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Minda Dentler: What I learned when I conquered the world's toughest triathlon
Minda Dentler: Yang kupelajari ketika menaklukkan triatlon terberat di dunia
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Berenang sejauh 3,8 kilometer, naik sepeda sejauh 180 kilometer, lalu lari maraton di tanah yang panas dan gersang -- tanpa jeda sedikit pun: triatlon Ironman yang legendaris di Kona, Hawaii, merupakan impian setiap atlet juara. Tetapi, ketika Minda Dentler memutuskan ikut serta, dia menyimpan aspirasi yang lebih besar daripada sekadar meraih medali. Dia menyampaikan kisahnya dalam menaklukkan lomba epik ini, dan bagaimana Ironman memberinya inspirasi untuk bertindak.
Minda Dentler - Athlete, activist
A record-setting triathlete, Minda Dentler is a polio survivor committed to inspiring people to move beyond their fear of failure and achieve their goals. Full bio
A record-setting triathlete, Minda Dentler is a polio survivor committed to inspiring people to move beyond their fear of failure and achieve their goals. Full bio
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00:12
It was October 13, 2012,
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Tanggal 13 Oktober 2012,
00:16
a day that I will never forget.
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hari yang tak akan kulupakan.
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I was on my bike, pushing up what seemed
like a never-ending barren hill.
like a never-ending barren hill.
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Aku sedang bersepeda, menyusuri
bukit tandus yang seakan tak berujung.
bukit tandus yang seakan tak berujung.
00:24
And it wasn't just any hill:
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Dan ini bukan bukit biasa,
00:26
it was a 15-mile climb
up to a town called Hawi
up to a town called Hawi
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melainkan tanjakan sejauh 25 kilometer
menuju kota bernama Hawi
menuju kota bernama Hawi
00:30
on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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di Pulau Besar Hawaii.
00:32
And it wasn't just any ride:
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Dan ini bukan perjalanan biasa,
00:34
it was at the Ironman World Championship.
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melainkan Kejuaraan Dunia Ironman.
00:37
I can still feel my muscles burning.
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Aku masih bisa merasakan
nyeri ototku.
nyeri ototku.
00:40
I was struggling, tired and dehydrated,
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Aku berjuang,
kelelahan dan dehidrasi,
kelelahan dan dehidrasi,
00:43
as I could feel the heat
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dan bisa kurasakan
hawa panas
hawa panas
00:45
emanating from the asphalt,
measuring almost 98 degrees.
measuring almost 98 degrees.
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memancar dari aspal, yang
hampir 37 derajat Celsius.
hampir 37 derajat Celsius.
00:49
I was near the halfway point
of the bike portion
of the bike portion
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Aku hampir separuh jalan
etape bersepeda
etape bersepeda
00:52
of one of the most prestigious, longest,
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di salah satu ajang lomba
ketahanan satu hari
ketahanan satu hari
00:55
single-day endurance race
events in the world.
events in the world.
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paling prestisius dan
paling lama di dunia.
paling lama di dunia.
00:59
Every year, during my childhood,
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Setiap tahun, sewaktu kecil,
01:01
I watched this very race on TV
in our family living room.
in our family living room.
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aku menonton lomba ini
di TV ruang duduk keluargaku.
di TV ruang duduk keluargaku.
01:04
I sat next to my dad on our 1970s-style
orange and brown sofa,
orange and brown sofa,
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Aku duduk di sebelah ayahku
di sofa oranye-cokelat model 1970-an,
di sofa oranye-cokelat model 1970-an,
01:09
and I remember being in utter awe
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dan aku ingat luar biasa kagum
01:11
at how these athletes
pushed themselves to their limit
pushed themselves to their limit
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menonton para atlet ini
berjuang habis-habisan
berjuang habis-habisan
01:14
in this grueling race.
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di lomba yang
melelahkan ini.
melelahkan ini.
01:15
And just so you don't get the wrong idea,
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Agar Anda tidak salah tangkap,
01:17
my family members weren't just spectators.
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anggota keluargaku bukanlah
penonton biasa.
penonton biasa.
01:20
They were incredibly athletic,
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Mereka sangat atletis,
01:22
and I always participated
from the sidelines,
from the sidelines,
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dan aku selalu berpartisipasi
dari garis pinggir,
dari garis pinggir,
01:25
cheering on my three siblings
or handing out water at local races.
or handing out water at local races.
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menyemangati ketiga saudaraku atau
menyerahkan air di lomba setempat.
menyerahkan air di lomba setempat.
01:29
I remember wanting so badly
to be able to compete, but I couldn't.
to be able to compete, but I couldn't.
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Aku ingat sangat ingin bisa
bertanding, tapi tidak bisa.
bertanding, tapi tidak bisa.
01:35
Even though I couldn't play sports,
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Meski aku tidak bisa berolahraga,
01:37
I decided to be active in my community.
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kuputuskan untuk aktif
di komunitasku.
di komunitasku.
01:39
I volunteered at the local
hospital in high school.
hospital in high school.
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Sewaktu SMA, aku menjadi relawan
di rumah sakit setempat.
di rumah sakit setempat.
01:42
In college, I interned at the White House,
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Saat kuliah, aku magang di Gedung Putih,
01:45
studied abroad in Spain
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belajar di Spanyol
01:46
and backpacked through Europe
all by myself
all by myself
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dan berkeliling Eropa
membawa ransel sendirian
membawa ransel sendirian
01:49
with my leg braces and crutches.
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dengan penyangga kaki dan kruk.
01:51
Upon graduating, I moved to New York City
for a job in management consulting,
for a job in management consulting,
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Setelah lulus, aku pindah ke New York City
untuk bekerja sebagai konsultan manajemen,
untuk bekerja sebagai konsultan manajemen,
01:56
earned an MBA, got married
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meraih MBA, menikah,
01:58
and now have a daughter.
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dan kini punya anak perempuan.
02:00
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
02:03
At age 28, I was introduced
to the sport of hand-cycling,
to the sport of hand-cycling,
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Umur 28, aku dikenalkan
dengan olahraga sepeda tangan,
dengan olahraga sepeda tangan,
02:08
and then triathlon,
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lalu triatlon,
02:10
and by luck, I met Jason Fowler,
an Ironman World Champion,
an Ironman World Champion,
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dan kebetulan, aku bertemu Jason Fowler,
Juara Dunia Ironman,
Juara Dunia Ironman,
02:14
at a camp for athletes with disabilities.
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di kamp untuk atlet difabel,
02:17
And like me, he competed in a wheelchair.
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Sepertiku, dia berlomba dengan kursi roda.
02:19
And with his encouragement, at age 34,
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Dan dengan dorongannya, pada umur 34,
02:23
I decided to go after Kona.
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kuputuskan untuk mengikuti Kona.
02:26
The Kona, or Hawaii Ironman
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Kona, atau Ironman Hawaii
02:28
is the oldest Iron-distance
race in the sport,
race in the sport,
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adalah lomba triatlon
jarak ultra-jauh tertua,
jarak ultra-jauh tertua,
02:31
and if you're not familiar,
it's like the Super Bowl of triathlon.
it's like the Super Bowl of triathlon.
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dan jika Anda tidak familier,
ini mirip Super Bowl-nya triatlon.
ini mirip Super Bowl-nya triatlon.
02:35
And the Ironman,
for a wheelchair athlete like me,
for a wheelchair athlete like me,
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Dan Ironman,
bagi atlet kursi roda sepertiku,
bagi atlet kursi roda sepertiku,
02:38
consists of a 2.4-mile open-water swim
in the Pacific Ocean,
in the Pacific Ocean,
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terdiri atas berenang sejauh 3,8 kilometer
di perairan terbuka Samudra Pasifik,
di perairan terbuka Samudra Pasifik,
02:42
a 112-mile hand cycle ride
in lava fields --
in lava fields --
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mengayuh sepeda tangan sejauh
180 kilometer di medan lava --
180 kilometer di medan lava --
02:45
now, that sounds exotic,
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mungkin terdengar
eksotis,
eksotis,
02:47
but it's not as scenic as it sounds,
and it's pretty desolate --
and it's pretty desolate --
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tapi tempatnya tidak
seindah itu dan cukup gersang --
seindah itu dan cukup gersang --
02:50
and then you top it off with a marathon,
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dan diakhiri dengan maraton,
02:53
or a 26.2-mile run in 90-degree heat
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atau berlari sejauh 42 kilometer
dalam suhu 32 derajat Celsius
dalam suhu 32 derajat Celsius
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using a racing wheelchair.
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menggunakan kursi roda balap.
02:59
That's right, it's a total distance
of 140.6 miles using just your arms
of 140.6 miles using just your arms
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Benar, total jaraknya 226,3 kilometer,
dengan hanya menggunakan lengan
dengan hanya menggunakan lengan
03:06
in less than 17 hours.
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dalam waktu kurang dari 17 jam.
03:08
No female wheelchair athlete
had ever completed the race
had ever completed the race
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Belum pernah ada atlet wanita kursi roda
yang menyelesaikan lomba itu
yang menyelesaikan lomba itu
03:12
because of the strict,
seemingly impossible cutoff times.
seemingly impossible cutoff times.
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karena waktu pancung yang ketat
dan sepertinya mustahil.
dan sepertinya mustahil.
03:17
And so there I was,
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Dan di sanalah
aku berada,
aku berada,
03:19
putting it all out on the line.
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berjuang habis-habisan.
03:21
And when I finally reached the top
of that 15-mile climb,
of that 15-mile climb,
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Dan ketika akhirnya tiba di puncak
tanjakan 24 kilometer itu,
tanjakan 24 kilometer itu,
03:25
I was discouraged.
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aku patah semangat.
03:27
There was no way I was going
to make that swim in my time limit
to make that swim in my time limit
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Tidak mungkin aku menyelesaikan
etape renang dalam waktu
etape renang dalam waktu
03:31
of 10 and a half hours,
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sepuluh setengah jam,
03:32
because I was almost two hours off pace.
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karena aku ketinggalan
hampir dua jam.
hampir dua jam.
03:36
I had to make the agonizing decision
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Aku terpaksa membuat
keputusan menyakitkan
keputusan menyakitkan
03:39
to quit.
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untuk berhenti.
03:41
I removed my timing chip,
and I handed it over to a race official.
and I handed it over to a race official.
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Aku mencopot cip pencatat waktu,
dan menyerahkannya kepada panitia lomba.
dan menyerahkannya kepada panitia lomba.
03:45
My day was done.
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Hariku berakhir.
03:48
My best friend Shannon
and my husband Shawn
and my husband Shawn
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Sahabatku Shannon
dan suamiku Shawn
dan suamiku Shawn
03:51
were waiting at the top of Hawi
to drive me back to town.
to drive me back to town.
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menunggu di puncak Hawi
untuk mengantarku kembali ke kota.
untuk mengantarku kembali ke kota.
03:54
And on my way back to town,
I began to cry.
I began to cry.
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Dan selama perjalanan pulang,
aku mulai menangis.
aku mulai menangis.
03:58
I had failed.
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Aku telah gagal.
04:00
My dream of completing
the Ironman World Championship
the Ironman World Championship
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Impianku menyelesaikan
Kejuaraan Dunia Ironman
Kejuaraan Dunia Ironman
04:03
was crushed.
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pupus sudah.
04:05
I was embarrassed.
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Aku malu.
04:07
I felt like I'd messed up.
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Aku merasa hancur.
04:09
I worried about what my friends,
my family and people at work
my family and people at work
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Aku mencemaskan pendapat teman-teman,
keluarga, dan rekan kerjaku
keluarga, dan rekan kerjaku
04:12
would think of me.
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tentang aku.
04:14
What was I going to put on Facebook?
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Apa yang akan kupasang di Facebook?
04:16
(Laughter)
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(Tertawa)
04:18
How was I going to explain to everyone
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Bagaimana aku menjelaskan
pada semua orang
pada semua orang
04:20
that things didn't go the way
I had assumed or planned?
I had assumed or planned?
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bahwa situasinya tidak
berjalan sesuai rencana?
berjalan sesuai rencana?
04:23
A few weeks later I was talking
to Shannon about the Kona "disaster,"
to Shannon about the Kona "disaster,"
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Beberapa minggu kemudian, aku mengobrol
dengan Shannon tentang "musibah" Kona,
dengan Shannon tentang "musibah" Kona,
04:28
and she said this to me:
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dan dia berkata:
04:30
"Minda, big dreams and goals can only
be realized when you're ready to fail."
be realized when you're ready to fail."
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"Minda, mimpi besar dan cita-cita
hanya dapat terwujud jika kau siap gagal."
hanya dapat terwujud jika kau siap gagal."
04:36
I knew I had to put that failure behind me
in order to move forward,
in order to move forward,
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Aku tahu aku harus melupakan
kegagalanku untuk terus maju,
kegagalanku untuk terus maju,
04:39
and it wouldn't be the first time
that I had faced insurmountable odds.
that I had faced insurmountable odds.
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dan ini bukan pertama kalinya
aku menghadapi rintangan sulit.
aku menghadapi rintangan sulit.
04:44
I was born in Bombay, India,
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Aku lahir di Bombay, India,
04:46
and just before my first birthday,
I contracted polio,
I contracted polio,
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dan persis sebelum ulang tahun pertama,
aku terkena polio,
aku terkena polio,
04:50
which left me paralyzed
from the hips down.
from the hips down.
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yang membuatku lumpuh
dari pinggul ke bawah.
dari pinggul ke bawah.
04:53
Unable to care for me, my birth mother
left me at an orphanage.
left me at an orphanage.
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Tak sanggup merawat, ibu kandungku
meninggalkanku di panti asuhan.
meninggalkanku di panti asuhan.
04:58
Fortunately, I was adopted
by an American family,
by an American family,
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Untungnya aku diadopsi
sebuah keluarga Amerika,
sebuah keluarga Amerika,
05:01
and I moved to Spokane, Washington
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dan aku pindah ke Spokane, Washington
05:03
just shortly after my third birthday.
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tak lama setelah ulang tahun ketiga.
05:05
Over the next few years,
I underwent a series of surgeries
I underwent a series of surgeries
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Beberapa tahun berikutnya,
aku menjalani serangkaian operasi
aku menjalani serangkaian operasi
05:08
on my hips, my legs and my back
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di pinggul, kaki, dan punggung
05:11
that allowed me to walk
with leg braces and crutches.
with leg braces and crutches.
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agar aku bisa berjalan
dengan penyangga kaki dan kruk.
dengan penyangga kaki dan kruk.
05:15
As a child, I struggled
with my disability.
with my disability.
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Sewaktu kecil, aku sulit
menerima cacatku.
menerima cacatku.
05:19
I felt like I didn't fit in.
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Aku merasa tidak bisa membaur.
05:21
People stared at me all the time,
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Orang-orang selalu memandangiku,
05:24
and I was embarrassed
about wearing a back brace and leg braces,
about wearing a back brace and leg braces,
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dan aku malu harus mengenakan
penyangga punggung dan kaki,
penyangga punggung dan kaki,
05:27
and I always hid my chicken legs
under my pants.
under my pants.
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dan aku selalu menyembunyikan
kakiku di balik celana panjang.
kakiku di balik celana panjang.
05:30
As a young girl, I thought thick,
heavy braces on my legs
heavy braces on my legs
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Sebagai gadis remaja, aku merasa
penyangga kaki yang tebal dan berat
penyangga kaki yang tebal dan berat
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did not look pretty or feminine.
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tidak terlihat cantik atau feminin.
05:37
Among my generation, I am one
of the very few individuals in the US
of the very few individuals in the US
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Di generasiku, aku satu
dari sangat sedikit orang di AS
dari sangat sedikit orang di AS
05:42
who are living with paralysis
by polio today.
by polio today.
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yang menderita
lumpuh akibat polio.
lumpuh akibat polio.
05:45
Many people who contract polio
in developing countries
in developing countries
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Banyak penderita polio
di negara berkembang
di negara berkembang
05:48
do not have access to the same
medical care, education,
medical care, education,
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yang tidak mendapat akses ke
pelayanan kesehatan, pendidikan,
pelayanan kesehatan, pendidikan,
05:52
or opportunities
like I have had in America.
like I have had in America.
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atau peluang seperti
yang kudapatkan di Amerika.
yang kudapatkan di Amerika.
05:55
Many do not even live to reach adulthood.
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Bahkan banyak yang
tidak mencapai usia remaja.
tidak mencapai usia remaja.
05:59
I have the humbling knowledge
that, had I not been adopted,
that, had I not been adopted,
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Aku sadar betul seandainya
tidak diadopsi,
tidak diadopsi,
06:02
I most certainly
wouldn't be in front of you today.
wouldn't be in front of you today.
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aku tidak akan ada
di depan Anda hari ini.
di depan Anda hari ini.
06:05
I may not even be alive.
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Bahkan belum tentu aku masih hidup.
06:09
All of us, in our own lives,
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Kita semua, dalam kehidupan kita,
06:11
may face seemingly insurmountable goals.
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mungkin punya cita-cita
yang sepertinya sulit diraih.
yang sepertinya sulit diraih.
06:14
I want to share with you what I learned
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Aku ingin membagikan
apa yang kupelajari
apa yang kupelajari
06:16
when I tried again.
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setelah mencoba lagi.
06:19
One year after my first attempt,
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Setahun setelah percobaan
pertamaku,
pertamaku,
06:22
on a sunny Saturday morning,
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pada Sabtu pagi yang cerah,
06:25
my husband Shawn
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suamiku Shawn
06:26
dumped me into the ocean at the Kona Pier
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menurunkan aku di lautan
di Dermaga Kona
di Dermaga Kona
06:28
and, with 2,500 of my closest
friends and competitors,
friends and competitors,
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dan, bersama 2.500 teman dekat
dan sainganku,
dan sainganku,
06:32
we started swimming as that cannon
went off promptly at 7am.
went off promptly at 7am.
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kami mulai berenang begitu
terdengar aba-aba tepat pukul 7 pagi.
terdengar aba-aba tepat pukul 7 pagi.
06:35
I focused on one stroke at a time,
staying in between bodies,
staying in between bodies,
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Aku mengayuh satu demi satu,
tetap berkonsentrasi,
tetap berkonsentrasi,
06:39
counting my strokes --
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menghitung kayuhanku --
06:40
one, two, three, four --
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satu, dua, tiga, empat --
06:43
and lifting my head to sight
every so often
every so often
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dan sesekali mengangkat
kepala buat melihat
kepala buat melihat
06:45
just so I wouldn't get too off track.
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agar aku tidak melenceng dari jalur.
06:47
And when I finally reached the shoreline,
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Ketika akhirnya aku tiba
di garis pantai,
di garis pantai,
06:49
Shawn picked me up,
and he carried me out of the water.
and he carried me out of the water.
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Shawn mengangkatku dari air.
06:52
I was so stunned and thrilled
when Shawn had told me I had managed
when Shawn had told me I had managed
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Aku begitu kaget dan gembira
saat Shawn bilang aku berhasil
saat Shawn bilang aku berhasil
06:56
a one-hour-and-43-minute swim time.
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menempuh waktu renang
1 jam 43 menit.
1 jam 43 menit.
07:00
On to the bike segment.
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Pada etape sepeda,
07:03
I had eight hours and 45 minutes
to complete the 112-mile bike course.
to complete the 112-mile bike course.
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aku menyelesaikan jarak 180 kilometer
dalam waktu 8 jam 45 menit.
dalam waktu 8 jam 45 menit.
07:09
I broke up the course
in seven- to 10-mile segments in my mind
in seven- to 10-mile segments in my mind
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Di benakku, aku sengaja memecah rutenya
menjadi 10 hingga 15 etape
menjadi 10 hingga 15 etape
07:13
just to reduce the enormity of the race.
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hanya untuk mengurangi
kedahsyatan lomba ini.
kedahsyatan lomba ini.
07:15
The first 40 miles, they clipped by
as we benefited from a little tail wind.
as we benefited from a little tail wind.
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Jarak 60 kilometer pertama cukup mudah
karena kami terbantu dorongan angin.
karena kami terbantu dorongan angin.
07:20
By 4pm, I had made it to mile 94,
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Pukul 4 sore, aku tiba di
kilometer 150,
kilometer 150,
07:24
and I did the math and I realized
I was in serious time jeopardy
I was in serious time jeopardy
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dan setelah berhitung, aku baru sadar
waktuku dalam masalah besar
waktuku dalam masalah besar
07:28
because I had 18 miles to go
and less than 90 minutes,
and less than 90 minutes,
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sebab masih 29 kilometer yang harus
kutempuh kurang dari 90 menit
kutempuh kurang dari 90 menit
07:32
and that included
a few sizable hill climbs.
a few sizable hill climbs.
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dan itu termasuk beberapa
tanjakan yang cukup panjang.
tanjakan yang cukup panjang.
07:35
I was stressed out, and I was scared
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Aku sangat stres dan cemas
07:37
that I wasn't going to make
that time cutoff again.
that time cutoff again.
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bahwa aku akan gagal lagi
mencapai waktu pancung.
mencapai waktu pancung.
07:39
At this point, I pushed
my internal voice aside that said,
my internal voice aside that said,
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Pada titik ini, aku berusaha
menyingkirkan suara hati yang berkata,
menyingkirkan suara hati yang berkata,
07:43
"This hurts. Quit."
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"Ini menyakitkan. Berhentilah."
07:45
And I told myself,
"Minda, you better focus.
"Minda, you better focus.
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Dan aku berusaha berpikir,
"Minda, kau harus fokus.
"Minda, kau harus fokus.
07:48
Focus on what you can control,
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Fokus pada yang
bisa kaukendalikan,
bisa kaukendalikan,
07:50
and that is your attitude
and your effort."
and your effort."
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yaitu sikap dan upayamu."
07:52
I resolved to be OK being uncomfortable,
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Aku bertekad tak masalah
merasa tidak nyaman,
merasa tidak nyaman,
dan dalam hati aku berkata,
"Dorong lebih keras,
"Dorong lebih keras,
07:56
and I told myself, "Push harder,
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07:57
forget about the pain,
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lupakan sakitnya,
07:59
and keep that laser focus."
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dan jaga fokus sungguh-sungguh."
08:01
For the next 90 minutes, I cranked
as though my life depended on it.
as though my life depended on it.
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Selama 90 menit berikutnya, aku
berjuang seolah nyawaku di ujung tanduk.
berjuang seolah nyawaku di ujung tanduk.
08:08
And when I rolled into town,
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Dan saat tiba di kota,
08:10
I heard on the loudspeaker,
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dari pengeras suara aku mendengar,
08:12
"Minda Dentler is one of the last
competitors to make the bike cutoff."
competitors to make the bike cutoff."
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"Minda Dentler salah satu peserta terakhir
yang tiba sebelum waktu pancung sepeda."
yang tiba sebelum waktu pancung sepeda."
08:17
I did it!
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Aku berhasil!
08:19
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
08:24
By only three minutes.
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Kurang tiga menit lagi.
08:25
(Laughter)
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(Tertawa)
08:27
It was 5:27pm,
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Saat itu pukul 17.27,
08:30
and I had been racing
for 10-and-a-half hours.
for 10-and-a-half hours.
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dan aku telah berpacu
selama 10 setengah jam.
selama 10 setengah jam.
08:34
The first 10 miles of the run
went pretty quickly,
went pretty quickly,
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Lima belas kilometer pertama
etape lari terasa cepat,
etape lari terasa cepat,
08:37
as I was so excited to finally pass people
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dan aku gembira akhirnya
bisa melampaui orang-orang
bisa melampaui orang-orang
08:40
with my three wheels to their two feet.
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dengan kursi roda tigaku.
Matahari terbenam dengan cepat,
08:43
The sun quickly went down,
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08:45
and I found myself pulling up
to the bottom of Palani hill,
to the bottom of Palani hill,
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dan sampai juga aku
di dasar bukit Palani,
di dasar bukit Palani,
08:48
looking straight into a half-mile hill
that looked like Mt. Everest
that looked like Mt. Everest
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yang menghadap ke tanjakan sepanjang
1 kilometer mirip Gunung Everest
1 kilometer mirip Gunung Everest
08:52
at mile 124 of the race.
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di kilometer 200 lomba ini.
08:54
My friends and family
were ready at their stations
were ready at their stations
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Teman-teman dan keluargaku
bersiap di posisi mereka
bersiap di posisi mereka
08:57
to talk me up that hill.
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untuk menyemangatiku
menaiki bukit itu.
menaiki bukit itu.
08:59
I was struggling, tired,
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Aku berjuang keras,
kelelahan,
kelelahan,
09:00
desperately gripping those rims
just so I wouldn't tip backwards.
just so I wouldn't tip backwards.
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dengan susah payah mencengkeram
pelek roda agar aku tidak terjengkang.
pelek roda agar aku tidak terjengkang.
09:04
When I finally reached
the top of that hill,
the top of that hill,
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Ketika akhirnya mencapai puncak bukit,
09:07
I turned left onto a very lonely
15-mile stretch onto the Queen K Highway,
15-mile stretch onto the Queen K Highway,
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aku belok kiri dan tiba di Queen K Highway
yang sunyi sepanjang 24 kilometer,
yang sunyi sepanjang 24 kilometer,
09:13
totally exhausted.
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luar biasa lelah.
09:14
I pressed on, focusing
on one push at a time.
on one push at a time.
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Aku melaju, berkonsentrasi
mengayuh satu demi satu.
mengayuh satu demi satu.
09:20
By 9:30pm,
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Pada pukul 21.30,
09:22
I made that final right-hand turn
onto Ali'i Drive.
onto Ali'i Drive.
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aku tiba di tikungan terakhir
menuju Ali'i Drive.
menuju Ali'i Drive.
09:26
I heard the crowd's roar,
and I was overcome with emotion.
and I was overcome with emotion.
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Aku mendengar sorak-sorai penonton,
dan emosi membanjiriku.
dan emosi membanjiriku.
09:30
I crossed that finish line.
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Aku melewati garis finis.
09:33
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
09:43
(Applause ends)
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(Tepuk tangan berakhir)
09:44
And my final time
was 14 hours and 39 minutes.
was 14 hours and 39 minutes.
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Dan total waktu tempuhku adalah
14 jam 39 menit.
14 jam 39 menit.
09:49
For the first time in the 35-year history,
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Untuk pertama kalinya setelah
35 tahun terselenggara,
35 tahun terselenggara,
09:53
a female wheelchair athlete
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seorang atlet wanita berkursi roda
09:55
completed the Ironman World Championship.
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menyelesaikan Kejuaraan Dunia Ironman.
09:57
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
10:05
(Applause ends)
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(Tepuk tangan berakhir)
10:07
And it wasn't just any female athlete.
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Dan bukan sembarang atlet wanita.
10:09
It was me.
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Tapi aku.
10:10
(Laughter)
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(Tertawa)
10:12
A paralyzed orphan from India.
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Anak yatim lumpuh asal India.
10:17
Against all odds, I achieved my dream,
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Meski mustahil, aku meraih mimpiku,
10:21
and through this very personal
commitment to myself,
commitment to myself,
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dan melalui komitmen
yang sangat pribadi ini,
yang sangat pribadi ini,
10:24
I slowly realized
that completing the Ironman
that completing the Ironman
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perlahan aku sadar,
menyelesaikan Ironman
menyelesaikan Ironman
10:27
was about more than conquering Kona.
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bukan sekadar
soal menaklukkan Kona.
soal menaklukkan Kona.
10:30
It was about conquering polio
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Ini soal menaklukkan polio
10:32
and other disabling
but preventable diseases,
but preventable diseases,
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dan penyakit melumpuhkan lain
yang dapat dicegah,
yang dapat dicegah,
10:36
not only for myself,
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bukan hanya untukku,
10:38
but for the millions of children
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melainkan untuk jutaan anak
10:39
who have been and still will be
afflicted by vaccine-preventable diseases.
afflicted by vaccine-preventable diseases.
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yang telah dan masih terserang berbagai
penyakit yang bisa dicegah vaksin.
penyakit yang bisa dicegah vaksin.
10:45
Today, we are closer than ever
to eliminating one of those diseases
to eliminating one of those diseases
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Saat ini tidak mustahil lagi
untuk membasmi salah satu penyakit itu
untuk membasmi salah satu penyakit itu
10:50
everywhere in the world.
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di mana pun di dunia.
10:52
In the mid-1980s, polio once paralyzed
more than 350,000 children a year
more than 350,000 children a year
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Tahun 1980-an, polio melumpuhkan
lebih dari 350.000 anak per tahun
lebih dari 350.000 anak per tahun
10:59
in more than 125 countries.
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di lebih dari 125 negara.
11:01
That amounted to a staggering
40 cases an hour.
40 cases an hour.
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Itu artinya 40 kasus setiap jam.
11:05
By contrast, so far this year,
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Sebaliknya, tahun ini,
11:07
the last endemic countries
have reported a total of only 12 cases.
have reported a total of only 12 cases.
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negara-negara endemis terakhir
melaporkan total hanya 12 kasus.
melaporkan total hanya 12 kasus.
11:12
Since 1988, more than 2.5 billion children
have been immunized against polio,
have been immunized against polio,
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Sejak 1988, lebih dari 2,5 juta anak
mendapat imunisasi polio,
mendapat imunisasi polio,
11:19
and an estimated 16 million children,
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dan diperkirakan 16 juta anak,
11:21
who otherwise would have been
paralyzed like me,
paralyzed like me,
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yang jika tidak diimunisasi
mungkin lumpuh seperti aku,
mungkin lumpuh seperti aku,
11:24
are walking.
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bisa berjalan.
11:25
Despite this incredible progress,
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Meskipun kemajuannya luar biasa,
11:28
we know that until it's eradicated,
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kita tahu selama belum dibasmi,
11:30
polio remains a very real threat,
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polio tetap menjadi ancaman serius,
11:33
especially to children
in the poorest communities of the world.
in the poorest communities of the world.
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terutama bagi anak-anak
di wilayah termiskin di dunia.
di wilayah termiskin di dunia.
11:36
It can reemerge in some of the most remote
and dangerous places,
and dangerous places,
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Polio bisa muncul kembali di sebagian
tempat paling terpencil dan berbahaya,
tempat paling terpencil dan berbahaya,
11:40
and from there, it can spread.
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dan dari sana, menyebar.
11:43
And so this is my new Ironman:
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Jadi, inilah Ironman baruku:
11:47
to end polio.
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memberantas polio.
11:50
And I am reminded every day,
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Dan setiap hari aku diingatkan,
11:52
when I look at my
two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Maya.
two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Maya.
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saat memandang putriku Maya
yang kini berusia dua setengah tahun.
yang kini berusia dua setengah tahun.
11:56
She is able to climb a ladder in the park,
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Dia bisa menaiki panjatan di taman,
11:58
push her scooter
or kick a ball across the grass.
or kick a ball across the grass.
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mendorong skuternya
atau menendang bola di lapangan.
atau menendang bola di lapangan.
12:01
Almost everything
that I see her do at her age
that I see her do at her age
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Hampir semua hal yang kulihat
bisa dia lakukan seusianya
bisa dia lakukan seusianya
12:05
reminds me of what I could not
do at that age.
do at that age.
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mengingatkan aku pada apa
yang tidak bisa kulakukan seusia itu.
yang tidak bisa kulakukan seusia itu.
12:08
And when she was two months old,
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Dan ketika umurnya dua bulan,
12:10
I took her to get her first polio vaccine.
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dia mendapat vaksin polionya
yang pertama.
yang pertama.
12:15
And when the doctor came
in the room to prepare the shot,
in the room to prepare the shot,
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Dan ketika dokter datang
ke ruangan untuk bersiap menyuntik,
ke ruangan untuk bersiap menyuntik,
12:19
I asked him if I could take a picture
to document the moment.
to document the moment.
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aku bertanya apakah boleh memotret
momen ini sebagai dokumentasi.
momen ini sebagai dokumentasi.
12:24
When we left the room,
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Saat kami ke luar ruangan,
12:26
I could feel my eyes
welling up with tears.
welling up with tears.
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kurasakan air mataku menggenang.
12:29
I cried the entire way home.
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Aku menangis sepanjang jalan pulang.
12:33
It was in that moment that I realized
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Saat itulah aku tersadar
12:36
that my daughter's life
would be very different from mine.
would be very different from mine.
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bahwa kehidupan putriku
akan sangat berbeda dariku.
akan sangat berbeda dariku.
12:39
She will never be faced
with the crippling disability of polio,
with the crippling disability of polio,
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Dia tidak akan
lumpuh akibat polio,
lumpuh akibat polio,
12:42
because a vaccine was available,
and I chose to get her immunized.
and I chose to get her immunized.
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karena vaksinnya tersedia,
dan aku memilih dia diimunisasi.
dan aku memilih dia diimunisasi.
12:47
She can do anything she wants,
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Dia bisa berbuat
apa pun yang dia inginkan,
apa pun yang dia inginkan,
12:51
as can each of you.
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seperti halnya Anda semua.
12:53
(Laughter)
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(Tertawa)
12:54
Now I'd like to leave you all
with one question:
with one question:
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Sekarang saya ingin meninggalkan
satu pertanyaan:
satu pertanyaan:
12:57
what is your Ironman?
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apakah Ironman Anda?
13:01
Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
13:03
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Minda Dentler - Athlete, activistA record-setting triathlete, Minda Dentler is a polio survivor committed to inspiring people to move beyond their fear of failure and achieve their goals.
Why you should listen
Minda Dentler's life is one of inspiration, courage and determination. As an infant in India, she contracted polio, resulting in the paralysis of her legs, and was left at an orphanage. When she was three, she was adopted by an American family which enabled her to receive the medical care necessary to be able to walk with leg braces and crutches.
Undeterred by her disability, Dentler became an independent woman with the intention and drive to face and overcome the many obstacles she has encountered throughout her life. As an adult, she discovered athletics and threw herself into the sport of triathlon. In 2013, she became the first female wheelchair athlete to complete the Ironman World Championship, in Kona, Hawaii.
Dentler is an athlete, speaker, advocate and mother. She has been featured on CNN, Forbes and NBC. She has written for Huffington Post and TIME, advocating for the eradication of polio. She was a 2017 Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow. She works for a large global insurer and, with her husband, is raising a young daughter. She's committed to inspiring people to move beyond their fear of failure and achieve their goals.
Minda Dentler | Speaker | TED.com