Special Olympics let me be myself — a champion | Matthew Williams

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Hello.

Zdravo.

My name is Matthew Williams,

Moje ime je Metju Vilijams,

and I am a champion.

i ja sam šampion.

I have won medals in three different sports

Osvojio sam medalje u tri različita sporta

and national games in Canada,

i nacionalnim igrama u Kanadi,

competed at the international level in basketball

takmičio se u košarci na međunarodnom nivou,

and was proud to represent Canada

i ponosno predstavljao Kanadu

on the world stage.

na svetskom terenu.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

I train five days a week for basketball and speed skating,

Pet dana nedeljno treniram košarku i brzo klizanje,

work with top quality coaches

radim sa najkvalitetnijim trenerima

and mental performance consultants

i konsultantima za mentalnu pripremu,

to be at my best in my sport.

da bih bio najbolji što mogu u svom sportu.

By the way, all that is through Special Olympics.

Usput, sve je ovo u Specijalnoj Olimpijadi.

Does that change the way you think of me

Da li to menja vaše mišljenje o meni

and my accomplishments?

i mojim dostignućima?

The world does not see all people like me as champions.

Svet ne vidi sve ljude kao što sam ja kao šampione.

Not long ago, people like me were shunned and hidden away.

Ne tako davno, ljudi kao ja bili su skrivani i terani.

There has been lots of change since Special Olympics began in 1968,

Od kada je nastala, 1968, Specijalna Olimpijada se mnogo promenila,

but in too many cases,

ali u previše slučajeva,

people with intellectual disabilities

osobe sa intelektualnim smetnjama

are invisible to the wider population.

su nevidljive široj populaciji.

People use the r-word in front of me, and they think it doesn't matter.

Ljudi preda mnom koriste reč na slovo "r" i misle da to nije važno.

That's the word "retard" or "retarded"

To je reč "retard" ili "retardiran",

used in a derogatory manner.

korišćena u pogrdnom smislu.

They're not thinking about how much it hurts me and my friends.

Ne razmišljaju o tome koliko to pogađa mene i moje prijatelje.

I don't want you to think I'm here because I'm a charity case.

Ne želim da mislite da sam ovde zato što sam socijalni slučaj.

I am here because there is still a big problem with the way

Ovde sam, jer još uvek postoji veliki problem u načinu

many people see individuals with intellectual disabilities,

na koji mnogi ljudi vide osobe sa intelektualnim smetnjama,

or, too often,

ili prečesto,

how they don't see them at all.

kako ih uopšte ne vide.

Did you know the World Games happened this year?

Da li ste znali da su se ove godine održale Svetske igre?

I was one of over 6,500 athletes with intellectual disabilities

Bio sam jedan od preko 6.500 sportista sa intelektualnim smetnjama

from 165 countries who competed in LA.

iz 165 zemalja, koji su se takmičili u Los Anđelesu.

There was over 62,000 spectators watching opening ceremonies,

Bilo je preko 62.000 gledalaca na ceremoniji otvaranja,

and there was live coverage on TSN and ESPN.

i prenos uživo na TSN-u i ESPN-u.

Did you even know that happened?

Da li ste znali da se to odigralo?

What do you think of when you see someone like me?

Na šta pomislite kad vidite nekog kao što sam ja?

I am here today to challenge you

Ovde sam danas da vas izazovem

to look at us as equals.

da nas posmatrate kao jednake.

Special Olympics transforms the self-identity of athletes

Specijalna Olimpijada transformiše lični identitet sportista

with intellectual disabilities

sa intelektualnim smetnjama

and the perceptions of everyone watching.

i percepciju svih gledalaca.

For those of you who aren't familiar,

Za one među vama koji ne znaju,

Special Olympics is for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Specijalna Olimpijada je za sportiste sa intelektualnim smetnjama.

Special Olympics is separate from the Paralympics and Olympics.

Specijalna Olimpijada je odvojena od Paraolimpijade i Olimpijade.

We offer high-quality, year round sports programs

Mi tokom cele godine nudimo visoko kvalitetne sportske programe,

for people with intellectual disabilities

za osobe sa intelektualnim smetnjama,

that changes lives and perceptions.

koji menjaju živote i shvatanja.

This movement has changed my life

Ovaj pokret je promenio moj život

and those of so many others.

i živote mnogih drugih,

And it has changed the way

i promenio je način

the world sees people with intellectual disabilities.

na koji svet vidi osobe sa intelektualnim smetnjama.

I was born with epilepsy and an intellectual disability.

Ja sam rođen sa epilepsijom i intelektualnom smetnjom.

Growing up, I played hockey until I was 12 years old.

Tokom odrastanja, igrao sam hokej do svoje 12. godine.

The older I got, the more I felt

Što sam bio stariji,

it was harder to keep up with everyone else,

teže mi je bilo da pratim sve ostale

and I was angry and frustrated.

i bio sam ljut i frustriran.

For a while, I did not play any sports,

Neko vreme se nisam bavio sportom,

didn't have many friends

nisam imao mnogo prijatelja,

and felt left out and sad.

i osećao sam se izostavljeno i tužno.

There was a time when people with intellectual disabilities

Nekada su osobe sa intelektualnim smetnjama

were hidden away from society.

bile skrivane od društva.

No one thought they could participate in sports,

Niko nije mislio da mogu da učestvuju u sportovima,

let alone be a valued member of society.

a kamoli da budu cenjeni članovi društva.

In the 1960s, Dr. Frank Hayden,

Šezdesetih godina 20. veka, dr Frank Hejden,

a scientist at the University of Toronto,

naučnik na Univerzitetu u Torontu,

was studying the effects of regular exercise

proučavao je efekte redovne vežbe

on the fitness levels of children with intellectual disabilities.

na nivo fizičke spreme dece sa intelektualnim smetnjama.

Using rigorous scientific research,

Koristeći strogo naučno istraživanje,

Dr. Hayden and other researchers

dr Hejden i drugi istraživači

came to the conclusion

došli su do zaključka

that it was simply the lack of opportunity to participate

da nedostatak prilike za učešće

that caused their fitness levels to suffer.

utiče na nivo fizičke spreme.

Lots of people doubted that people with intellectual disabilities

Mnogi su sumnjali da osobe sa intelektualnim smetnjama

could benefit from fitness programs

mogu da imaju koristi od fitnes programa

and sports competition opportunities.

i prilika za sportska takmičenja.

But pioneers like Dr. Hayden and Eunice Kennedy Shriver,

Ali pioniri kao što su dr Hejden i Junis Kenedi Šrajver,

the founder of Special Olympics,

osnivač Specijalne Olimpijade,

persevered,

istrajali su,

and Special Olympics athletes have proved them right

i sportisti Specijalne Olimpijade su dokazali da su bili u pravu,

four and a half million times over.

četiri i po miliona puta.

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(Aplauz)

Pre nego što sam se uključio u Specijalnu Olimpijadu

Before I joined Special Olympics,

I was nervous

bio sam nervozan,

because I was young, shy, not confident

jer sam bio mlad, stidljiv, nesiguran,

and didn't have many friends.

i nisam imao mnogo prijatelja.

When I got there, though, everyone was very encouraging,

Međutim, kad sam stigao tamo, svi su me ohrabrivali,

supportive, and let me be myself

podržavali, dozvolili mi da budem ono što jesam

without being judged.

i nisu me osuđivali.

Now, I am a basketball player and speed skater

Sada se bavim košarkom i brzim klizanjem,

who has competed at provincial, national games,

takmičio sam se na pokrajinskim, nacionalnim takmičenjima,

and this year made it all the way to the World Summer Games in LA,

a ove godine sam otišao na Svetske letnje igre u Los Anđeles,

where I was part of the first ever Canadian basketball team

gde sam bio deo prvog kanadskog košarkaškog tima

to compete at World Games.

koji se takmičio na Svetskim igrama.

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(Aplauz)

I am one of more than four and a half million athletes around the globe,

Ja sam jedan od preko 4,5 miliona sportista iz celog sveta,

and I've heard so many similar stories.

i čuo sam mnogo sličnih priča.

Being Special Olympics athletes

To što smo sportisti Specijalne Olimpijade,

restores our pride and dignity.

vraća nam ponos i dostojanstvo.

Special Olympics also addresses critical health needs.

Specijalna Olimpijada se bavi i važnim zdravstenim potrebama.

Studies have shown that, on average,

Istraživanja pokazuju da u proseku,

men with intellectual disabilities

muškarci sa intelektualnim smetnjama

die 13 years younger than men without,

umiru 13 godina mlađi nego muškarci bez smetnji,

and women with intellectual disabilities

a žene sa intelektualnim smetnjama

die 20 years younger than women without.

umiru 20 godina mlađe od žena bez smetnji.

Special Olympics keeps us healthy

Specijalna Olimpijada nas održava zdravim

by getting us active

tako što nas pokreće

and participating in sport.

da učestvujemo u sportu.

Also, our coaches teach us about nutrition and health.

Naši treneri nas takođe uče o ishrani i zdravlju.

Special Olympics also provides free health screening

Specijalna Olimpijada obezbeđuje i besplatne zdravstvene preglede

for athletes who have difficulty communicating with their doctor

za sportiste koji imaju teškoća u komunikaciji sa svojim lekarom

or accessing health care.

ili u pristupu zdravstvenoj zaštiti.

At the 2015 World Summer Games,

Na Svetskim letnjim igrama 2015,

my Team Canada teammates and I played the Nigerian basketball team.

moji drugari iz Tima Kanada i ja igrali smo protiv nigerijskih košarkaša.

The day before our game,

Dan pre naše utakmice,

the Nigerian basketball team went to the World Games Healthy Athlete screening,

nigerijski košarkaški tim je otišao na Pregled zdravih sportista svetskih igara,

where seven of 10 members

gde je sedam od deset članova

were given hearing aids for free

dobilo besplatne slušne aparate

and got to hear clearly for the first time.

i po prvi put su jasno mogli da čuju.

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(Aplauz)

The change in them was amazing.

Promena na njima je bila neverovatna.

They were more excited, happy and confident,

Bili su uzbuđeniji, srećniji i sigurniji,

because their coach could vocally communicate with them.

jer je trener mogao s njima da komunicira glasovno.

And they were emotional

I bili su emotivni,

because they could hear the sounds of the basketball,

jer su mogli da čuju zvuke košarkaške lopte,

the sounds of the whistle

zviždaljke,

and the cheering fans in the stands --

i bodrenje navijača sa tribina,

sounds that we take for granted.

zvuke koje mi uzimamo zdravo za gotovo.

Special Olympics is transforming more than just the athlete in their sport.

Specijalna Olimpijada menja mnogo više od sportiste u njegovom sportu.

Special Olympics is transforming their lives off the field.

Ona menja njihove živote van terena.

This year, research findings showed

Ove godine, istraživanja su pokazala

that nearly half of the adults in the US

da skoro polovina odraslih u SAD-u

don't know a single person with an intellectual disability,

ne poznaje nijednu osobu sa intelektualnim smetnjama,

and the 44 percent of Americans

a 44% Amerikanaca

who don't have personal contact with intellectual disabilities

koji nemaju lični kontakt sa intelektualnim smetnjama

are significantly less accepting and positive.

su mnogo manje pozitivni i prihvatajući.

Then there's the r-word,

Onda, tu je i reč na slovo "r",

proving that people with intellectual disabilities

koja dokazuje da su osobe sa intelektualnim smetnjama

are still invisible

i dalje nevidljive

to far too many people.

prevelikom broju ljudi.

People use it as a casual term or an insult.

Ljudi je koriste kao uobičajenu reč ili uvredu.

It was tweeted more than nine million times last year,

Prošle godine je tvitovana više od 9 miliona puta,

and it is deeply hurtful

i duboko povređuje

to me and my four and a half million fellow athletes around the planet.

mene i ostalih 4,5 miliona sportista širom sveta.

People don't think it's insulting,

Ljudi ne misle da je uvredljiva,

but it is.

ali jeste.

As my fellow athlete and global messenger John Franklin Stephens wrote

Kao što je sportista i aktivista, Džon Franklin Stivens, napisao

in an open letter to a political pundit

u otvorenom pismu jednom politčkom stručnjaku

who used the r-word as an insult,

koji je koristio reč na slovo "r" kao uvredu:

"Come join us someday at Special Olympics.

"Pridružite nam se jednog dana na Specijalnoj Olimpijadi.

See if you walk away with your heart unchanged."

Vidite da li ćete s nje otići nepromenjenog srca."

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

This year, at the 2015 World Summer Games,

Ove godine, na Svetskim letnjim igrama 2015,

people lined up for hours

judi su satima stajali u redu

to get into the final night of powerlifting competition.

da uđu na poslednje veče takmičenja u dizanju tegova.

So it was standing room only when my teammate Jackie Barrett,

Bilo je samo mesta za stajanje, kada je moj drug iz tima, Džeki Baret,

the Newfoundland Moose,

njufaundlendski los,

deadlifted 655 pounds

podigao 297 kilograma

and lifted 611 pounds in the squat --

i iz čučnja podigao 277 kilograma -

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(Aplauz)

setting huge new records for Special Olympics.

postavljajući ogromni novi rekord za Specijalnu Olimpijadu.

Jackie is a record holder among all powerlifters in Newfoundland --

Džeki drži rekord među svim dizačima tegova na Njufaundlendu,

not just Special Olympics, all powerlifters.

ne samo u Specijalnoj Olimpijadi.

Jackie was a huge star in LA,

On je bio ogromna zvezda u Los Anđelesu,

and ESPN live-tweeted his record-breaking lifts

a ESPN je uživo tvitovao njegovo rekordno dizanje

and were wowed by his performance.

i bili su očarani njegovom izvedbom.

Fifty years ago, few imagined individuals with intellectual disabilities

Pre pedeset godina, niko nije mislio da osobe sa intelektualnim smetnjama

could do anything like that.

mogu da postignu tako nešto.

This year, 60,000 spectators filled the famous LA Memorial Coliseum

Ove godine, 60.000 gledalaca je ispunilo čuveni Memorijalni koloseum u LA-ju,

to watch the opening ceremonies of World Games

da gleda ceremoniju otvaranja Svetskih igara

and cheer athletes from 165 countries

i navija za sportiste iz 165 zemalja

around the world.

širom sveta.

Far from being hidden away,

Daleko od skrivanja,

we were cheered and celebrated.

za nas su navijali i slavili nas.

Special Olympics teaches athletes

Specijalna Olimpijada uči sportiste

to be confident and proud of themselves.

da budu sigurni i ponosni na sebe.

Special Olympics teaches the world

Specijalna Olimpijada uči svet

that people with intellectual disabilities

da osobe sa intelektualnim smetnjama

deserve respect and inclusion.

zaslužuju poštovanje i inkluziju.

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(Aplauz)

Now, I have dreams and achievements in my sport,

U svom sportu, imam snove i postignuća,

great coaches,

odlične trenere,

respect and dignity,

poštovanje i dostojanstvo,

better health,

bolje zdravlje

and I am pursuing a career as a personal trainer.

i gradim karijeru ličnog trenera.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

I am no longer hidden, bullied

Više nisam skriven, maltretiran,

and I am here doing a TED Talk.

i ovde sam, držim TED govor.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

The world is a different place because of Special Olympics,

Zahvaljući Specijalnoj Olimpijadi, svet je drugačije mesto,

but there is still farther to go.

ali imamo još mnogo da pređemo.

So the next time you see someone with an intellectual disability,

Kada sledeći put vidite nekoga sa intelektualnom smetnjom,

I hope you will see their ability.

nadam se da ćete videti njihovu sposobnost.

The next time someone uses the r-word near you,

Kada sledeći put neko u vašoj blizini upotrebi reč na slovo "r",

I hope you will tell them how much it hurts.

nadam se da ćete im reći koliko to boli.

I hope you will think about getting involved with Special Olympics.

Nadam se da ćete razmisliti o tome da se uključite u Specijalnu Olimpijadu.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

I would like to leave you with one final thought.

Želim da vas ostavim uz jednu misao.

Nelson Mandela said,

Nelson Mendela je rekao:

"Sports has the power to change the world."

"Sport ima moć da promeni svet."

Special Olympics is changing the world

Specijalna Olimpijada menja svet,

by transforming four and a half million athletes

menjajući 4,5 miliona sportista

and giving us a place to be confident,

i dajući nam mesto gde možemo da budemo sigurni,

meet friends,

upoznamo prijatelje,

not be judged

da nas ne osuđuju,

and get to feel like and be champions.

i gde možemo da se osećamo i da budemo šampioni.

Thank you very much.

Mnogo vam hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)