An Olympic Champion's Mindset for Overcoming Fear | Allyson Felix | TED

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

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Michal Shargil Ben Sira ืขืจื™ื›ื”: zeeva livshitz
00:04
One of the scariest moments of my career
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ืื—ื“ ื”ืจื’ืขื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืžืคื—ื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™
00:07
started on a dark October morning in 2018.
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ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ื‘ื‘ื•ืงืจ ื—ืฉื•ืš ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ 2018.
00:11
Iโ€™m a professional athlete, and my training schedule can be a lot.
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ืื ื™ ืืชืœื˜ื™ืช ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ืช, ืœื•ื— ื–ืžื ื™ ื”ืื™ืžื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžืื“ ืขืžื•ืก.
00:15
Six days a week, five hours a day.
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ืฉื™ืฉื” ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข, ื—ืžืฉ ืฉืขื•ืช ืžื“ื™ ื™ื•ื.
00:18
It's intense.
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ื–ื” ืื™ื ื˜ื ืกื™ื‘ื™.
00:19
Still, I never train that early.
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ, ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืชืืžื ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื•ืงื“ื.
00:23
But on this day,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื”,
00:24
a special type of fear brought me out at 4am before the sun.
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ืกื•ื’ ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉืœ ืคื—ื“ ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ื‘ืืจื‘ืข ืœืคื ื•ืช ื‘ื•ืงืจ, ืขื•ื“ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืฉืžืฉ.
00:29
A fear that someone might discover a secret I'd been keeping.
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ื”ืคื—ื“ ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืกื•ื“ ืฉืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœืฉืžื•ืจ
00:34
I was six months pregnant.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื”ืฉื™ืฉื™ ืœื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ.
00:36
I was pregnant, and I was scared enough to train in the dark
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ, ื•ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืืžืŸ ื‘ื—ื•ืฉืš
00:39
so that no one would see the life that was growing inside of me.
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ื›ืš ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื™ืจืื” ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉื’ื“ืœื™ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื™.
00:44
I feared that if a fan or someone posted a photo,
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ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืฉืื ืžืขืจื™ืฅ ืื• ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ ื™ืคืจืกื ืชืžื•ื ื”,
00:47
that my sponsor would immediately change their mind
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ื ื•ืชืŸ ื”ื—ืกื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื™ืฉื ื” ืืช ื“ืขืชื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื™ื™ื“ื™
00:50
about wanting to work with me.
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืฉืœื• ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืื™ืชื™.
00:52
I feared that I would be forced to choose between motherhood
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ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืฉื™ืืœืฆื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืžื”ื•ืช
00:55
and being a competitive athlete.
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ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื•ืชื™ ืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ืช ืชื—ืจื•ืชื™ืช.
00:58
I feared that the career I worked so hard to build
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ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืฉื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืงืฉื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช
01:02
would disappear just like that.
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ืชื™ืขืœื ืกืชื ื›ืš.
01:06
You think I'm exaggerating, right?
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ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžื’ื–ื™ืžื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
01:08
How could a six-time Olympic champion, a 16-time world champion,
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ืื™ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืืœื•ืคื” ืฉื–ื›ืชื” ืฉืฉ ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืื•ืœื™ืžืคื™ืื“ื”, ื•-16 ืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ืืœื™ืคื•ืช ืขื•ืœื,
01:12
a world record holder,
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ืžื™ ืฉืžื—ื–ื™ืงื” ื‘ืฉื™ื ืขื•ืœืžื™,
01:14
possibly think that her career might be over by doing something
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ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื” ืขืœื•ืœื” ืœื”ืกืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžืฉื”ื•
01:18
as natural as having a baby?
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ื›ืžื• ืœืœื“ืช ืชื™ื ื•ืง?
01:21
Well, I'm not exaggerating.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื’ื–ื™ืžื”.
01:24
Getting pregnant in track and field has been called the โ€œkiss of death.โ€
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ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœื”ื™ืจื™ื•ืŸ ื›ืฉืืช ืขื•ืกืงืช ื‘ืืชืœื˜ื™ืงื” ื ืงืจืืช โ€œื ืฉื™ืงืช ื”ืžื•ื•ืชโ€œ.
01:27
And it comes with a lot of fear,
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ื•ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืขื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื“ ื—ืฉืฉื•ืช,
01:29
just like for women in many professions.
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืœื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืงืฆื•ืขื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
01:33
I have been watching women that I respect
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ืื ื™ ืจืื™ืชื™ ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžืขืจื™ื›ื”
01:35
and teammates of mine hide pregnancies
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ื•ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื ื‘ื—ืจืช ืฉืœื™ ืฉื”ื—ื‘ื™ืื• ื”ืจื™ื•ื ื•ืช
01:38
since I was 19 years old.
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ืžืื– ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 19 ืฉื ื™ื.
01:41
I've seen women have to make gut-wrenching decisions
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ืื ื™ ืจืื™ืชื™ ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ืคื›ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื‘ื˜ืŸ
01:44
like deciding whether to recover their health
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ื›ืžื• ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ื”ืื ืœื”ืชืื•ืฉืฉ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื™ืช
01:47
or return to the sport.
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ืื• ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœืกืคื•ืจื˜.
01:49
Deciding whether to stay in the hospital with a sick child or go to a race
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ืื• ื›ืžื• ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ื”ืื ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื•ืœื™ื ืขื ื™ืœื“ ื—ื•ืœื” ืื• ืœืœื›ืช ืœื”ืชื—ืจื•ืช
01:53
so that they don't receive a further pay reduction.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื™ืงื‘ืœื• ื”ืคื—ืชื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ื‘ืฉื›ืจ.
01:57
I know what some of you might be thinking.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื—ืœืง ืžื›ื ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘
02:00
We all choose to get pregnant, right?
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ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื‘ื•ื—ืจื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœื”ื™ืจื™ื•ืŸ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
02:03
If a sponsor doesn't want to pay an athlete
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ืื ื ื•ืชืŸ ื”ื—ืกื•ืช ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉืœื ืœืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ืช
02:05
who's not out on the track winning,
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ืฉืœื ื™ืฆืื” ืœื ืฆื— ืขืœ ื”ืžืกืœื•ืœ,
02:08
that's just part of the deal, right?
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ื–ื” ืจืง ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืขื™ืกืงื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
02:10
Well, I think the deal's rigged.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ืขื™ืกืงื” ืžื–ื•ื™ื™ืคืช.
02:13
I think that companies want to have it both ways.
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืจื•ืฆื•ืช ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื ื™ ื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ื ื™ื.
02:16
And I think it's time we change.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื ืฉื ื” ื–ืืช.
02:18
Sports companies love to tell women that they can have it all.
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ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ืื•ื”ื‘ื•ืช ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื›ืœ.
02:22
They can do it all, they can be it all.
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ืฉื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ, ืฉื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ.
02:25
We've all seen those inspirational ads.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืจืื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ืคืจืกื•ืžื•ืช ืžืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื”ื”ืฉืจืื” ื”ืืœื•.
02:28
I remember meeting with Nike leadership in 2010,
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ืขื ื”ื”ื ื”ื’ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจืช ื ื™ื™ืงื™ ื‘ืฉื ืช 2010,
02:30
and they told me about an initiative they sponsored called the Girl Effect.
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ื”ื ืกื™ืคืจื• ืœื™ ืขืœ ื™ื•ื–ืžื” ืฉื”ื ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ืœื” ื—ืกื•ืช, ืฉื ืงืจืืช โ€œืืคืงื˜ ื”ื ืขืจื”โ€œ.
02:35
They promoted adolescent girls as the key to improving societies
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ื”ื ืงื™ื“ืžื• ื ืขืจื•ืช ืžืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ื›ืžืคืชื— ืœืฉื™ืคื•ืจ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช
02:38
around the globe.
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ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื.
02:40
They said they believed in women and girls.
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ื”ื ืืžืจื• ืฉื”ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื‘ื ืขืจื•ืช.
02:42
And if I joined Nike,
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ื•ืฉืื ืืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœื ื™ื™ืงื™,
02:44
I could empower them.
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ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืขืฆื™ื ืื•ืชืŸ.
02:45
And I believed that.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื”ืืžื ืชื™ ืœื”ื.
02:47
But guess what?
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ืื‘ืœ ื ื—ืฉื• ืžื”?
02:49
Girls come from somewhere.
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ื‘ื ื•ืช ืžื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืžืื™ืคืฉื”ื•.
02:51
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:53
And women having babies during childrearing years
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ื•ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ื•ืœื“ื•ืช ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืฉื ื•ืช ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื
02:56
is something that should be celebrated, not punished.
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ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ืื•ืชื•, ื•ืœื ืœื”ื™ืขื ืฉ ืขืœื™ื•.
02:59
It should be a part of a normal, thriving, professional, athletic career.
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ื–ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืืชืœื˜ื™ืช ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ืช, ืžืฉื’ืฉื’ืช, ื•ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ืช.
03:03
And women in all fields should never feel the need
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ื•ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืชื—ื•ืžื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืฉื”ืŸ ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช
03:06
to hide a pregnancy, at 4am, in the dark,
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ืœื”ื—ื‘ื™ื ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ, ื‘ื—ื•ืฉืš, ื‘ืืจื‘ืข ืœืคื ื•ืช ื‘ื•ืงืจ,
03:10
so that they won't be photographed doing that thing that they love.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืŸ ืœื ื™ืฆื•ืœืžื• ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ืขื•ืฉื•ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ืŸ ืื•ื”ื‘ื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
03:16
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
03:17
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื).
03:21
Remember how scared I told you I was when I was on the track that day?
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ื–ื•ื›ืจื™ื ืฉืืžืจืชื™ ืœื›ื ื›ืžื” ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื™ื•ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืกืœื•ืœ?
03:26
My mind was racing with the consequences of my decision to start a family.
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ืžื•ื—ื™ ื”ืชืจื•ืฆืฅ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืฉืœื™ ืœื”ืงื™ื ืžืฉืคื—ื”.
03:30
I had already been going through
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ืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ืขื‘ืจืชื™
03:32
a difficult renegotiation period with Nike,
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ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉ ื•ืงืฉื” ืขื ื ื™ื™ืงื™,
03:34
and they were already offering me 70 percent less
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ื•ื”ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืฆื™ืขื• ืœื™ 70 ืื—ื•ื– ืคื—ื•ืช
03:37
than what I had previously been making.
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ืžืžื” ืฉืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ.
03:39
And that was even before they knew about the baby.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ื™ื“ืขื• ืขืœ ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืง.
03:42
Don't even get me started with the ageism
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ืืœ ืชื’ืจืžื• ืœื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื’ื™ืœื ื•ืช
03:44
that is embedded in the capitalist dream.
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ืฉืžื•ื˜ืžืขืช ื‘ื—ืœื•ื ื”ืงืคื™ื˜ืœื™ืกื˜ื™.
03:47
So when I told them about my pregnancy,
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ืื– ื›ืฉืกื™ืคืจืชื™ ืœื”ื ืขืœ ื”ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ,
03:50
I asked for a clause in the contract
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ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืกืขื™ืฃ ื‘ื—ื•ื–ื”
03:52
that specified they wouldn't reduce my pay
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ืฉื™ืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื ืœื ื™ืคื—ื™ืชื• ืžืฉื›ืจื™
03:55
within 12 months of giving birth.
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ื‘-12 ื”ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืฉืื—ืจื™ ื”ืœื™ื“ื”.
03:58
They said yes.
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ื”ื ื”ืกื›ื™ืžื•.
04:00
But -- you knew there was going to be a "but", right?
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ืื‘ืœ -- ื™ื“ืขืชื ืฉืขื•ืžื“ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข โ€œืื‘ืœโ€œ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
04:03
But it was only a yes for me.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืจืง ื›ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจื™.
04:07
They weren't ready to offer that same protection for all female athletes.
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ื”ื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืืช ืื•ืชื” ื”ื”ื’ื ื” ืœื›ืœ ื”ืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ื•ืช.
04:12
They weren't ready to set the precedent.
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ื”ื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืชืงื“ื™ื.
04:15
A couple of days later, my agent called me.
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ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ืกื•ื›ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืืœื™.
04:17
Nike wanted to use me in a commercial for the Women's World Cup.
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ื ื™ื™ืงื™ ืจืฆื• ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื™ ื‘ืคืจืกื•ืžืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ืข ื”ืขื•ืœื ืœื ืฉื™ื.
04:22
I couldn't believe it.
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ืœื ื”ืืžื ืชื™.
04:23
Nike wanted to use me to tell women and girls
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ื ื™ื™ืงื™ ืจืฆื• ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื ืฉื™ื ื•ืœื ืขืจื•ืช
04:26
that they could do anything,
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ืฉื”ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ,
04:27
even though the contract before me said the exact opposite.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื—ื•ื–ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื— ืœืคื ื™ื™ ืืžืจ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืคืš.
04:32
I knew what I had to do.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื” ืขืœื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
04:34
I knew I had to leave.
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ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืขืœื™ ืœืขื–ื•ื‘.
04:36
I knew I was afraid,
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ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืคื—ื“ืช,
04:37
but I did it anyways.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื–ืืช.
04:39
I wrote an op-ed in "The New York Times"
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ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื›ืชื‘ื” ื‘โ€œื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง ื˜ื™ื™ืžืกโ€
04:41
calling out Nike's maternity policy,
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ืฉื—ื•ืฉืคืช ืืช ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ืœื•ื“ื” ืฉืœ ื ื™ื™ืงื™,
04:44
and I wasn't the only one.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”.
04:46
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
04:52
My teammates and I, we helped turn the tide.
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ื—ื‘ืจื•ืชื™ ืœื ื‘ื—ืจืช ื•ืื ื™, ืขื–ืจื ื• ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืงืขืจื” ืขืœ ืคื™ื”.
04:55
Now, Nike offers eighteen months maternity protection
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื ื™ื™ืงื™ ืžืฆื™ืขื™ื 18 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ ื”ื’ื ื” ืœืื™ืžื”ื•ืช ื™ื•ืœื“ื•ืช
04:59
and other sponsors --
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ื•ื’ื ื ื•ืชื ื™ ื—ืกื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ื --
05:01
(Applause)
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05:03
And other sponsors like Altra, Nuun, Brooks and Burton,
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ื•ื ื•ืชื ื™ ื—ืกื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ื ื›ืžื• ืืœื˜ืจื”, ื ื•ืŸ, ื‘ืจื•ืงืก ื•ื‘ื•ืจื˜ื•ืŸ,
05:07
they came forward and they announced their new guarantees for female athletes
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ื”ืชืงื“ืžื• ืงื“ื™ืžื” ื•ื”ื•ื“ื™ืขื• ืขืœ ืขืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ื•ืช
05:11
who start families while being sponsored.
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ืฉืžืงื™ืžื•ืช ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ื”ื—ืกื•ืช.
05:14
Too late for me,
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ืžืื•ื—ืจ ืžื“ื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™,
05:15
but amazing for the women coming up now.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืœื›ืœ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืขื•ืœื•ืช ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
05:19
I didn't resign with Nike, and I'm here to tell the tale.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื ื›ื ืขืชื™ ืœื ื™ื™ืงื™, ื•ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ.
05:23
But more than that,
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื–ื”,
05:25
I'm here to tell you that you can do it, too.
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ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืคืจ ืœื›ืŸ ืฉื’ื ืืชืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
05:27
Once you find the courage to believe in yourself,
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉืืช/ื” ืžื•ืฆื/ืช ืืช ื”ืื•ืžืฅ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ื‘ืขืฆืžืš
05:31
your own worth, your own values,
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ืืช ื”ืขืจืš ืฉืœืš, ืืช ื”ืขืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœืš,
05:33
it gets easier.
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ื–ื” ื ืขืฉื” ืงืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
05:35
It's when you take a stand
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ื–ื” ื›ืฉืืช/ื” ื ื•ืงื˜/ืช ืขืžื“ื”
05:36
that you start to understand how to overcome that fear
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ืฉืืช/ื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ/ื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืš ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืคื—ื“
05:39
and how to make a change for yourself and sometimes for others.
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ื•ืื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืขืฆืžืš ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื’ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื—ืจื™ื.
05:43
I went on to find a new sponsor
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ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ื•ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™ ื ื•ืชืŸ ื—ืกื•ืช ื—ื“ืฉ
05:46
in the female-led, female-focused Athleta,
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ืฉืžื•ื‘ืœ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืื™ืฉื”, ืฉืžืžื•ืงื“ ื‘ื ืฉื™ื ืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ื•ืช,
05:48
and they helped me --
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ื•ื”ื ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ --
05:50
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
05:52
And they helped me challenge
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ื•ื”ื ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ ืœืืชื’ืจ ืืช
05:53
the International Olympic Committee's childcare policy.
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ื”ื•ื•ืขื“ื” ื”ืื•ืœื™ืžืคื™ืช ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื.
05:56
Together, we raised 200,000 dollars
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ื‘ื™ื—ื“, ื’ื™ื™ืกื ื• 200,000 ื“ื•ืœืจ
05:58
for female athletes to be able to afford childcare when they go to races.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ืฉื™ื ืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœืžืžืŸ ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื ืžืชื—ืจื•ืช.
06:02
Because women have babies,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืืฆืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช,
06:04
and these children don't disappear when the races begin.
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืœื ื ืขืœืžื™ื ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืจื•ืช ืžืชื—ื™ืœื”.
06:08
I made it back to the Olympics two years after giving birth.
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ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืื•ืœื™ืžืคื™ืื“ื” ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื™ืœื“ืชื™.
06:11
I won a gold and a bronze.
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ื•ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžื“ืœื™ื•ืช ื–ื”ื‘ ื•ืืจื“.
06:13
(Applause and cheers)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื ื•ืงืจื™ืื•ืช ืขื™ื“ื•ื“)
06:20
And I became the most decorated American track and field athlete of all time.
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ื•ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœืกืคื•ืจื˜ืื™ืช ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ื”ื›ื™ ืžืขื•ื˜ืจืช ื‘ืขื ืฃ ื”ืืชืœื˜ื™ืงื” ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžื ื™ื.
06:24
All while my daughter was watching.
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ื”ื›ืœ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœื™ ืฆื•ืคื”.
06:28
Audience: Aww.
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ืงื”ืœ: ืื•ื•
06:30
AF: I was running for so much more than for medals
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ืืœื™ืกื•ืŸ: ืจืฆืชื™ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืžื“ืœื™ื•ืช
06:34
or for a time on the track.
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ืื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืžืกืœื•ืœ.
06:36
I was running as a representation for women and for mothers
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ืจืฆืชื™ ื›ื ืฆื™ื’ืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื”ืืžื”ื•ืช
06:40
and for anybody who had been told that their story was over.
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ื•ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืืžืจื• ืœื• ืฉื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื• ื ื’ืžืจ.
06:43
I remember crossing that line in Tokyo and having such a sense of fulfillment.
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืฉื—ืฆื™ืชื™ ืืช ืงื• ื”ืกื™ื•ื ื‘ื˜ื•ืงื™ื• ื•ื—ืฉืชื™ ื›ื–ื• ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืง.
06:48
I looked down at my feet
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ื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืœืžื˜ื” ืืœ ืจื’ืœื™ื™
06:50
and for the first time in my entire career,
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ื•ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™,
06:55
I wasn't wearing Adidas,
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ืœื ื ืขืœืชื™ ืื“ื™ื“ืก,
06:56
I wasn't wearing Nike.
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ื•ืœื ื ืขืœืชื™ ื ื™ื™ืงื™.
06:58
I was wearing Saysh,
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ืื ื™ ื ืขืœืชื™ โ€œืกื™ื™ืืฉโ€œ,
07:00
the women's footwear brand that I founded,
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ืžื•ืชื’ ื ืขืœื™ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื ื™ ื”ืงืžืชื™,
07:03
designed for and by women,
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ื”ืžืขื•ืฆื‘ื•ืช ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื•ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื ืฉื™ื,
07:05
when I was left without a footwear sponsor.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ืฉืืจืชื™ ืœืœื ื ื•ืชืŸ ื—ืกื•ืช ืœื ืขืœื™ื™ื.
07:07
Because I was tired of not being valued or able to show up fully as myself.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืขื™ื™ืคืชื™ ืžืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืขืจื›ืช ืื• ืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืœื ื‘ืชื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื™.
07:13
I learned that my voice has power,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉืœืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื™ ื™ืฉ ื›ื•ื—,
07:16
and when I bet on myself, change is possible.
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ื•ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื”ืžืจืช ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™, ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืืคืฉืจื™.
07:19
During the pandemic,
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ื‘ืชืงื•ืคืช ื”ืžื’ื™ืคื”,
07:21
we all saw what happens when that thin line
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืจืื™ื ื• ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ื›ืฉื”ืงื• ื”ื“ืง ื”ื–ื”
07:23
between our professional and personal lives permanently blurs.
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ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื ืžื™ื˜ืฉื˜ืฉ ืœืฆืžื™ืชื•ืช.
07:27
We have seen women step back, give up, drop out,
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ืจืื™ื ื• ื ืฉื™ื ื ืกื•ื’ื•ืช ืœืื—ื•ืจ, ืžื•ื•ืชืจื•ืช, ื ื•ืฉืจื•ืช,
07:31
as having it all became doing it all,
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ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ืืช ื”ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืขืœื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ,
07:33
and doing it all became impossible.
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ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™.
07:36
We have got to stop forcing people to choose between parenting
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœื›ืคื•ืช ืขืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ืจื•ืช
07:40
and doing the work that they love.
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ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉื”ื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื.
07:42
And we've got to stop pretending that we're not making those decisions
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ื•ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœื”ืขืžื™ื“ ืคื ื™ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื›ืืœื•
07:46
because the results affect us all.
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ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืžืฉืคื™ืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื•.
07:48
Not just women, but men and our children, too.
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ืœื ืจืง ื ืฉื™ื, ื’ื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื’ื.
07:51
By creating the environment that we all live, work,
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื” ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ื—ื™ื™ื”, ื ืขื‘ื•ื“,
07:54
love and raise our families in.
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ื ืื”ื‘, ื•ื ื’ื“ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
07:56
Isn't it past time that we call out the hypocrisy
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ื”ืื ืœื ืขื‘ืจ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ืฆื™ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืฆื‘ื™ืขื•ืช
08:00
and create a new normal?
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ื•ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ?
08:02
One with real generosity, humanity and truth at the center,
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ืื—ื“ ื›ื–ื” ืขื ื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ืช, ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ื•ืืžืช ื‘ืžืจื›ื–,
08:07
not some misplaced sense of what business is or does.
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ืœื ืื™ื–ื” ืžื•ืฉื’ ืฉื’ื•ื™ ืฉืœ ืžื”ื• ื”ืขืกืง ืื• ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฉื”.
08:10
We should say what we will tolerate.
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืžื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ื›ื ื™ื ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ.
08:13
And as we all recover from the pandemic that has flattened us,
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ื•ื›ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ืชืื•ืฉืฉ ืžื”ืžื’ืคื” ืฉื”ืฉื˜ื™ื—ื” ืื•ืชื ื•,
08:16
let's just not rebuild the same version of the broken system that we had before.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ืœื ืจืง ื ื‘ื ื” ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ืื•ืชื” ื”ื’ื™ืจืกื” ืฉืœ ืžืขืจื›ืช ืฉื‘ื•ืจื” ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืœื ื• ืงื•ื“ื.
08:22
But let's learn and create something new.
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ืืœื ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืœืžื“ ื•ื ื™ืฆื•ืจ ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื“ืฉ.
08:25
Each one of us has a role to play.
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ืœื›ืœ ืื—ืช ื•ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื™ืฉ ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืœืžืœื.
08:28
And you donโ€™t have to be an Olympian
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ื•ืืชื ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื•ืœื™ืžืคื™ื™ื
08:29
to create change for yourself or for others.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ื™ืฆืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืขื‘ื•ืจื›ื ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื—ืจื™ื.
08:33
Everyone in this room can bet on themselves.
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ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืžืจ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื•.
08:36
It will typically happen in moments of fear
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ื–ื” ื™ืงืจื” ื‘ื“ืจืš-ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืจื’ืขื™ื ืฉืœ ืคื—ื“
08:39
when you don't see the path forward.
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ื›ืฉืœื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ื ืชื™ื‘ ืงื“ื™ืžื”.
08:42
In my own experience, it was a terrifying decision,
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ืžื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื™, ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืžื‘ืขื™ืชื”,
08:45
but that will be your first clue.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจืžื– ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื.
08:48
That feeling of being terrified is your invitation to create change.
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ื”ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ื”ื–ื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื”ืœื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื”ื–ืžื ื” ืฉืœื›ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
08:53
You have to acknowledge those feelings,
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ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื”ืืœื•,
08:55
you have to brave them, and you have to fight to move forward.
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ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœืืžืฅ ืื•ืชื, ื•ืขืœื™ื›ื ืœื”ื™ืื‘ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ื•ืข ืงื“ื™ืžื”.
08:59
It won't be easy.
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ื–ื” ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืงืœ.
09:00
You will be afraid.
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ืืชื ืชืคื—ื“ื•.
09:02
Your voice will shake.
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ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื™ืจืขื“.
09:04
But what I can absolutely promise you
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื•ืช ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืœื›ื
09:07
is that it will be worth it.
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ื–ื” ืฉื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ืืช ื–ื”.
09:09
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
09:10
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ื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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