Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up
Diana Nyad: Soha ne add fel!
A record-setting long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad writes and thinks deeply about motivation. Full bio
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keresztül a hatalmas,
amikor úgy érzem, már nincs tovább
a legkiszámíthatatlanabb
és megeszem őket,
húzok magam után,
(Nevetés)
még mindig élt az álom
Mennyi életerő van még bennem?
egyirányú utcában haladunk, nem igaz?
(Taps)
de Bonnie azt mondta,
mint mindannyiunk előtt.
and get back up again
Bonnie grabbed my shoulders,
Bonnie megragadta a vállam,
de mondom nektek,
my head 50 times a minute,
percenként ötvenszer fordítom a fejem,
ezerszer egymás után.
(Taps)
but I'm not the only one ♪
but I'm not the only one ♪
Persze, hogy vannak.
for the ultimate protection.
a legfontosabb védelem.
(Nevetés)
megcsíp egy medúza,
be stung in all this armor,
day's easier than the night,
mint az éjszaka,
(Taps)
15-hour training swims I had done.
hány 15 órás edzésem volt.
hogy meg tudom-e csinálni.
nem biztos, hogy odaérsz,
We just can't wait to follow the next one."
epic journey in the ocean.
I heard the word tracheotomy.
a "légcsőmetszés" szót is hallani véltem.
Az első: "Soha-soha ne add fel!"
from today from Socrates?
was action behind these words.
amit semmilyen korú, nemű ember
a parton mondtam, az volt, hogy:
erőfeszítésének tűnik ez,
elvetemült vagyok,
(Taps)
not so much what you get
nem az a fontos, hogy mit értél el,
esteemed groups such as yourselves.
mert én vagyok az a bátor,
és az is maradok minden nap,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Diana Nyad - Journalist, swimmerA record-setting long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad writes and thinks deeply about motivation.
Why you should listen
For ten years (1969-1979), Diana Nyad was known as the greatest long-distance swimmer in the world. In 1979, she stroked the then-longest swim in history, making the 102.5-mile journey from the island of Bimini (Bahamas) to Florida. She also broke numerous world records, including what had been a 50-year mark for circling Manhattan Island, setting the new time of 7 hrs 57 min. She is a member of the National Women’s Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
At age 60, having not swum a stroke in decades, she began planning for her white whale of distance swims: the 110-mile ocean crossing between Cuba and Florida. She'd tried it once, in her 20s, and severe jellyfish attacks had defeated her then. But now, with a strong team and a new commitment to her vision, she stepped back into the salt. She spoke about this second attempt at TEDMED 2011. And at TEDWomen 2013, in December, she talks about how it feels to have finally done it.
Nyad appears as part of a weekly five-minute radio piece on sports for KCRW called "The Score" (heard during KCRW's broadcast of NPR's All Things Considered), as well as for the Marketplace radio program.
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