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one quarter inches!

Here you go.

Whoo!

Mr. Jesse Owens sets a new world record

with a time of 20.3 seconds!

20.3 seconds!

This is unbelievable!

Jesse Owens has smashed

another world record...

With a time of 22. 6 seconds!

Three world records set

and another tied

in just 45 minutes!

Is there anyone who

can beat Owens now?

Jesse! Jesse! Jesse!

It's okay.

You can say it.

- Say what?

- Whenever you're ready.

Long ride back to Columbus.

Take your time.

Yeah, you're gonna have to

help me out here, Jesse.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

Really?

Yeah.

How many other natural

speed men you trained

just set three world records in

a single meet? Injured.

Four, if you count the 100.

I'll tell you what.

It gets worse than that.

Yeah?

Yeah.

You also shattered

the Ohio State record

for most points in

a single year, so congrats.

Really?

Yes, really.

Which cracker did

I take that off of?

This cracker.

Yeah.

I had that record for 11 years.

Eleven years, and you

left me in the dust.

Yeah, well, you know what they

say about records, don't you?

No. What do

they say?

Some kid, come out of nowhere,

snatch the record off of you,

just like that.

That saying. Yeah.

No, you did good.

Real good, Jesse.

That was something to watch.

Yeah, well, I'll tell you what.

You stick with me,

I'll make a great coach out of you.

Frank Wykoff took gold in Amsterdam in '28,

and again in '32

right here in LA.

Him and Draper,

they're the best Cromwell's got,

which make them pretty much

the best in the country, so...

Are you listening to me?

Yeah. Yeah.

Coach, I already took Wykoff.

Yeah, well, this...

That's Eulace Peacock.

Peacock took the 100 meters and

the broad jump in Philadelphia.

He's a driver,

not a floater like you.

It's ugly to watch,

but he goes down that track

like a freight train on fire,

and he's got a hell of a finish.

Him, you need to watch out for.

He clocked at 9.5

against Villanova.

There you go.

He's slower.

A tenth of

a second slower, Jesse.

Two-tenths, Coach.

Relax.

I won't let you down

in front of Cromwell.

Mr. Owens.

One picture, please!

Mr. Owens,

we have a couple of questions for you.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Easy, easy, easy,

easy, easy.

Come on, let us through.

How does it feel to be the

world's fastest human?

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Owens.

Good afternoon,

and welcome to Los Angeles,

where the great Jesse Owens,

no doubt, hopes to make good

on his unprecedented streak

of four world records.

I'm telling you,

the skirt in LA...

They must be putting

something in the water.

Who drinks water?

Forget it, shorty.

You might get a girl like that to dance,

but you'll never

get her into bed.

You're Jesse Owens.

Yes, yes, ma'am.

Like to dance?

Come on, Jesse. Go!

No, I, I got a girl.

Where is she?

I'll dance with her too.

She's in Ohio.

I like her already.

Whoo!

Go, Jesse.

Go on, shorty!

So, how come it's Jesse?

Excuse me?

You're The Buckeye Bullet.

Born James Cleveland Owens,

September 1913, in Oakville, Alabama.

You've won eight out of eight

events since you got here,

and there's nobody that can

touch you in the west coast,

east coast,

or straight down the middle.

What I don't know is, why Jesse?

Well,

it's actually "JC."

My elementary school teacher,

she misheard on account of my accent.

I never had the heart

to put her right.

That's too bad.

How so?

A big heart can get in the way.

Of what?

All kinds of fun.

Allow me to say

how pleased we all are

we have met your expectations.

Everything looks swell.

Let's keep it that way

through next summer?

The AAU is set to decide on

US participation in the games

at its December convention.

That's right.

I wonder, Avery,

do you really think

America will withdraw?

Well, we have to vote.

That's what a democracy is.

Yes, of course.

The minister Goebbels

merely asks for reassurance

we can count on your support.

I've made my position clear.

In the meantime,

might we ask that you

grant us the benefit

of your considerable

experience in construction,

and review these plans of our

new embassy in Washington?

You know, last time I looked,

I was worth close on

$15 million.

You tell him I can't be bought.

You can't afford me.

A bribe? No. No.

A business proposal.

The minister would be

greatly obliged to you.

There aren't many

companies like yours

that could handle

a project of this size.

Well...

The architect is Albert Speer.

Impressive.

But these towers won't

pass DC zoning laws.

You can't build

higher than 130 feet.

You see, this is exactly the

kind of expertise we need,

if you're interested.

Whoo-wee!

I am beat.

You look beautiful.

Just be glad we

weren't on the bus.

My daddy didn't buy me this car

to watch me take no damn buses.

Mr. Owens,

sir. Telegram.

She can't sue you, Jesse.

How is she gonna sue you?

And for what?

Breach of promise?

What does it even mean?

It's a threat.

That's all.

She's just angry.

Hello.

Mr. Solomon?

It's Jesse.

Jesse, what you want, boy?

Well, can I speak

with Ruth, sir?

She don't wanna talk to you...

I understand that, but if you

just give me one second to exp...

Don't call here no more!

If she would just...

Jesse.

Go, Jesse!

You can do it!

Take your mark.

I'm gonna beat you, boy,

like I was your daddy.

Set!

Eulace Peacock has beaten

the world's fastest human,

Jesse Owens,

with an incredible

time of 10.2 seconds.

Hi.

You alone?

So, you,

you wanna tell me why you lost today?

I thought that was your job.

I know how you lost.

You looked for him at 90 meters,

and it cost you the race.

He's got no goddamn

business beating you.

Who, Peacock?

Yeah, or Metcalfe.

Yeah, well, it happened.

All right?

I had a bad day.

Look, I'm tired, Coach.

We've got a 15-hour

ride back to Ohio.

I just wanna drink my

beer and get some rest.

Actually,

if you keep losing like you did today,

that boat's going to leave

for Berlin without you.

You know what, Coach?

If this is going

to be another one

of your sob stories,

then, if it's all

the same to you,

I'd rather just

hear it tomorrow.

Look,

Miss Nickerson seems like a...

Nice enough gal.

I don't judge what you do,

just as long as you

feel all right about it.

The choices you're

making right now

won't even feel like choices,

until it's too late.

You ever been married, Coach?

Yeah.

Our little girl's

all grown up now.

Turns 18 next year.

My wife and I are

taking some time off.

She told me,

"You can't have two families.

"There's no room

on the team for us."

Think track and field's hard,

you should try marriage.

I'd like to give it a shot.

Good for you, kid.

You never told me

you had a daughter.

You never asked.

Hurry up.

I wanna get to Des

Moines by morning.

Look, Quincella.

You are, you're

an amazing girl, truly.

And it's, it's been a real...

Screw you, Jesse Owens!

I hope she's worth it!

I've got to see Ruth.

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