🏃 Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story (2026) - Season 1 Episode 4
Speed. Glory. Controversy. Legacy. In Episode [X], [brief hook: see episode-specific hooks below]. Follow the extraordinary journey of Ben Johnson—from humble beginnings to Olympic gold, from world-record shattering runs to the scandal that changed sports forever.
🔹 Episode Highlights:
• [E01 Hook: "A young sprinter leaves Jamaica with a dream—and a target on his back"]
• [E06 Hook: "The truth behind the scandal: what really happened, and why it still matters"]
• Exclusive interviews: teammates, coaches, journalists & Ben Johnson himself
• Archival footage: iconic races, press conferences, and defining moments
• Thematic depth: ambition, pressure, sacrifice, and the price of greatness
🔹 Series Info:
• Format: Sports Documentary / Biographical Drama / Investigative Series
• Original Network: [Customize: e.g., CBC / Netflix / Streaming Platform]
• Season: 1 | Episodes: 1 & 6 (Premiere & Finale Arc)
• Subject: Ben Johnson – Canadian Sprinter, Olympic Champion, Controversial Icon
• Setting: Jamaica, Canada, Seoul 1988 Olympics, Global Sports Arena
• Language: English (Original Audio) + Subtitles Available
• Runtime: ~45-60 minutes (full) | Clip/Highlight version: ~10-15 min
🎧 Prefer audio? Listen to sports documentary recaps & athletics podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts.
👉 Enjoying the series? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and comment: "Was Ben Johnson a victim of the system or responsible for his choices? 👇🏃" Turn on notifications 🔔 so you never miss the next chapter!
#HateThePlayer #BenJohnsonStory #SportsDocumentary #OlympicScandal #S1E[X] #TrackAndField #BiographicalDrama #BingeWatch #SportsHistory #Seoul1988 #DopingScandal #AthleticsLegacy
⚠️ Copyright Disclaimer: This video is shared for promotional, review, and informational purposes only. All rights to "Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story" belong to the original production company and broadcasting network. This upload complies with Fair Use guidelines (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No copyright infringement intended.
Speed. Glory. Controversy. Legacy. In Episode [X], [brief hook: see episode-specific hooks below]. Follow the extraordinary journey of Ben Johnson—from humble beginnings to Olympic gold, from world-record shattering runs to the scandal that changed sports forever.
🔹 Episode Highlights:
• [E01 Hook: "A young sprinter leaves Jamaica with a dream—and a target on his back"]
• [E06 Hook: "The truth behind the scandal: what really happened, and why it still matters"]
• Exclusive interviews: teammates, coaches, journalists & Ben Johnson himself
• Archival footage: iconic races, press conferences, and defining moments
• Thematic depth: ambition, pressure, sacrifice, and the price of greatness
🔹 Series Info:
• Format: Sports Documentary / Biographical Drama / Investigative Series
• Original Network: [Customize: e.g., CBC / Netflix / Streaming Platform]
• Season: 1 | Episodes: 1 & 6 (Premiere & Finale Arc)
• Subject: Ben Johnson – Canadian Sprinter, Olympic Champion, Controversial Icon
• Setting: Jamaica, Canada, Seoul 1988 Olympics, Global Sports Arena
• Language: English (Original Audio) + Subtitles Available
• Runtime: ~45-60 minutes (full) | Clip/Highlight version: ~10-15 min
🎧 Prefer audio? Listen to sports documentary recaps & athletics podcasts on Spotify, Apple Podcasts.
👉 Enjoying the series? Hit LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and comment: "Was Ben Johnson a victim of the system or responsible for his choices? 👇🏃" Turn on notifications 🔔 so you never miss the next chapter!
#HateThePlayer #BenJohnsonStory #SportsDocumentary #OlympicScandal #S1E[X] #TrackAndField #BiographicalDrama #BingeWatch #SportsHistory #Seoul1988 #DopingScandal #AthleticsLegacy
⚠️ Copyright Disclaimer: This video is shared for promotional, review, and informational purposes only. All rights to "Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story" belong to the original production company and broadcasting network. This upload complies with Fair Use guidelines (Section 107, U.S. Copyright Act). No copyright infringement intended.
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00:14You know, one moment, you know, everybody has that one time in their life where that one moment
00:21changes everything. You understand? Yeah. And my moment was September 24, 1988. Ben,
00:29now that we're in Korea, you need to focus. You have to forget about opening ceremony and all them
00:35something. Really? I was never planning to go. Really now? Because you look like a Calgary horse,
00:41Pim. Sorry, Mark Tootberry. I'm Kurt Harnett. I'm skipping the ceremony. We can still go,
00:49right? Because my mom is watching back home, and if she doesn't see me... Get out of here,
00:52sorry. Oh, sorry. Sorry. Mama, I'm coming. Spend the week meditating. And no girls.
01:01Hey, Ben. When are you going to give me those pole vault lessons you promised?
01:05Aren't you a U.S. pole vaulter? Yeah. Then you don't need any lessons. He's a sprinter. Come on. Out
01:11of here.
01:14Okay. You do not leave this room until race day. You hear me? Yes, mommy.
01:27The following is a fictionalized and heightened portrayal of my experiences at the 1988 Soul
01:32Games. Is it 100% true? It's true to me. And that's what matters. Yeah.
01:37You know, I didn't leave that room for a week. Oh, man. I was meditating. I was working out. I
01:42mean,
01:43after a while, I started to lose my mind. So I just, you know, I reached my breaking point when
01:49I,
01:50uh... Hello? You were in the middle of a sentence?
01:53Um, what was I? Yes. Uh, I was going stir-crazy. Yes. I was going stir-crazy,
02:01and I really needed a release. Hey, I've been working with poles for a long, long time.
02:10And I can do things with them that would blow your mind. Big poles or small poles?
02:18Big. We'll let the games begin now. Oh, uh, sir. Excuse me. Oh, I'm so happy you decided to see
02:27me.
02:27Me too. You know, everybody's self-esteem in my room. But I say,
02:33what's the worst that can happen? Cheers.
02:39That is more than a hangover. Someone poison me, you know?
02:44Poison! I tell you, do not leave the room. From now on, till the race, you don't heat or drink
02:52nothing that don't come from me. I got a little something that'll fix that write-up.
02:58No, not now. You'll mess with this test. Nothing I give will ever show up on a test.
03:03What is what I need is some ginger tea. No, we don't have time.
03:07The qualifying heat is in two minutes. Come on, we're good.
03:13We need for real.
03:15We need for real.
03:17Good.
03:21Oh, my man.
03:23Oh, my man.
03:27Luckily, you know, in early heats,
03:30the competition, you know, is very strong.
03:36Usually, they have no chance, especially against me, even when I'm sick.
03:39You know?
03:47You know, thankfully for the other eats, my mother was there to nurse me back to L.
03:52I feel better, no?
03:54Yeah, it's all right.
03:58Now you're ready for the quarterfinals.
04:02First place, Ben Choms, Canada.
04:07You feel even better, no, right?
04:13Now you're ready for the semifinals.
04:17First place, Ben Choms, Canada.
04:34Now I'm ready for the finals, mommy.
04:36And you are welcome, my sugar dumpling.
04:43Well, it's finally here, the moment we've all been waiting for.
04:47For Ben Johnson vs. Carl Lewis.
04:49The great U.S. of A. vs. Lonely Canada.
04:53You say, yeah, young Jews.
04:57And Johnson, Canada.
05:00Hi, baby, hi, hi, hi.
05:06Carl Lewis.
05:08Look at him.
05:09Majestic.
05:11If you ever wondered why the entire world loves the USA, this man's the reason why.
05:18Well, if you ever wondered why the entire world hates the USA, this man, he's the reason why.
05:24I want him to babysit my kids.
05:31Okay, hold up.
05:32I just watched this race on YouTube.
05:34Carl was wearing normal track clothes.
05:35I mean, well, that's how I remembered it.
05:38And there he is, wishing good luck to his fellow competitors.
05:41Great Britain.
05:44More like mediocre Britain at best.
05:47Brazil?
05:48Brazil.
05:48Brazil.
05:49Didn't we beat you in a war or something?
05:51No.
05:51Coffee sucks.
05:52Hey, Canada.
05:55Carl and Ben having a little pre-matched size up like two alpha caribou.
05:59I'm a person Canadian dendro.
06:01That dirty Canadian's trying to bully Carl Lewis.
06:04But this ain't Carl's first rodeo.
06:07All right, gentlemen.
06:09It's time.
06:11Time to kick your ass.
06:13It's time to bring the world back on you, Carl.
06:16Get ready for the most exciting ten seconds since my wedding night.
06:37On your marks.
06:54And set.
07:03And Ben Johnson explodes at other blocks with an amazing start.
07:08Oh, no.
07:09Lewis is already behind.
07:13Now Carl is so distracted he almost stepped out of his lane.
07:17And Carl stepped out of his lane.
07:18That should be an immediate disqualification.
07:21Yes!
07:23Go baby!
07:37Yes!
07:41Let's go baby!
07:42Let's go baby!
07:43Unbelievable!
07:449-7-9 Canada!
07:47A world record?
07:48Cool!
07:50What a world record!
07:59The fastest man in the world.
08:05Ben Johnson!
08:08Fuck this.
08:11Canadian Ben Johnson is the fastest man in the world.
08:16Fastest man in the world.
08:18Fastest man.
08:19Come on, Amirat.
08:22I'm a bad man!
08:24I'm a bad man!
08:29You bad man! You bad man!
08:44It was one of the best moments of my career. My life.
08:51But some people had already started planning to take it away from me.
08:58After that, it was time for me to take my test.
09:01The way the rooms are set up back there, you know, it's really just supposed to be the athletes and
09:06the testers.
09:07Oh, it's ready to see a gold medalist.
09:10Peep-peep!
09:12But weird.
09:15What are you doing this one?
09:21I feel like you keep getting to the good parts, then you stop. What happened next, Boomer?
09:26Oh, uh, what happened next?
09:28Oh, what happened next was a party for 62 hours straight.
09:32Strut!
09:47What?
10:02The end.
10:02Hold on, one second.
10:03We gotta go! Come on! Come on!
10:07Put that away! Come on!
10:09Great, Ma, did you?
10:12He tested positive.
10:13What did he test positive for?
10:16Steroids, I think?
10:17Wait, can I catch that?
10:19Bongiorno, how the fuck are you gonna fix this?
10:22Why you ask a little Italian man how to fix the steroid thing?
10:26I know, and we're being a little small, and we're being a tiny, and we don't know...
10:29We're too tiny!
10:30It is always up to the shoe companies to get rid of positive test results.
10:34The bribes, the threats, whatever it takes.
10:37No! No!
10:39We're not implying that shoe companies bribe officials.
10:42This is just some fun fiction to spice up the show.
10:45That wacky Ben. Am I right?
10:48Remember the use of the term fictionalized in the disclaimer?
10:52I won that fight.
10:55Please don't sue.
10:57We're simple people. We're cobblers. We know nothing about steroids.
11:01Bribery.
11:02We know tomatoes. We know olive oil. We know what they're choosing.
11:05Mama, cannoli.
11:06Cannoli, yeah, yeah.
11:07Cannoli, you'll be all very good.
11:09This is gonna take the stress right away.
11:10You have one of those, you're gonna feel good, okay?
11:12Okay, ciao.
11:14I told you we should've stayed with Fudder.
11:17This isn't my fault.
11:19They found Stonazelot.
11:20Stonazelot tightens your muscles and slows you down.
11:22I would never give him that.
11:23I give him animal steroids.
11:25If it's not good enough for a horse, it's not good enough for men.
11:26You are a fucking joke, Jamie Asterfan.
11:30Oh, I'm a joke?
11:31Yeah.
11:31Why? Because I'm a white-passing brown man with a delightful Cartesian accent?
11:35You know how hard it is to walk around with this face and this voice?
11:37I've been discriminated against my whole life!
11:39I'm not talking about that!
11:40I'm just talking about you being fucking terrible at your goddamn job!
11:47We hate women's dress.
11:51So I'll go out next, Charlie.
11:54The worst possible thing you can imagine.
11:59Congratulations to our gold medal winner!
12:02We're here for you, Carl!
12:05Andabot, Carl!
12:07Tuchman!
12:07Thank you, thank everyone so much.
12:09Everybody back there as well, thank you.
12:10Oh, wait, I forgot to do my song.
12:13Oh, uh, I forgot to bring my boombox.
12:17Let's go, boombox!
12:18It's quite alright.
12:18Build the microphone!
12:19I always come prepared.
12:20Oh.
12:22Oh, say can you see
12:27By the dawn's early light
12:32What so proudly we held
12:37There
12:38At the twilight's last gleaming
12:42Canadian Sprinter wins!
12:45Who's brought stripes and bright stars
12:51Through the perilous fight
12:54Mr. Carl Lewis!
12:55How does it feel to win the gold medal?
12:58I'm in love!
12:58A pale red part we walked
13:04With so gallantly streaming
13:11And arriving
13:15Red flag!
13:17Yep, man, not good.
13:18Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
13:20The moon bursting here
13:25Gave proof to the night
13:31That of the night
13:33That of the night
13:34That of the night
13:36That of the night
13:38Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet
13:48Way
13:53For the land of
13:55The free
13:57I'll make up for it right now
13:59Oh, God
13:59And the home
14:03Of the
14:04I'm going to be a great day.
14:15I'm going to be a great day.
14:18Did I take steroids?
14:19Yes, of course.
14:21But did I cheat?
14:22No, man.
14:23Cheating is an unfair advantage, and most of us
14:25were on the juice.
14:26So it was an equal playing field.
14:30The only thing that was unfair is that only one of us
14:33got punished.
14:35And the thing is, I only got caught because I was drugged.
14:39Stop.
14:40Stop.
14:41Sorry.
14:42OK, so you were on drugs, and you were also drugged.
14:47Now you're getting it.
14:48Hold on.
14:48Sorry.
14:48One sec.
14:49Oh.
14:50Wagwan, we in the old abandoned warehouse.
14:54No, you've gone too far, man.
14:55You've got to come around.
14:56Come around.
14:57I mean, like, five minutes.
14:58All right, I'll see you soon.
14:59All right?
15:01All right.
15:01All right, bless him.
15:02What, so now you're just inviting randos up here?
15:04No, man, that's Spike.
15:07Spike Fairweather.
15:08Who?
15:09An American college shot putter who used to hang around
15:11all of us back then.
15:14Yeah.
15:15He was in every part of my story.
15:17OK, but we don't have time to talk to one of your old
15:19track buddies.
15:20Track buddies?
15:21I mean, Spike was the one that drugged me.
15:23Wait, what?
15:24Yeah, and got me disqualified.
15:24What?
15:25Him.
15:26You have more food?
15:27Oh, hey, you remember when Ray Stewart stole all his clothes?
15:32Right?
15:33He didn't run around the hotel lobby naked.
15:36Then gone wild.
15:41I remember when a little friend Christy, that one would
15:44switch out him toothpaste with Benji!
15:49Oh, what did he say?
15:51No, I mean, what are you, Silas?
15:56Oh, you remember that time I spiked your drink, Mr. Nozolov?
15:59It got you disqualified from the games?
16:07Then he took your gold away.
16:08It was on the cover of the Sports Illustrated.
16:11And then, it was hilarious!
16:13It didn't mean that I got me just the only one laughing.
16:19What?
16:19Wait.
16:20You don't know?
16:24Did you ever wonder why a random college shop
16:27putter was at all your meats?
16:29I mean, my job was to follow you and drug you.
16:33I've been doing it for years.
16:39Look at this.
16:40Track style.
16:41Track style.
16:42That's right.
16:45Cheers.
16:49But no matter what I did, nothing would stop you.
16:55That's why for the finals, we had to get extra aggressive.
16:58Who wants to see a gold medalist pee-pee but win?
17:02Why are you there, sir?
17:06I'm here to celebrate with you, man.
17:08Wait, wait.
17:09I thought you said the only people allowed back
17:11there were athletes and testers.
17:13Seems a little odd, right?
17:16Seems odd, but I could use a little company.
17:20Wag, wag.
17:24Oh, yeah.
17:25Oh, gold.
17:26You got gold.
17:27Yeah.
17:27I mean, yes.
17:28Yup.
17:33You know what to do.
17:36Yes, it was foolish, but I was so happy.
17:39I wasn't thinking straight.
17:43Congrats, brother.
17:45Oh, man.
17:47I mean, come on, the race is over, so I guess.
17:52Buddy!
17:56Woo!
18:01Oh, buddy.
18:03Yeah.
18:05Ah.
18:09Wonderful.
18:11Wow.
18:13Mr. Johnson, I'm here to administer your test.
18:17Hold on.
18:19Is that a beer in the testing room?
18:26Yes.
18:28Don't mind if I do.
18:30Right.
18:31A party.
18:32Woo!
18:33Now this is how to test.
18:35Yeah, man.
18:36Oh, merci.
18:38Oh, s'il vous plaît.
18:39Bibliothèque.
18:43Oh, yes.
18:44Bonne de chance.
18:44You only got one left.
18:46It's for you.
18:48Your test.
18:49Whoa.
18:50Oh.
18:52I joke, man.
18:53I gotta joke me out of that.
18:54It's funny.
18:58To gold.
19:01Gold.
19:01We.
19:02Oh.
19:14All right, time to shake the Jamaican snake.
19:18Oh, that's my job.
19:20Remember when I told you that there was the one thing that changed my life forever?
19:24Remember that?
19:25Yeah, I wasn't actually talking about the race.
19:27No, I was talking about something else.
19:29I was actually talking about the time that changed my life forever.
19:33It was accepting that beer.
19:34And the reason why I'm bringing it up again is because Spike is here!
19:37Yes, Spike!
19:44You look good.
19:45Thank you, thank you, man.
19:45Now you're losing weight?
19:46Yeah, I've been eating snails.
19:48Snails, man.
19:49Scarra.
19:50Oh, Ashanti.
19:53Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
19:55Hold up.
19:56Man, you trying to get me on camera again?
19:58Uh...
19:59See, the minute you called me telling me to meet you in an abandoned warehouse,
20:03I should have known you were filming a sports documentary.
20:06Man, they're filming all here.
20:09Man, I'm out of here.
20:15Hold on, Spike, come here.
20:16One second.
20:17Come here.
20:18Okay.
20:19Okay, Spike.
20:21All right.
20:22Come on, man.
20:23We all know Father paid you to drug me.
20:26Okay?
20:28I mean, you got your money.
20:29I lost everything.
20:31You know this, man.
20:32Please.
20:34So all I need you to do is just admit it publicly so you can clear my name, man.
20:42After all these years, just clear my name.
20:43That's all I'm asking, man.
20:44Please.
20:46From the bottom of my art.
20:47Please.
20:51Okay.
20:52We're rolling.
20:53Okay.
20:54All right.
20:55It's out of time.
20:56So I've been waiting for this moment for years.
20:58Okay?
20:58So this is Spike.
20:59Spike, did you drug me in the 88 games?
21:05Drum roll, please.
21:13Spike ain't no snitch.
21:16Sorry, babies.
21:17Peace.
21:18I'm out of here.
21:20Shoot, man.
21:21Damn it.
21:22I almost had him there.
21:23Why are you still friends with the dude who cost you your gold medal?
21:28Y'all.
21:29If I held a grudge on people who screwed me over, okay, then I'd have no friends in track.
21:35Duh.
21:37Plus, there's worse things that Spike did to me other than taking my gold.
21:43He made me miss the death of my mother.
21:46Amen.
21:50Oh, my God.
21:52Yeah, you're right.
21:55Maybe I shouldn't be friends with that guy.
22:04Oh, yeah.
22:11Look.
22:16That's a nice actor.
22:17Oh, yeah.
22:19Oh, yeah.
22:22Whoa.
22:25faculty.
22:43Transcription by CastingWords
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