bluedeadpool7511 so he was 5 feet 1 inch in his high school and then he became 6 feet in his adulthood?
@@postmodernmarxistnihilist4282 ever heard of puberty?
His reach put's him at about 7' tall. That means he needed at least a 40" vertical just to clear his hand over the bar and probably dunk a volleyball. Adrenaline aside, his jumps are probably closer to 45" here. The fact he could not palm a basketball made it all the more impressive. He was a blue collar worker in a white collar world.
I'm 5'7, have a 28" vert.
I need a 33" vert to touch the rim, and maybe another 3-4" to actually touch the rim. Soo maybe a 35"-38" vert I need to actually dunk.
@@j.rjunior5584 it also depends on your wingspan
@@GiannisDaGoat4Real my dad thought I could never dunk but we got monkey arm genetics he didn't even really notice.
@@j.rjunior5584 if your wingspand is short forget it
@@lemickey6151 My wingspan is 5'8, is that good?
After all of these years and many dunk contests later,
no one has ever topped this
5-7” inch marvel.
Cap
@@jeremyfuller7730
“Cap”tain 5-7” inch Marvel.
@@MOBROOKSlmfaooo
For being below 6’0” it’s very impressive. Though other players have topped this, this is impressive because of his height.
Mac McClung???
IT gotta step his game up
icemike316 I
IT is Isaiah Thomas
IT can dunk
Chipolata not like this
@@leenguyen6056 Yes he can. Back when he was in college he jumped over somebody and dunked it. It's just that he doesn't showcase his athleticism as often because he is trying to last.
He’s the real life version of that 5’7 slasher build with a 90+ driving dunk on 2k 😭
40"+ vert, unreal. Mind boggling.
46 apparently
Zte Axon 7 sounds about right
Muggsy could also dunk, albeit with a smaller ball. It just looks so much cooler when the smaller guys dunk, it's like they are flying. Sick!
Jake McCoy is right but I am going to add this he could but with a smaller ball, dunking is putting a ball in a hoop with your hand
Jake McCoy is right but I am going to add this wrong? Then what’s is dunking?
Jake McCoy is right but I am going to add this muggsy could get up he had a 40+ inch vertical he could dunk a ball into a 10ft rim but why would he do that in a game if it’s a really risky play
Sorry for misspelling/grammer im Not native
@@nolmizzle The question is "Why didn't he with a real basketball on a real court with a rim at exactly 10 feet high?" The answer: HE COULDN'T. Translated from logic to idiot, that means Mugs couldn't dunk. I was a 5'4" white guy that could put a tennis ball through a hoop (your version of "dunking") at age 17. It was a pretend dunk that I did. But was it legit. Certainly not. JAke Mckoy is right...IS RIGHT.
The most unbelievable performance I've ever seen in the Slam Dunk Contest.
Legend. As for 5'10" tall guy you were true inspiration Spud. Thank you.
He 5 7
@@grindtodayenjoytomorrow4644I think he knows I think he’s just saying he’s 5.10 which is still short for basketball so spudd who’s even shorter doing this inspires him
I just took the american SAT (November 2021) and it had a whole reading comprehension section on Spudd in this dunk contest.
It was the only interesting part of that test
lmao same
That sounds hella dope
LUCKY!
Lmao 🤣🤣😆😆
Webb, Wilkins, early Jordan.....the golden era of the dunk contest
carter
YES!
You have to be very athletic and light on your feet to be able to dunk a basketball and to see this guy at 5'7" dunk a basketball like he did is really remarkable
This dude was unbelievable. Dedication and passion can do anything.
Legendary!
I'm 6'3 and I can't even come close to dunking wtf
qwerty6801 that's pretty bad
truly
You need more milk
You must be a t rex
Mj go to moves
Fucking AWESOME
Its not like he's barely making these dunks either this man is pokin from multiple angles 🔥🔥
how did he get that vert man, nasty!
Awesome Gamer the fuck 34 is a really good vertical tons of nba players don’t have that
@@yungboomer6467 The average vert NBA players have is 30 bruh
exactly which means a lot don’t have 34 lmao
@@yungboomer6467 that dude Is lying. If he had a 34" vertical, hed be in the nba. Period.. dude probably has more like 6. "Awesome Gamer" is not the name of someone with a 34" vertical.
@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 and u don't even know what are u talking about tf having a good vertical doesn't mean he gotta be in the nba
a 42-46 inch vertical at 5' 6" is unbelievable.
I'm 5'9. Spud's vertical exceeded 43 inches. That means the bottom of his shoes were about up to my chest!! This man deserves more credit as an athlete..absolutely amazing 👏
After all these years, he still continues to impress everyone. Hats off to this legend.
Great comment
As a 5'9 guy this gives me hope that ill be able to dunk if i keep working for it
Oscar Rowley if you are above 5’4, anyone could dunk. Just takes a lot and lots of training
Did u dunk yet??
I’m 5’9 as well and can dunk a tennis ball easily
420 subscribers before 420 Challenge so a 1’1 person could dunk? Naw
Edit: i wuz jus jokin
DawgerD a 5’4 person can dunk 🤦♂️ search up Andrew McFly he even measured himself on tape
I’m 5 foot 7 and when I play basketball at my local basketball court I can barely touch the net. It’s amazing how he ever accomplished a slam dunk.
same
Still incredible all these years later.
girls on Tinder dont understand how height works lol
If a girl, especially a short girl, wants a specific height for their man, leave because she values superficial things rather than what you are like as a person.
Just clap back that they need to be 5'4 or under in your bio. 😂
They just wanna get plowed and dominated shes a trick my friend
If she says how tall are you
You say straight back, no hesitation
How much do you weigh?
Works every time
Spud Webb is one of the GOATS 🐐
In the NBA DUNK CONTEST
IN MY EYES
BECAUSE HE IS ONLY 5 FEET 7 INCHES TALL that is like one in every 10 million of people that can do that
Amazing just simply AMAZING
This is incredibly insane. Good stuff indeed.
5'6 and 360 dunk . That's insane
Unbelievable..wow, freak of nature this dude was
I started watching the NBA in when I was 3 years old (1985) and I didn't even know Spud Webb existed until the '86 slam dunk contest. I remember thinking he couldn't win because of his height. Oh boy, did I eat my words.
I remember him, and i loved. It's inspirational af
Ppl dnt realize how brilliant this performance is ....GOAT for all 6ft and under leagues
Spud Weeb: *Sings I believe I can fly*
Everyone else : We know you can
The Atlanta Airforce!! I remember this. Was in 6th grade and Loved The Hawks!!
Shoulda won in ‘88 but Larry Bird went off in game 7...
@@alakuwa Hawks blew it in Game 6 at home. They let Cliff Levingston take the last shot trying to trick the celtics. Ball game.
5'7 guys are underrated.
Spud was only 5'7" with basketball shoes and socks. He's claim to stand at 5'6" in the shower
Simply the best of all time in this competition of the NBA
What an inspiration, I thought I would never be able to dunk at 5'9 but this man proved that height doesn't really matter if you work hard enough
Leaping ability is genetics and cannot be attained by hard work
@Awakened Goy you can, but this dude is dunking at 5’7, sorry to say but unless you have the genetics to do so, you can train all you want but you aint dunkin at no 5’7. Thats like saying you can run as fast as usain bolt or close to him if you practice sprinting long enough. Nah, aint happenin
@@nemu9176yes it can you computer slug😂 vertical can defently be imported with hard work. Your one of those guys that think athletes are naturally gifted. I grew up with fecked up joints and mild asma but I've always been amongst the best athletically where ever I go becouse I put the work in from a young age.
@@nemu9176it can be improved on though and that's been verified
One of the best sports memories ever!
I remember seeing this live back in the day. The reason Spud won is because he was so short it made his dunks look like he was flying; his feet were like 5 feet off the ground! Martina Navratilova was a judge and that's basically what she said. Amazing the vertical leap Spud had!
M.×we p 2
STILL the best contest winner I’ve seen
He's basically a tiny Jordan.
Spud the stud ...this small warrior had so much talent and when he used his huge leaping ability it was so entertaining in what this underdog could achieve...love the spud...
He was amazing really amazing.
Defied the laws of gravity... Anthony "Spud" Webb is THE MAN
Unbelievable the airtime he gets blows my mind
Just imagine if he was 6’7..
That would be Zion Williamson. He is 6'7 with a 40 inch vert! He also weighs in at a monstrous 285 pounds!
@@saubergt2390 yup. Dudes a beast.
@@saubergt2390 he needs to lose weight
@@jaedanbellamy66 Yes. He actually is too heavy to play in the NBA. A real doctor said that if you lose 10 pounds it would relieve 40 pounds of pressure from your knees.
Pure destruction
This was amazing! This guy had some vertical POWER!!!
Legendary performance 🚀🏀
Total respect to this guy🤘
Absolutely spectacular leaping ability. Much respect.
He had some nice vertical only standing at 5’7” I wish I had that motivation
@@TWMWFT For me it's clearly the opposite. Not that the genetics are not very important, but it's much more about motivation than genetics in my opinion.
People wonder how can a man be so far ahead so many athletes in terms of vertical leap, even though so many athletes train super hard until they're exhausted and can't train anymore. People generally think it must be possible to be a little better than other athletes by training hard, but not **that much** better, unless you have crazy genetics. But thing is, even though you can't become that much better just by training more, you can if you train smarter. Most professional athletes already train as often as they can, but Spud Webb didn't just train more, it's mainly that he's trained smarter, and used a revolutionary training method : he focused on plyometrics. Long story short, instead of strengthening the muscles, plyometrics improve the elasticity and muscle spring. Instead of just pushing his feet hard on the floor, he focused on using his forward speed to push on his muscle spring, which made him bounce upward.
There are many revolutionary training methods that are discovered all the time, even nowadays, and in the coming years we might see other people crush all of the competition in their field by using a revolutionary training method.
Nice vertical? Nice? That is a god damn understatement. Webb had an amazing, astronomical, supercalifragilistic vertical. Also amazing is his hands were not big enough to palm the ball, so he had to improvise.
motivation made him an nba player, his dads sperm gave him the jumping ability
@@namnam2701 black people are genetically made for speed , their calf muscles are higher up and their Achilles tendon attaches in a different spot on the heel(I believe its lower) but this combined to make a more springy system, their legs are. Whites are not as naturally gifted in that area on average with training you can have some white people who can jump high like that it's just not as common and. On the reverse side whites are genetically built for strength, shorter arms, hips more broad, torso longer to support more muscle mass, we are naturally gifted in this area, and of course there are black people who are extremely strong as well, its just the way it goes.
@@ruger51995 You gonna bust out the skull measurements next?
Man, Spud Webb is an inspiration for all that despite being 5 foot 7 inches he still winning the dunk contest. I'm 5 foot 7 too but I ain't even closer to his hard work and determination
makes me shed a tear of joy
Where amazing happens. He is definitely a real air, true jumpman for sure.
There has never been anyone like Anthony. The pilot of Atlanta's Air Force
Around 1990 I knew a 17yo guy who also was 5'7" and could dunk with two hands. White Italian kid, super impressive.
Italians aren't white
@@loweni7460 you can be Italian and white though
@@timdeathly Only if one of your parents is white which makes you half white also you mean **White looking** hispanics can also look white but that doesn't make them white
@@loweni7460 Italians are white
God bless this brother whos already blessed.
He is Flying, amazing!
The shorter you are the more talented and skilled you tend to have to be and Spudd Webb was both talented/skilled
I'm 6'4" and I could just barely dunk (in high school when I was half my weight now).... mad respect to this athlete.
So inspirational ...
I will never forget spud, he looked like something our of a science fiction movie.. I could not believe what I was seeing...
I have to watch this every year just to be able to continue to believe it actually happened.
🕸 Had Amazing Hops!
I love spudd Webb my dad grew up watching him
Amazing great job spud
Bro I’m taller than him and literally can dunk perfectly but he makes my dunks look like child’s play
I've seen 5'7's grab the rim, and that's already impressive...
Me. But I can't dunk a basketball :/ need at least another 3-4 inches. (I have very long arms for my height)
These clips never get old.
That bounce is something crazy
The dunks weren't impressive, it was the height he could hit that made it amazing. That's crazy genetics and hard work combined. Both of those things are required to pull these dunks off at 5'7 and without being able to palm the ball. No matter how hard you train, 99.99% of people will never reach a 40+ vertical jump. Everyone can improve, but his genetics are off the charts. Genetics set a cap on how far you can go, and hard work lets you reach it.
watching someone with almost a 4 foot vertical never gets old.
Legend
Wow respect🙏🏼
His nickname should be 'Spudnick" because of the height he goes 😁
Underrated comment
Underrated af
He lived on my bedroom wall when I was a teenager... late 80s
We all love Spud Webb, just mad how he is able to dunk like that
Spud has some crazy ups!
Lol this comment section contains a high amount of sodium.
SALTY AF. Just bitter ass mofos
For real, they need to get their blood pressure checked
Salty is right lol 😂
I'm 5"8 and I got up high enough to miss a dunk back in High school and I felt athletic AF 😂 💀💀 what Spudd did is Amazing!!
This is still mind blowing
Respect
I can dunk like this in my dreams
Spud Webb made shorties believe !
Epic will never forget it!
Amazing how he jump !!!
There were one or two guys in my neighborhood that could dunk at this height.
0:47 that was a nice one!
Still can't believe my eyes when I see this!😳 He's 5'7...that's amazing!!😲
Just wow!
His not even 5'7, his 5'5 ish barefoot which makes it amazing
Its like he paid off gravity before the event
I go to the high school spud went to pleasure to see this man in action 🔥
Oh cara voava simplesmente incrível 😧