Matthew Williams: Special Olympics let me be myself -- a champion
Matthew Williams: Os Special Olympics permitiram-me ser o que sou — um campeão
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in three different sports
em três desportos diferentes
level in basketball
em basquetebol
for basketball and speed skating,
em basquetebol e patinagem de velocidade,
da máxima qualidade
is through Special Olympics.
nos Special Olympics.
e das minhas façanhas?
all people like me as champions.
enquanto campeões.
were shunned and hidden away.
eram rejeitadas e escondidas.
since Special Olympics began in 1968,
os Special Olympics em 1968
parte da população.
and they think it doesn't matter.
à minha frente
it hurts me and my friends.
a mim e aos meus amigos.
I'm here because I'm a charity case.
porque estou num processo de caridade.
a big problem with the way
ainda há um grande problema
indivíduos com deficiências intelectuais
with intellectual disabilities,
happened this year?
se realizaram este ano?
with intellectual disabilities
com deficiências intelectuais
em Los Angeles.
watching opening ceremonies,
a assistir às cerimónias de abertura
on TSN and ESPN.
na TSN e na ESPN.
when you see someone like me?
alguém como eu?
the self-identity of athletes
a identidade dos atletas
os que os observam.
with intellectual disabilities.
com deficiências intelectuais.
from the Paralympics and Olympics.
dos Jogos Paraolímpicos e Olímpicos.
year round sports programs
desportivos, durante todo o ano,
with intellectual disabilities.
com deficiências intelectuais.
and an intellectual disability.
e uma deficiência intelectual.
until I was 12 years old.
maior dificuldade sentia
with everyone else,
deixei de praticar desporto,
with intellectual disabilities
com deficiências intelectuais
participate in sports,
participar no desporto,
da sociedade com valor.
of regular exercise
com deficiências intelectuais.
with intellectual disabilities.
of opportunity to participate
de oportunidade em participar
levels to suffer.
that people with intellectual disabilities
com deficiências intelectuais
de programas de aptidão física
de competição desportiva,
and Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
e Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
have proved them right
provaram que eles tinham razão
tímido, pouco confiante,
everyone was very encouraging,
foram todos muito encorajadores,
and speed skater
e patinador de velocidade
at provincial, national games,
provinciais, nacionais,
de verão em Los Angeles,
to the World Summer Games in LA,
Canadian basketball team
equipa canadiana de basquetebol
million athletes around the globe,
de atletas em todo o globo
critical health needs.
tratam de necessidades de saúde críticas.
do que os homens que as não têm
do que as mulheres que as não têm.
e participativos no desporto.
about nutrition and health.
nos ensinam nutrição e saúde.
free health screening
exames de saúde grátis
communicating with their doctor
de comunicação com os médicos
played the Nigerian basketball team.
de basquetebol da Nigéria.
the World Games Healthy Athlete screening,
foi fazer exames de saúde
for the first time.
pela primeira vez.
happy and confident,
mais felizes e confiantes,
vocally communicate with them.
vocalmente com eles.
the sounds of the basketball,
os sons do basquetebol,
dos fãs nas bancadas,
than just the athlete in their sport.
do que os atletas no seu desporto.
their lives off the field.
a vida deles fora do campo.
with an intellectual disability,
com deficiência intelectual
with intellectual disabilities
com deficiências intelectuais
menos recetivas e menos positivas.
less accepting and positive.
with intellectual disabilities
com deficiências intelectuais
para demasiadas pessoas.
term or an insult.
uma palavra vulgar ou um insulto.
nine million times last year,
de vezes, no ano passado
fellow athletes around the planet.
de atletas em todo o planeta.
John Franklin Stephens wrote
e mensageiro global,
a um comentador político
aos Special Olympics.
com o seu coração na mesma".
with your heart unchanged."
de verão 2015,
of powerlifting competition.
do levantamento de peso básico.
when my teammate Jackie Barrett,
o meu colega de equipa Jackie Barrett,
for Special Olympics.
nos Special Olympics.
among all powerlifters in Newfoundland --
de peso na Terra Nova,
all powerlifters.
de pesos dos Special Olympics.
em Los Angeles
his record-breaking lifts
os seus levantamentos recordes
individuals with intellectual disabilities
que as pessoas com deficiência intelectual
the famous LA Memorial Coliseum
o famoso Coliseu Memorial de Los Angeles
ceremonies of World Games
de abertura dos Jogos Mundiais
e sentirem-se orgulhosos.
com deficiências intelectuais
and achievements in my sport,
no meu desporto,
as a personal trainer.
de treinador pessoal.
já não sou perseguido
because of Special Olympics,
por causa dos Special Olympics
with an intellectual disability,
com uma deficiência intelectual,
the r-word near you,
a "palavra-r" perto de vocês,
how much it hurts.
involved with Special Olympics.
aos Special Olympics.
with one final thought.
com um pensamento final.
to change the world."
de mudar o mundo".
four and a half million athletes
para sermos confiantes,
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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