Amy Purdy: Living beyond limits

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Paola B Reviewer: Elena Montrasio
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Morton Bast ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
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If your life were a book
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and you were the author,
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ืื™ืœื• ื—ื™ื™ื›ื ื”ื™ื• ืกืคืจ,
00:19
how would you want your story to go?
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ื•ืืชื ื”ื™ื™ืชื ื”ืกื•ืคืจื™ื,
00:22
That's the question that changed my life forever.
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ืื™ืš ื”ื™ื™ืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืฉืชืชืคืชื— ื”ืขืœื™ืœื”?
ื–ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ืฉืฉื™ื ืชื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™ ืœื ืฆื—.
00:27
Growing up in the hot Last Vegas desert,
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all I wanted was to be free.
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ื›ืฉื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื—ื ืฉืœ ืœืืก ื•ื’ืืก,
00:33
I would daydream about traveling the world,
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื”.
00:37
living in a place where it snowed,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ืœืžืช ื‘ื”ืงื™ืฅ ืขืœ ื˜ื™ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
00:40
and I would picture all of the stories
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ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื™ื•ืจื“ ืฉืœื’,
00:43
that I would go on to tell.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื“ืžื™ื™ื ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
00:46
At the age of 19,
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ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืกืคืจ.
00:48
the day after I graduated high school,
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 19,
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I moved to a place where it snowed
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ื™ื•ื ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืกื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
00:54
and I became a massage therapist.
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืœื’ื•ืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื™ื•ืจื“ ืฉืœื’
00:56
With this job all I needed were my hands
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ื•ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœืžืขืกื” ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ืช.
00:59
and my massage table by my side
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ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื–ื•, ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื ื—ื•ืฅ ืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืฉืชื™ ื™ื“ื™
01:02
and I could go anywhere.
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ื•ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื,
01:05
For the first time in my life,
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ื•ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื ืกื•ืข ืœื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
01:08
I felt free, independent
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™
01:11
and completely in control of my life.
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ื—ืฉืชื™ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื” ื•ืขืฆืžืื™ืช
ื•ื‘ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ื’ืžื•ืจื” ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™,
01:16
That is, until my life took a detour.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืขื“ ืฉื—ื™ื™ ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ืชืคื ื™ืช.
01:22
I went home from work early one day
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with what I thought was the flu,
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and less than 24 hours later
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ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื”ืงื“ืžืชื™ ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”,
ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉื—ื˜ืคืชื™ ืฉืคืขืช,
01:30
I was in the hospital
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on life support
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with less than a two percent chance of living.
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ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ืช-ื—ื•ืœื™ื
ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื ืžืจืฅ,
01:37
It wasn't until days later
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ืขื ืคื—ื•ืช ืž-2% ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.
01:39
as I lay in a coma
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ืจืง ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื,
01:42
that the doctors diagnosed me
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ื›ืฉืฉื›ื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืชืจื“ืžืช,
01:44
with bacterial meningitis,
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ื”ืจื•ืคืื™ื ืื™ื‘ื—ื ื• ืืฆืœื™
01:47
a vaccine-preventable blood infection.
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ื“ืœืงืช ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ืช ืฉืœ ืงืจื•ื ื”ืžื•ื—,
01:51
Over the course of two and a half months
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ื–ื™ื”ื•ื ื“ืžื™ ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืžื ื™ืขื” ื‘ื—ื™ืกื•ืŸ.
01:53
I lost my spleen, my kidneys,
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื™ื ื•ื—ืฆื™
01:57
the hearing in my left ear
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ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื˜ื—ื•ืœ ื•ื”ื›ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
02:00
and both of my legs below the knee.
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ืืช ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื” ื‘ืื•ื–ื ื™ ื”ืฉืžืืœื™ืช
ื•ืืช ืฉืชื™ ืจื’ืœื™ ืžืชื—ืช ืœื‘ืจื›ื™ื™ื.
02:05
When my parents wheeled me out of the hospital
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I felt like I had been pieced back together
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ื›ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื• ืื•ืชื™ ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ื—ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ืกื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื,
02:10
like a patchwork doll.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื—ื™ื‘ืจื• ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื—ืœืงื™ื ืฉืœื™
02:14
I thought the worst was over
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ื›ืžื• ื‘ื•ื‘ืช ื˜ืœืื™ื.
02:16
until weeks later when I saw my new legs
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ืจืข ืžื›ืœ ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™,
02:19
for the first time.
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ืืš ื›ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ืจื’ืœื™ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช
02:21
The calves were bulky blocks of metal
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”.
02:25
with pipes bolted together for the ankles
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ื”ืฉื•ืงื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื’ื•ืฉื™ ืžืชื›ืช ืžื’ื•ืฉืžื™ื
02:29
and a yellow rubber foot
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ืขื ืฆื™ื ื•ืจื•ืช ืžื•ื‘ืจื’ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืงืจืกื•ืœื™ื™ื
02:32
with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle
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ื•ื›ืคื•ืช-ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืžื’ื•ืžื™ ืฆื”ื•ื‘
02:35
to look like a vein.
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ืงื• ืžื•ื’ื‘ื” ืžื’ื•ืžื™ ืžื”ื‘ื•ื”ืŸ ื•ืขื“ ืœืงืจืกื•ืœ
02:38
I didn't know what to expect,
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ืืžื•ืจ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืขื•ืจืง.
02:41
but I wasn't expecting that.
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ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืœืžื” ืœืฆืคื•ืช
02:44
With my mom by my side
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ืื‘ืœ ื•ื“ืื™ ืฉืœื ืฆื™ืคื™ืชื™ ืœื–ื”.
02:47
and tears streaming down our faces,
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ื›ืฉืืžื™ ืœืฆื™ื“ื™,
ื•ื”ื“ืžืขื•ืช ื–ื•ืœื’ื•ืช ืขืœ ืคื ื™ื ื•,
02:52
I strapped on these chunky legs
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and I stood up.
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ื—ื’ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื”ืžื’ื•ืฉืžื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
02:59
They were so painful and so confining
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ื•ื ืขืžื“ืชื™.
03:03
that all I could think was,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ื” ืžื›ืื™ื‘ ื•ื›ื” ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœ
03:06
how am I ever going to travel the world
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ืขื“ ืฉื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื•
03:08
in these things?
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03:10
How was I ever going to live
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ื”ื™ื”, "ืื™ืš ืื•ื›ืœ ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืœื˜ื™ื™ืœ ื‘ืขื•ืœื
03:12
the life full of adventure and stories,
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"ืขื ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”?
03:14
as I always wanted?
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"ืื™ืš ืื•ื›ืœ ืื™-ืคืขื ืœื—ื™ื•ืช
"ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ื”ืจืคืชืงื•ืช ื•ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื
03:17
And how was I going to snowboard again?
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"ื›ืคื™ ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ืจืฆื™ืชื™?
03:21
That day, I went home, I crawled into bed
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"ื•ืื™ืš ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื’ืœื•ืฉ ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื’ืœืฉืŸ-ืฉืœื’?"
03:25
and this is what my life looked like
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”, ื–ื—ืœืชื™ ืœืžื™ื˜ื”,
03:27
for the next few months:
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03:29
me passed out, escaping from reality,
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ื•ื›ืš ื ืจืื• ื—ื™ื™
ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื.
03:33
with my legs resting by my side.
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ืขื–ื‘ืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™, ื‘ืจื—ืชื™ ืžื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช
ื›ืฉืจื’ืœื™ ื ื—ื•ืช ืœื™ื“ ืžื™ื˜ืชื™.
03:38
I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken.
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ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื’ื•ืคื ื™ืช ื•ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืจื” ืœื’ืžืจื™.
03:46
But I knew that in order to move forward,
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I had to let go of the old Amy
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ืืš ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš
ืขืœื™ ืœื•ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื”ื™ืฉื ื”
03:55
and learn to embrace the new Amy.
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ื•ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืช ืื™ื™ืžื™ ื”ื—ื“ืฉื”.
04:01
And that is when it dawned on me
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04:04
that I didn't have to be five-foot-five anymore.
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ื•ืื– ืงืœื˜ืชื™
04:08
I could be as tall as I wanted!
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ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืื™ื ื ื™ ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” ืžื˜ืจ ืฉื™ืฉื™ื.
04:11
(Laughter) (Applause)
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ื’ื•ื‘ื” ืฉื‘ื ืœื™!
[ืฆื—ื•ืง] [ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
04:16
Or as short as I wanted, depending on who I was dating.
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04:20
(Laughter)
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ืื• ื›ืžื” ื ืžื•ื›ื” ืฉื‘ื ืœื™, ื‘ื”ืชืื ืœืžื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ืฆืืช ืื™ืชื•.
04:22
And if I snowboarded again,
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04:24
my feet aren't going to get cold.
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
04:26
(Laughter)
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ื•ืื ืืฉื•ื‘ ืœื’ืœื•ืฉ ืขืœ ื’ืœืฉืŸ-ืฉืœื’,
04:28
And best of all, I thought,
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ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืงืจ ื‘ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื.
04:30
I can make my feet the size of all the shoes
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
ื•ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื”
04:34
that are on the sales rack. (Laughter)
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ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืืช ื›ืคื•ืช ืจื’ืœื™ ืœื›ืœ ื”ื ืขืœื™ื™ื
04:36
And I did!
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ืฉื‘ืžื‘ืฆืข. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
04:38
So there were benefits here.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™!
04:41
It was this moment that I asked myself
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ืื– ื™ืฉ ื›ืืŸ ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช!
04:43
that life-defining question:
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื’ืข ื‘ื• ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
04:46
If my life were a book
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ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื” ืฉื”ื’ื“ื™ืจื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™:
04:48
and I were the author,
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"ืื™ืœื• ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื• ืกืคืจ
04:52
how would I want the story to go?
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"ื•ืื ื™ ื”ืกื•ืคืจืช,
04:54
And I began to daydream.
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"ืื™ื–ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื™ื™ื›ืชื‘ ื‘ื•?"
04:57
I daydreamed like I did as a little girl
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ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืœื•ื ื‘ื”ืงื™ืฅ.
05:00
and I imagined myself
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ื—ืœืžืชื™ ื‘ื”ืงื™ืฅ ื›ืคื™ ืฉืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื”
05:03
walking gracefully,
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ื•ื“ืžื™ื™ื ืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
05:06
helping other people through my journey
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ืฆื•ืขื“ืช ื‘ื—ืŸ,
05:08
and snowboarding again.
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ืขื•ื–ืจืช ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื“ืจืš ืžื” ืฉืขื‘ืจืชื™
05:11
And I didn't just see myself
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ื•ื—ื•ื–ืจืช ืœื’ืœื•ืฉ.
05:13
carving down a mountain of powder,
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05:15
I could actually feel it.
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ื•ืœื ืจืง ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
ื’ื•ืœืฉืช ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ืจ ืžื•ืฉืœื’,
05:18
I could feel the wind against my face
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ืืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืžืžืฉ ืœื—ื•ืฉ ื‘ื›ืš.
05:21
and the beat of my racing heart
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื—ื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ืจื•ื— ืขืœ ืคื ื™
05:24
as if it were happening in that very moment.
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ื•ืืช ื“ื”ื™ืจืช ืœื‘ื™
ื›ืื™ืœื• ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื” ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืจื’ืข.
05:29
And that is when a new chapter in my life began.
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ื•ืื– ื”ื—ืœ ืคืจืง ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ื—ื™ื™.
05:35
Four months later I was back up on a snowboard,
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05:38
although things didn't go quite as expected:
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ื›ืขื‘ื•ืจ 4 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื™ ื’ืœืฉืŸ-ืฉืœื’,
05:41
My knees and my ankles wouldn't bend
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ืื ื›ื™ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ื”ืชืคืชื—ื• ื›ืžืฆื•ืคื”:
05:44
and at one point I traumatized all the skiers on the chair lift
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ื‘ืจื›ื™ ื•ืงืจืกื•ืœื™ ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืชื›ื•ืคืฃ
05:48
when I fell and my legs,
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ื•ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ืžืกื•ื™ื ื’ืจืžืชื™ ื”ืœื ืœื›ืœ ื”ื’ื•ืœืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืขืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฉื‘ื™ื--
05:53
still attached to my snowboard โ€”
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง] ื›ืฉื ืคืœืชื™, ื•ืจื’ืœื™,
05:55
(Laughter) โ€”
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ืฉื ื•ืชืจื• ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ืœื’ืœืฉืŸ-ื”ืฉืœื’ --
05:59
went flying down the mountain,
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
06:02
and I was on top of the mountain still.
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ืขืคื• ื‘ืžื•ืจื“ ื”ื”ืจ --
06:05
I was so shocked,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื ื•ืชืจืชื™ ืขืœ ืคืกื’ืชื•.
06:07
I was just as shocked as everybody else, and I was so discouraged,
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง] ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ื” ืžื–ื•ืขื–ืขืช,
06:11
but I knew that if I could find the right pair of feet
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื–ื•ืขื–ืขืช ื›ืžื• ื›ื•ืœื, ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ื” ืžื™ื•ืืฉืช,
06:15
that I would be able to do this again.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืื ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืืช ื–ื•ื’ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช
06:17
And this is when I learned that our borders
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ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ืฉื•ื‘.
06:20
and our obstacles can only do two things:
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ื•ืื– ื ื•ื›ื—ืชื™ ืœื“ืขืช ืฉื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœืคื ื™ื ื•
06:24
one, stop us in our tracks
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ื•ื”ืžื›ืฉื•ืœื™ื ืฉืœืคื ื™ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“:
06:27
or two, force us to get creative.
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ื”ืื—ื“: ืœื‘ืœื•ื ืื•ืชื ื•,
06:31
I did a year of research, still couldn't figure out
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ืื• ื”ืฉื ื™: ืœืืœืฅ ืื•ืชื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ื™ื.
06:33
what kind of legs to use,
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06:35
couldn't find any resources that could help me.
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ืขืจื›ืชื™ ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื”, ื•ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜
06:37
So I decided to make a pair myself.
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ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืกื•ื’ ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ,
ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ืœื”ื™ืขื–ืจ ื‘ื”ื.
06:40
My leg maker and I put random parts together
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ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™ ื–ื•ื’ ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื.
06:43
and we made a pair of feet that I could snowboard in.
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ื‘ื•ื ื” ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื™ื‘ืจื ื• ื—ืœืงื™ื ื‘ืืงืจืื™
06:46
As you can see,
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ื•ื™ืฆืจื ื• ื–ื•ื’ ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœื’ืœื•ืฉ ื‘ืขื–ืจืชืŸ.
06:49
rusted bolts, rubber, wood and neon pink duct tape.
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื,
ื‘ืจื’ื™ื ื—ืœื•ื“ื™ื, ื’ื•ืžื™, ืขืฅ ื•ืกืจื˜ ื”ื“ื‘ืงื” ื‘ื•ื•ืจื•ื“ ื–ื•ื”ืจ.
06:56
And yes, I can change my toenail polish.
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06:59
It was these legs
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ื•ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื’ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืืช ื”ืฆื‘ืข ืฉืœ ืœืง ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื™ื.
07:01
and the best 21st birthday gift I could ever receive โ€”
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ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
07:04
a new kidney from my dad โ€”
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ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืžืชื ื” ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืœื™ื•ื ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ื”-21 -
07:07
that allowed me to follow my dreams again.
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ื›ืœื™ื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืžืื‘ื™ -
07:10
I started snowboarding,
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ื”ืŸ ืฉืื™ืคืฉืจื• ืœื™ ืœื”ื’ืฉื™ื ืฉื•ื‘ ืืช ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืชื™.
07:12
then I went back to work, then I went back to school.
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07:14
Then in 2005 I cofounded a nonprofit organization
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื’ืœื•ืฉ ืขืœ ื’ืœืฉืŸ-ืฉืœื’,
ื•ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”, ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ื”"ืก,
07:18
for youth and young adults with physical disabilities
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ื•ื‘-2005 ื”ืฉืชืชืคืชื™ ื‘ื™ื™ืกื•ื“ ืžืœื›"ืจ
07:20
so they could get involved with action sports.
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ืœืžืขืŸ ื ื•ืขืจ ื•ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืคื ื™ื•ืช
07:24
From there, I had the opportunity to go to South Africa,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ืืชื’ืจื™.
07:28
where I helped to put shoes on thousands of children's feet
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ืžืื– ื”ื–ื“ืžืŸ ืœื™ ืœื ืกื•ืข ืœื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื”
07:31
so they could attend school.
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ื•ืฉื ืขื–ืจืชื™ ืœื”ื ืขื™ืœ ืืœืคื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื
07:33
And just this past February,
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07:35
I won two back-to-back World Cup gold medals โ€”
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ.
ื•ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืคื‘ืจื•ืืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ,
ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืจืฆื™ืคื•ืช ื‘ืฉืชื™ ืžื“ืœื™ื•ืช ื–ื”ื‘ ืขืœ ืฉื™ืื™ ืขื•ืœื -
07:40
(Applause) โ€”
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
07:49
which made me
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07:50
the highest ranked adaptive female snowboarder
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- ืžื” ืฉื”ืฆื™ื‘ ืื•ืชื™
07:54
in the world.
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ื‘ื“ื™ืจื•ื’ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื’ืœื™ืฉืช ื ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ื’ืœืฉืŸ-ืฉืœื’ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืŸ
07:55
Eleven years ago, when I lost my legs,
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ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
07:59
I had no idea what to expect.
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ืœืคื ื™ 11 ืฉื ื”, ื›ืฉืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืืช ืจื’ืœื™,
08:02
But if you ask me today,
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืžื” ื™ื”ื™ื”.
08:04
if I would ever want to change my situation,
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08:06
I would have to say no.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืชืฉืืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ื”ื™ื•ื,
ืื ืืจืฆื” ืื™-ืคืขื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ืžืฆื‘ื™,
08:09
Because my legs haven't disabled me,
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ื™ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ ืœืขื ื•ืช ืฉืœื.
08:11
if anything they've enabled me.
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08:13
They've forced me to rely on my imagination
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ื›ื™ ืจื’ืœื™ ืœื ื”ืคื›ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื ื›ื”,
ืื“ืจื‘ื: ื”ืŸ ื”ื’ื‘ื™ืจื• ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™.
08:17
and to believe in the possibilities,
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ื”ืŸ ืื™ืœืฆื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื”ืกืชืžืš ืขืœ ื“ืžื™ื•ื ื™
08:20
and that's why I believe
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08:21
that our imaginations can be used as tools
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ื•ืœืชืช ืืžื•ืŸ ื‘ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช,
08:24
for breaking through borders,
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ื•ืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื–ื• ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื”
ืฉื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืžืฉ ืœื ื• ื›ืœื™
08:26
because in our minds, we can do anything
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ืœืคืจื•ืฅ ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช
08:29
and we can be anything.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื‘ืžื•ื—ื ื• ืื ื• ืžืกื•ื’ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ
08:32
It's believing in those dreams
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ื•ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ.
08:34
and facing our fears head-on
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ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ื‘ืื•ืชื ื—ืœื•ืžื•ืช
08:37
that allows us to live our lives
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ื•ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ื”ื™ืฉื™ืจื” ืขื ืคื—ื“ื™ื ื•
08:39
beyond our limits.
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ื”ืŸ ืฉืžืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœื ื• ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื•
08:42
And although today is about innovation without borders,
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ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืชื™ื ื•.
08:45
I have to say that in my life,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื•ื "ื—ื“ืฉื ื•ืช ืœืœื ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช",
08:49
innovation has only been possible
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ืขืœื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื‘ื—ื™ื™,
08:51
because of my borders.
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ื”ื—ื“ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืชืืคืฉืจื” ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ
08:54
I've learned that borders are where the actual ends,
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ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉื”ืžืžืฉื™ ืžืกืชื™ื™ื,
08:59
but also where the imagination
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09:02
and the story begins.
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ืื‘ืœ ืฉื ื’ื ื”ื“ืžื™ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ
09:04
So the thought that I would like to challenge you with today
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ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื.
09:07
is that maybe instead of looking at our challenges and our limitations
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืืชื’ืจ ืืชื›ื ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื•ื
09:12
as something negative or bad,
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื• ื•ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืชื™ื ื•
09:15
we can begin to look at them as blessings,
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ื›ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืœื™ืœื™ ืื• ืจืข,
09:18
magnificent gifts that can be used to ignite our imaginations
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ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ื”ื ื‘ืจื›ื”,
ืžืชื ื•ืช ืžื•ืคืœืื•ืช ืฉื‘ืขื–ืจืชืŸ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืฆื™ืช ืืช ื“ืžื™ื•ื ื ื•
09:23
and help us go further than we ever knew we could go.
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ื•ืœื”ื™ืขื–ืจ ื‘ื”ืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืจื—ื™ืง ืœื›ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืคื™ ืฉื—ืฉื‘ื ื• ืฉื ื•ื›ืœ.
09:29
It's not about breaking down borders.
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09:33
It's about pushing off of them
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ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ื ื ื• ืœืžื•ื˜ื˜ ืืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช,
09:36
and seeing what amazing places
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ืืœื ืœื”ื™ื”ื“ืฃ ืžื”ื
09:39
they might bring us.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื
09:41
Thank you.
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ืฉื‘ื›ื•ื—ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืืœื™ื ื•.
ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื. [ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]

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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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