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Pico Iyer: What ping-pong taught me about life
Pico Iyer: Ping-pong kao zagonetka pobjede
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Odrastajući u Engleskoj, Pica Iyera učili su da je svrha igranja pobijediti. Danas, nekih 50 godina kasnije, shvatio je da natjecanje može više nalikovati "činu ljubavi". U ovom zavodljivom, pritajeno dubokom govoru, istražuje što uobičajeno igranje ping-ponga u njegovom susjedstvu u Japanu otkriva o zagonetki pobjeđivanja -- i pokazuje zašto ne znati tko je pobijedio može izgledati kao krajnja pobjeda.
Pico Iyer - Global author
Pico Iyer has spent more than 30 years tracking movement and stillness -- and the way criss-crossing cultures have changed the world, our imagination and all our relationships. Full bio
Pico Iyer has spent more than 30 years tracking movement and stillness -- and the way criss-crossing cultures have changed the world, our imagination and all our relationships. Full bio
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Every other night in Japan,
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Svake druge večeri u Japanu,
00:16
I step out of my apartment,
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izađem iz svog stana,
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I climb up a hill for 15 minutes,
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penjem se uzbrdo 15 minuta,
00:21
and then I head into my local health club,
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zatim se zaputim u svoj
mjesni sportski klub,
mjesni sportski klub,
00:25
where three ping-pong tables
are set up in a studio.
are set up in a studio.
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gdje su postavljena tri stola za
ping pong u studiju.
ping pong u studiju.
00:30
And space is limited,
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Prostor je skučen
00:32
so at every table,
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pa za svakim stolom
00:33
one pair of players practices forehands,
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jedan par igrača vježba forhende,
00:36
another practices backhands,
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drugi par vježba bekhende,
00:39
and every now and then,
the balls collide in midair
the balls collide in midair
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a svako malo, loptice se sudare u zraku
00:42
and everybody says, "Wow!"
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i svi kažu "O!"
00:46
Then, choosing lots,
we select partners and play doubles.
we select partners and play doubles.
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Zatim, slučajnim odabirom,
izaberemo partnere i igramo u parovima.
izaberemo partnere i igramo u parovima.
00:51
But I honestly couldn't
tell you who's won,
tell you who's won,
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Ali doista vam ne bih mogao reći
tko je pobijedio,
tko je pobijedio,
00:54
because we change partners
every five minutes.
every five minutes.
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jer mijenjamo partnere svakih 5 minuta.
00:59
And everybody is trying really hard
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A svi se jako trude
01:02
to win points,
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da osvoje bodove,
01:04
but nobody is keeping track
of who is winning games.
of who is winning games.
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ali nitko ne prati stanje tko pobjeđuje.
01:08
And after an hour or so
of furious exertion,
of furious exertion,
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Nakon nekih sat vremena žestokog napora,
01:13
I can honestly tell you
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mogu vam iskreno reći
01:14
that not knowing who has won
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da se neznanje tko je pobijedio
01:17
feels like the ultimate victory.
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čini kao konačna pobjeda.
01:21
In Japan, it's been said,
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U Japanu, kažu,
01:23
they've created a competitive spirit
without competition.
without competition.
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stvorili su natjecateljski duh
bez natjecanja.
bez natjecanja.
01:30
Now, all of you know that geopolitics
is best followed by watching ping-pong.
is best followed by watching ping-pong.
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Svima vam je poznato da je geopolitiku
najbolje pratiti gledanjem ping-ponga.
najbolje pratiti gledanjem ping-ponga.
01:37
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
01:38
The two strongest powers in the world
were fiercest enemies
were fiercest enemies
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Dvije najjače svjetske sile bile su
najljući protivnici,
najljući protivnici,
01:43
until, in 1972, an American ping-pong team
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sve dok 1972. godine američkoj
momčadi ping-ponga
momčadi ping-ponga
01:48
was allowed to visit Communist China.
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nije bilo dozvoljeno
posjetiti komunističku Kinu.
posjetiti komunističku Kinu.
01:52
And as soon as the former adversaries
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Čim su se nekadašnji suparnici
01:54
were gathered around
some small green tables,
some small green tables,
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skupili oko nekakvih
malenih zelenih stolova,
malenih zelenih stolova,
01:58
each of them could claim a victory,
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svatko od njih mogao je proglasiti pobjedu
02:01
and the whole world
could breathe more easily.
could breathe more easily.
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i cijeli svijet je mogao odahnuti.
02:05
China's leader, Mao Zedong,
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Kineski vođa Mao Ce Tung
02:07
wrote a whole manual on ping-pong,
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napisao je cijeli priručnik za ping-pong
02:10
and he called the sport
"a spiritual nuclear weapon."
"a spiritual nuclear weapon."
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i nazvao je taj sport
"duhovnim nuklearnim oružjem".
"duhovnim nuklearnim oružjem".
02:16
And it's been said that the only
honorary lifelong member
honorary lifelong member
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I priča se da je jedini
počasni doživotni član
počasni doživotni član
02:20
of the US Table Tennis Association
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američkog udruženja stolnog tenisa
02:22
is the then-President Richard Nixon,
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tadašnji predsjednik Richard Nixon,
02:25
who helped to engineer
this win-win situation
this win-win situation
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koji je pomogao iskreirati ovu
"win-win" situaciju
"win-win" situaciju
02:29
through ping-pong diplomacy.
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putem ping-pong diplomacije.
02:33
But long before that,
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Ali puno prije toga,
02:34
really, the history of the modern world
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stvarno, povijest modernog svijeta
02:37
was best told through
the bouncing white ball.
the bouncing white ball.
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najbolje je ispričana pomoću
skakutajuće bijele loptice.
skakutajuće bijele loptice.
02:42
"Ping-pong" sounds
like a cousin of "sing-song,"
like a cousin of "sing-song,"
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"Ping-pong" zvuči kao srodnik
"sing-song" (pjevušiti),
"sing-song" (pjevušiti),
02:46
like something Eastern,
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kao nešto istočno,
02:48
but actually, it's believed
that it was invented by high-class Brits
that it was invented by high-class Brits
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ali zapravo, vjeruje se da su ga izumili
Britanci viših klasa
Britanci viših klasa
02:53
during Victorian times,
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u viktorijanskom dobu,
02:55
who started hitting wine corks
over walls of books after dinner.
over walls of books after dinner.
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koji se se počeli gađati vinskim čepovima
preko zidova knjiga nakon večere.
preko zidova knjiga nakon večere.
03:00
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:01
No exaggeration.
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Ne pretjerujem.
03:02
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:03
And by the end of World War I,
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Do kraja Prvog svjetskog rata,
03:05
the sport was dominated by players
from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire:
from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire:
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ovim sportom vladali su igrači
iz bivšeg Austrougarskog carstva:
iz bivšeg Austrougarskog carstva:
03:11
eight out of nine
early world championships
early world championships
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osam od devet prvih svjetskih prvenstava
03:14
were claimed by Hungary.
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osvojili su Mađari.
03:16
And Eastern Europeans grew so adept
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Istočni Europljani postali su tako vješti
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at hitting back everything
that was hit at them
that was hit at them
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u odbijanju svega što je
bilo bačeno na njih,
bilo bačeno na njih,
03:23
that they almost brought
the whole sport to a standstill.
the whole sport to a standstill.
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da su gotovo zaustavili razvoj
cjelokupnog sporta.
cjelokupnog sporta.
03:27
In one championship match
in Prague in 1936,
in Prague in 1936,
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U jednoj utakmici
prvenstva u Pragu 1936. godine,
prvenstva u Pragu 1936. godine,
03:31
the first point is said to have lasted
two hours and 12 minutes.
two hours and 12 minutes.
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priča se da je prvi poen
trajao dva sata i 12 minuta.
trajao dva sata i 12 minuta.
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The first point!
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Prvi poen!
03:38
Longer than a "Mad Max" movie.
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Duži od "Pobješnjelog Maxa".
03:41
And according to one of the players,
the umpire had to retire with a sore neck
the umpire had to retire with a sore neck
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A prema jednom igraču, sudac se morao
povući zbog bolnog vrata
povući zbog bolnog vrata
03:47
before the point was concluded.
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prije nego je poen zaključen.
03:49
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:50
That player started hitting
the ball back with his left hand
the ball back with his left hand
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Taj igrač počeo je
odbijati lopticu lijevom rukom
odbijati lopticu lijevom rukom
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and dictating chess moves between shots.
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i diktirati šahovske poteze
između udaraca.
između udaraca.
03:57
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
03:58
Many in the audience
started, of course, filing out,
started, of course, filing out,
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Mnogi gledatelji, naravno,
počeli su odustajati,
počeli su odustajati,
04:01
as that single point lasted
maybe 12,000 strokes.
maybe 12,000 strokes.
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jer samo taj poen trajao je
možda i 12 tisuća udaraca.
možda i 12 tisuća udaraca.
04:06
And an emergency meeting of
the International Table Tennis Association
the International Table Tennis Association
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Hitan sastanak Međunarodnog
udruženja za stolni tenis
udruženja za stolni tenis
04:11
had to be held then and there,
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morao se održati upravo tada i ondje
04:14
and soon the rules were changed
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te su uskoro pravila promijenjena,
04:16
so that no game could last
longer than 20 minutes.
longer than 20 minutes.
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tako da nijedna utakmica ne može
trajati duže od 20 minuta.
trajati duže od 20 minuta.
04:20
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
04:22
Sixteen years later,
Japan entered the picture,
Japan entered the picture,
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Šesnaest godina poslije,
Japan dolazi na scenu,
Japan dolazi na scenu,
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when a little-known
watchmaker called Hiroji Satoh
watchmaker called Hiroji Satoh
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kada se nepoznati urar Hiroji Satoh
04:30
showed up at the world championships
in Bombay in 1952.
in Bombay in 1952.
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pojavio na svjetskom prvenstvu
u Bombaju 1952. godine.
u Bombaju 1952. godine.
04:36
And Satoh was not very big,
he wasn't highly rated,
he wasn't highly rated,
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Satoh nije bio krupan,
nije bio visoko rangiran,
nije bio visoko rangiran,
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he was wearing spectacles,
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nosio je naočale,
04:43
but he was armed with a paddle
that was not pimpled,
that was not pimpled,
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ali bio je naoružan reketom
koji nije imao ispupčenja,
koji nije imao ispupčenja,
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as other paddles were,
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kao svi drugi reketi,
04:49
but covered by a thick spongy rubber foam.
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nego prekriven gustom
spužvastom gumenom pjenom.
spužvastom gumenom pjenom.
04:54
And thanks to this silencing
secret weapon,
secret weapon,
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Zahvaljujući tom prigušujućem
tajnom oružju,
tajnom oružju,
04:59
the little-known Satoh won a gold medal.
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nepoznati Satoh osvojio je zlatnu medalju.
05:02
One million people came out
into the streets of Tokyo
into the streets of Tokyo
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Milijun ljudi izašlo je na ulice Tokija
05:07
to greet him upon his return,
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kako bi ga pozdravili pri povratku,
05:09
and really, Japan's postwar resurgence
was set into motion.
was set into motion.
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i zapravo, japanski oporavak
nakon rata je počeo.
nakon rata je počeo.
05:16
What I learned, though,
at my regular games in Japan,
at my regular games in Japan,
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Ono što sam naučio
kroz svoje redovne igre u Japanu,
kroz svoje redovne igre u Japanu,
05:21
is more what could be called
the inner sport of global domination,
the inner sport of global domination,
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više bi se moglo nazvati unutarnjim
sportom svjetske prevlasti,
sportom svjetske prevlasti,
05:27
sometimes known as life.
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također poznatim i kao život.
05:30
We never play singles in our club,
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U klubu nikad ne igramo jedan-na-jedan,
05:34
only doubles,
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samo u parovima,
05:35
and because, as I say,
we change partners every five minutes,
we change partners every five minutes,
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i zato što mijenjamo partnere
svakih 5 minuta,
svakih 5 minuta,
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if you do happen to lose,
you're very likely to win
you're very likely to win
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ako slučajno izgubite, vrlo je
vjerojatno da ćete pobijediti
vjerojatno da ćete pobijediti
05:43
six minutes later.
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šest minuta kasnije.
05:45
We also play best-of-two sets,
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Također igramo setove najboljih od dvojice
05:48
so often, there's no loser at all.
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pa često uopće nema gubitnika.
05:52
Ping-pong diplomacy.
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Ping-pong diplomacija.
05:54
And I always remember
that as a boy growing up in England,
that as a boy growing up in England,
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Uvijek se sjetim, kada sam bio dječak
odrastajući u Engleskoj,
odrastajući u Engleskoj,
05:57
I was taught that the point
of a game was to win.
of a game was to win.
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učili su me da je svrha igre pobijediti.
06:02
But in Japan, I'm encouraged to believe
that, really, the point of a game
that, really, the point of a game
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Ali u Japanu, ohrabruje me se da vjerujem
da je zapravo svrha igre
da je zapravo svrha igre
06:07
is to make as many people as possible
around you feel that they are winners.
around you feel that they are winners.
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da se što više ljudi oko vas
osjećaju kao pobjednici.
osjećaju kao pobjednici.
06:13
So you're not careening up and down
as an individual might,
as an individual might,
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Pa se ne razbacujete gore-dolje
kao što bi pojedinac činio,
kao što bi pojedinac činio,
06:16
but you're part of a regular,
steady chorus.
steady chorus.
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nego ste dio uravnoteženog,
stabilnog zbora.
stabilnog zbora.
06:21
The most skillful players in our club
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Najvještiji igrači u našem klubu
06:25
deploy their skills to turn
a 9-1 lead for their team
a 9-1 lead for their team
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upogone svoje vještine kako bi
vodstvo od 9:1 svog tima
vodstvo od 9:1 svog tima
06:29
into a 9-9 game in which everybody
is intensely involved.
is intensely involved.
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pretvorili u rezultat 9:9 pri kojemu
će svi biti žestoko uključeni u igru.
će svi biti žestoko uključeni u igru.
06:34
And my friend who hits
these high, looping lobs
these high, looping lobs
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A moj prijatelj koji udara te
visoke, nadlijetajuće lopte
visoke, nadlijetajuće lopte
06:39
that smaller players flail at and miss --
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koje manji igrači promašuju --
06:43
well, he wins a lot of points,
but I think he's thought of as a loser.
but I think he's thought of as a loser.
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pa, on osvaja puno poena,
ali smatra ga se gubitnikom.
ali smatra ga se gubitnikom.
06:48
In Japan, a game of ping-pong
is really like an act of love.
is really like an act of love.
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U Japanu, igra ping-ponga je
poput čina ljubavi.
poput čina ljubavi.
06:54
You're learning how to play with somebody,
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Učite kako igrati s nekom osobom,
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rather than against her.
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umjesto protiv nje.
06:59
And I'll confess,
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I priznat ću,
07:00
at first, this seemed to me
to take all the fun out of the sport.
to take all the fun out of the sport.
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isprva mi je izgledalo kao da
je sva zabava ukradena sportu.
je sva zabava ukradena sportu.
07:05
I couldn't exult after a tremendous upset
victory against our strongest players,
victory against our strongest players,
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Nisam mogao slaviti nakon iznimno
naporne pobjede nad najjačim igračima,
naporne pobjede nad najjačim igračima,
07:10
because six minutes later,
with a new partner,
with a new partner,
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jer šest minuta kasnije,
s novim partnerom,
s novim partnerom,
07:13
I was falling behind again.
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ponovo sam nazadovao.
07:15
On the other hand,
I never felt disconsolate.
I never felt disconsolate.
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S druge strane, nikada se
nisam osjećao neutješno.
nisam osjećao neutješno.
07:20
And when I flew away from Japan
and started playing singles again
and started playing singles again
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Kada sam otišao iz Japana i opet
počeo igrati jedan-na-jedan
počeo igrati jedan-na-jedan
07:24
with my English archrival,
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s mojim najvećim protivnikom u Engleskoj,
07:27
I noticed that after every defeat,
I was really brokenhearted.
I was really brokenhearted.
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primijetio sam da sam nakon svakog poraza
istinski bio slomljenog srca.
istinski bio slomljenog srca.
07:33
But after every victory,
I couldn't sleep either,
I couldn't sleep either,
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Ali nakon svake pobjede
nisam mogao ni spavati
nisam mogao ni spavati
07:37
because I knew there was
only one way to go,
only one way to go,
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jer sam znao da odatle
postoji samo jedan put,
postoji samo jedan put,
07:39
and that was down.
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a taj je prema dolje.
07:43
Now, if I were trying to do
business in Japan,
business in Japan,
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Ako bih pokušao obavljati posao u Japanu,
07:47
this would lead to endless frustration.
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to bi vodilo do beskrajne frustracije.
07:51
In Japan, unlike elsewhere,
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U Japanu, kao nigdje drugdje,
07:53
if the score is still level
after four hours,
after four hours,
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ako je rezultat izjednačen nakon 4 sata,
07:56
a baseball game ends in a tie,
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utakmica bejzbola završava izjednačeno,
08:00
and because the league standings
are based on winning percentage,
are based on winning percentage,
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a budući da je statistika lige zasnovana
na postotku pobjeda,
na postotku pobjeda,
08:05
a team with quite a few ties
can finish ahead
can finish ahead
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momčad s dosta izjednačenja može
završiti na višoj poziciji
završiti na višoj poziciji
08:08
of a team with more victories.
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od momčadi sa više pobjeda.
08:12
One of the first times an American
was ever brought over to Japan
was ever brought over to Japan
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Kada je prvi put Amerikanac
doveden u Japan
doveden u Japan
08:15
to lead a professional
Japanese baseball team,
Japanese baseball team,
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kako bi vodio profesionalnu japansku
momčad bejzbola,
momčad bejzbola,
08:19
Bobby Valentine, in 1995,
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bio je to Bobby Valentine 1995. godine,
08:22
he took this really mediocre squad,
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preuzeo je jednu sasvim prosječnu ekipu,
08:24
he lead them to a stunning
second-place finish,
second-place finish,
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doveo ih je do zapanjujućeg kraja
sezone na drugom mjestu,
sezone na drugom mjestu,
08:28
and he was instantly fired.
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i istog trena je dobio otkaz.
08:30
Why?
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Zašto?
08:31
"Well," said the team spokesman,
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"Pa", rekao je glasnogovornik momčadi,
08:33
"because of his emphasis on winning."
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"zbog prenaglašene važnosti pobjeđivanja."
08:37
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
08:38
Official Japan can feel
quite a lot like that point
quite a lot like that point
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Službeni Japan može se
činiti poprilično kao onaj poen
činiti poprilično kao onaj poen
08:41
that was said to last
two hours and 12 minutes,
two hours and 12 minutes,
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za koji kažu da je trajao
2 sata i 12 minuta,
2 sata i 12 minuta,
08:45
and playing not to lose
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a igranje da se ne bi izgubilo
08:47
can take all the imagination,
the daring, the excitement, out of things.
the daring, the excitement, out of things.
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može izvući svu maštu, hrabrost
i uzbuđenje iz toga.
i uzbuđenje iz toga.
08:54
At the same time,
playing ping-pong in Japan
playing ping-pong in Japan
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Istovremeno, igranje ping-ponga u Japanu
08:58
reminds me why choirs
regularly enjoy more fun
regularly enjoy more fun
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podsjeća me zašto se
zborovi u pravilu više zabavljaju
zborovi u pravilu više zabavljaju
09:03
than soloists.
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od samostalnih izvođača.
09:05
In a choir, your only job is to play
your small part perfectly,
your small part perfectly,
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U zboru, vaš jedini zadatak jest da
savršeno odigrate svoju malenu ulogu,
savršeno odigrate svoju malenu ulogu,
09:11
to hit your notes with feeling,
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da pogodite svoje note osjećajući ih,
09:14
and by so doing, to help to create
a beautiful harmony
a beautiful harmony
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te da čineći to pripomognete stvaranju
prekrasne harmonije
prekrasne harmonije
09:18
that's much greater
than the sum of its parts.
than the sum of its parts.
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koja je mnogo veća
od zbroja svojih dijelova.
od zbroja svojih dijelova.
09:23
Yes, every choir does need a conductor,
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Da, svakom zboru potreban je dirigent,
09:26
but I think a choir releases you
from a child's simple sense of either-ors.
from a child's simple sense of either-ors.
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ali mislim da vas zbor oslobađa dječjeg
jednostavnog smisla za "ili-ili".
jednostavnog smisla za "ili-ili".
09:33
You come to see that the opposite
of winning isn't losing --
of winning isn't losing --
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Odjednom shvatite da suprotno
od pobjede nije gubljenje --
od pobjede nije gubljenje --
09:38
it's failing to see the larger picture.
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nego propuštanje uviđanja šire slike.
09:43
As my life goes on,
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Kako mi život teče,
09:46
I'm really startled to see that no event
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zapanjuje me uvidjeti da nijedan događaj
09:50
can properly be assessed
for years after it has unfolded.
for years after it has unfolded.
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ne može biti ispravno vrednovan
godinama nakon što se odvio.
godinama nakon što se odvio.
09:57
I once lost everything
I owned in the world,
I owned in the world,
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Jednom sam izgubio sve što sam
posjedovao na ovom svijetu,
posjedovao na ovom svijetu,
10:01
every last thing, in a wildfire.
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sve do zadnje sitnice, u požaru.
10:05
But in time, I came to see
that it was that seeming loss
that it was that seeming loss
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Ali s vremenom sam shvatio
da mi je taj prividan gubitak
da mi je taj prividan gubitak
10:09
that allowed me to live
on the earth more gently,
on the earth more gently,
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omogućio da živim nježnije na ovom svijetu,
10:13
to write without notes,
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da pišem bez zabilješki,
10:16
and actually, to move to Japan
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i zapravo, da se preselim u Japan
10:18
and the inner health club
known as the ping-pong table.
known as the ping-pong table.
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i u tamošnji sportski klub poznat
kao stol za ping-pong.
kao stol za ping-pong.
10:23
Conversely, I once stumbled
into the perfect job,
into the perfect job,
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Na istom tragu, jednom sam
nabasao na savršen posao,
nabasao na savršen posao,
10:28
and I came to see that seeming happiness
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a uvidio sam da prividna sreća
10:31
can stand in the way of true joy
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može biti zapreka istinskoj sreći,
10:34
even more than misery does.
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čak više od očaja.
10:37
Playing doubles in Japan
really relieves me of all my anxiety,
really relieves me of all my anxiety,
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Igranje u parovima u Japanu me doista
oslobađa sve moguće tjeskobe,
oslobađa sve moguće tjeskobe,
10:43
and at the end of an evening,
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a na kraju večeri,
10:44
I notice everybody is filing out
in a more or less equal state of delight.
in a more or less equal state of delight.
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zamjećujem kako svi napuštaju klub
u podjednakom stanju oduševljenja.
u podjednakom stanju oduševljenja.
10:52
I'm reminded every night
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Svaku večer se podsjećam
10:54
that not getting ahead
isn't the same thing as falling behind
isn't the same thing as falling behind
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da ne napredovati ne znači
isto što i nazadovati,
isto što i nazadovati,
11:00
any more than not being lively
is the same thing as being dead.
is the same thing as being dead.
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u istom smislu kao što ne biti živahan
nije isto što i biti mrtav.
nije isto što i biti mrtav.
11:06
And I've come to understand why it is
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Napokon sam shvatio zbog čega
11:08
that Chinese universities
are said to offer degrees in ping-pong,
are said to offer degrees in ping-pong,
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kineska sveučilišta nude
diplome iz ping-ponga
diplome iz ping-ponga
11:14
and why researchers
have found that ping-pong
have found that ping-pong
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i zbog čega su istraživači
zaključili da ping-pong
zaključili da ping-pong
11:17
can actually help a little
with mild mental disorders
with mild mental disorders
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može pripomoći kod blagih
mentalnih poremećaja,
mentalnih poremećaja,
11:21
and even autism.
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čak i kod autizma.
11:24
But as I watch the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo,
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Ali dok budem pratio
Olimpijadu 2020. godine u Tokiju,
Olimpijadu 2020. godine u Tokiju,
11:28
I'm going to be keenly aware
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bit ću vrlo svjestan
11:31
that it won't be possible
to tell who's won or who's lost
to tell who's won or who's lost
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kako neće biti moguće ocijeniti
tko je pobijedio ili izgubio
tko je pobijedio ili izgubio
11:35
for a very long time.
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vrlo dugo.
11:39
You remember that point I mentioned
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Sjećate se kada sam spomenuo taj poen
11:42
that was said to last
for two hours and 12 minutes?
for two hours and 12 minutes?
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koji je navodno trajao 2 sata i 12 minuta?
11:45
Well, one of the players from that game
ended up, six years later,
ended up, six years later,
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Jedan od igrača iz te utakmice
šest godina kasnije završio je
šest godina kasnije završio je
11:50
in the concentration camps
of Auschwitz and Dachau.
of Auschwitz and Dachau.
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u koncentracijskim logorima
Auschwitzu i Dachauu.
Auschwitzu i Dachauu.
11:55
But he walked out alive.
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Ali izvukao se živ.
11:59
Why?
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Zašto?
12:00
Simply because a guard in the gas chamber
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Jednostavno zato što ga je
čuvar u plinskoj komori
čuvar u plinskoj komori
12:03
recognized him from
his ping-pong playing days.
his ping-pong playing days.
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prepoznao iz njegovih dana
igranja ping-ponga.
igranja ping-ponga.
12:08
Had he been the winner of that epic match?
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Je li on pobijedio u toj epskoj utakmici?
12:11
It hardly mattered.
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To uopće nije bitno.
12:12
As you recall, many people had filed out
before even the first point was concluded.
before even the first point was concluded.
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Sjetite se, puno ljudi je napustilo igru
prije nego je taj prvi poen zaključen.
prije nego je taj prvi poen zaključen.
12:19
The only thing that saved him
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Jedina stvar koja ga je spasila
12:21
was the fact that he took part.
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bila je činjenica da je sudjelovao.
12:25
The best way to win any game,
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Najbolji način za pobijediti
u bilo kojoj igri,
u bilo kojoj igri,
12:27
Japan tells me every other night,
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Japan mi to govori svake druge večeri,
12:30
is never, never to think about the score.
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jest nikada, nikada
ne misliti na rezultat.
ne misliti na rezultat.
12:37
Thank you.
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Hvala.
12:38
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Pico Iyer - Global authorPico Iyer has spent more than 30 years tracking movement and stillness -- and the way criss-crossing cultures have changed the world, our imagination and all our relationships.
Why you should listen
In twelve books, covering everything from Revolutionary Cuba to the XIVth Dalai Lama, Islamic mysticism to our lives in airports, Pico Iyer has worked to chronicle the accelerating changes in our outer world, which sometimes make steadiness and rootedness in our inner world more urgent than ever. In his TED Book, The Art of Stillness, he draws upon travels from North Korea to Iran to remind us how to remain focused and sane in an age of frenzied distraction. As he writes in the book, "Almost everybody I know has this sense of overdosing on information and getting dizzy living at post-human speeds ... All of us instinctively feel that something inside us is crying out for more spaciousness and stillness to offset the exhilarations of this movement and the fun and diversion of the modern world."
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