Matthew Williams: Special Olympics let me be myself -- a champion
Matthew Williams: As Olimpíadas Especiais me deixaram ser eu mesmo: um vencedor
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in three different sports
em três esportes diferentes
level in basketball
for basketball and speed skating,
basquete e patinação de velocidade,
is through Special Olympics.
sobre mim e minhas realizações?
all people like me as champions.
em pessoas como eu.
were shunned and hidden away.
eram isoladas e escondidas.
since Special Olympics began in 1968,
das Olimpíadas Especiais em 1968.
para a maioria da população.
and they think it doesn't matter.
e acham isso que não importa.
it hurts me and my friends.
a mim e aos meus amigos.
I'm here because I'm a charity case.
estou aqui por caridade.
a big problem with the way
um problema enorme
com limitações cognitivas,
with intellectual disabilities,
como nem nos veem.
happened this year?
foram esse ano?
with intellectual disabilities
com limitações cognitivas
que competiram em Los Angeles.
watching opening ceremonies,
assistiram à cerimônia de abertura
on TSN and ESPN.
como a "TSN" e a "ESPN".
when you see someone like me?
the self-identity of athletes
a identidade de atletas
with intellectual disabilities.
atletas com limitações cognitivas.
from the Paralympics and Olympics.
Paraolimpíadas e das Olimpíadas.
year round sports programs
de alta qualidade durante todo o ano,
pessoas com limitações cognitivas.
with intellectual disabilities.
and an intellectual disability.
e limitações cognitivas.
until I was 12 years old.
até os 12 anos de idade.
with everyone else,
todas as outras crianças,
não pratiquei nenhum esporte,
with intellectual disabilities
pessoas com limitações cognitivas
participate in sports,
participar de esportes,
membros estimados da sociedade.
prática regular de exercício
of regular exercise
de crianças com limitações cognitivas.
with intellectual disabilities.
de oportunidade para participar
of opportunity to participate
levels to suffer.
that people with intellectual disabilities
com limitações cognitivas
de programas de aptidão física
and Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
e Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
provaram que eles estavam certos
have proved them right
das Olimpíadas Especiais,
e não tinha nem confiança,
everyone was very encouraging,
todos me encorajavam e me apoiavam.
sem que me julgassem por isso.
and speed skater
e patinador de velocidade.
at provincial, national games,
to the World Summer Games in LA,
Mundiais de Verão, em Los Angeles.
Canadian basketball team
um time de basquete canadense
million athletes around the globe,
de atletas ao redor do mundo
critical health needs.
lidam com necessidades cruciais de saúde.
do que homens sem essa deficiência,
nos mantêm saudáveis
about nutrition and health.
sobre nutrição e saúde.
free health screening
proporcionam exames gratuitos
de se comunicar com seus médicos
communicating with their doctor
com o time de basquete da Nigéria.
played the Nigerian basketball team.
the World Games Healthy Athlete screening,
pela primeira vez.
for the first time.
happy and confident,
felizes e confiantes
o técnico se comunicar verbalmente.
vocally communicate with them.
the sounds of the basketball,
than just the athlete in their sport.
não só o atleta enquanto joga,
their lives off the field.
dos Estados Unidos
com limitações cognitivas.
with an intellectual disability,
com limitações cognitivas,
with intellectual disabilities
less accepting and positive.
positivos e acolhedores.
with intellectual disabilities
com limitações cognitivas
term or an insult.
ou como insulto.
nine million times last year,
de vezes, só no ano passado,
e 4,5 milhões de atletas em todo o mundo.
fellow athletes around the planet.
John Franklin Stephens wrote
global John Franklin Stephens,
a um comentarista político
with your heart unchanged."
com o mesmo coração que chegou".
da competição de levantamento de peso.
of powerlifting competition.
when my teammate Jackie Barrett,
meu colega de equipe Jackie Barrett,
for Special Olympics.
among all powerlifters in Newfoundland --
de Newfoundlad, Jackie é o recordista.
todos os levantadores de peso.
all powerlifters.
de seus levantamentos recordistas
his record-breaking lifts
individuals with intellectual disabilities
que pessoas com limitações cognitivas
the famous LA Memorial Coliseum
o famoso "LA Memorial Coliseum"
ceremonies of World Games
and achievements in my sport,
as a personal trainer.
não sofro "bullying"
because of Special Olympics,
das Olimpíadas Especiais,
with an intellectual disability,
alguém com limitações cognitivas,
the r-word near you,
a palavra com "r" perto de você,
how much it hurts.
involved with Special Olympics.
com as Olimpíadas Especiais.
with one final thought.
com um último pensamento.
to change the world."
mudando o mundo
four and a half million athletes
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Matthew Williams - Special Olympics International Sargent Shriver Global MessengerMatthew Williams believes that sport has the power to change lives.
Why you should listen
Prior to finding Special Olympics, Matthew Williams struggled to fit in and keep up with his peers. When he joined Special Olympics in eighth grade, it had a profound impact on his life, helping him make friends, providing him with self-confidence and giving him an opportunity to participate in sports. Williams has achieved a great deal in his decade with Special Olympics. He competed in the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in basketball, where the first-ever Canadian basketball team to participate in a World Games finished fourth. He has also participated in track and field, swimming, floor hockey and curling.
Williams is a Special Olympics International Sargent Shriver Global Messenger and a member of the Special Olympics International Board of Directors, where he shares athlete perspectives with leaders of this global movement. His goal is to spread the message and vision of Special Olympics far and wide.
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