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Diana Nyad - Journalist, swimmer
A record-setting long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad writes and thinks deeply about motivation.

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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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TEDWomen 2013

Diana Nyad: Never, ever give up

戴安娜·纳亚德: 永不放弃

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在漆黑的夜里，被水母叮咬，被海水呛到，给自己唱歌，幻想着……戴安娜·纳亚德一直不停地游泳。她实现了她作为一名运动员毕生的梦想：在她64岁的时候，成功渡过了极端的从古巴到佛罗里达的100英里的海湾。来听听她的故事。
- Journalist, swimmer
A record-setting long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad writes and thinks deeply about motivation. Full bio

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It's the fifth第五 time I stand站 on this shore支撑,
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这是我第五次站在这个海岸，
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the Cuban古巴 shore支撑,
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古巴海岸，
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looking out at that distant遥远 horizon地平线,
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望着远处的地平线，
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believing相信, again,
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我再次相信
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that I'm going to make it
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我可以
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all the way across横过 that vast广大,
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穿越这一片广阔、
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dangerous危险 wilderness荒野 of an ocean海洋.
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危险的海洋荒野。
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Not only have I tried试着 four四 times时,
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不仅仅是我已经尝试了四次，
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but the greatest最大 swimmers游泳 in the world世界
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世界上其他伟大的游泳健将
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have been trying试 since以来 1950,
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自从1950年以来就开始尝试了，
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and it's still never been doneDONE.
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而至今还没有人可以做到。
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The team球队 is proud骄傲 of our four四 attempts尝试.
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我们的团队为前四次的尝试感到引以为豪。
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It's an expedition远征 of some 30 people.
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它是大约30人组成的远征。
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Bonnie邦妮 is my best最好 friend朋友 and head头 handler处理器,
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邦妮是我最好的朋友兼领队，
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who somehow不知何故 summons传票 will,
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不知如何竟召唤起了我的勇气，
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that last drop下降 of will within中 me, when I think it's gone走了,
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那最后一滴我以为已经消失了的勇气，
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after many许多, many许多 hours小时 and days天 out there.
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在经历过无数个外面的日日夜夜后。
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The shark鲨鱼 experts专家 are the best最好 in the world世界 --
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我们有着全世界最好的鲨鱼专家，
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large大 predators大鳄 below下面.
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海底深处有大型的敌人。
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The box框 jellyfish海蜇, the deadliest致命 venom毒液
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有箱型水母，
海洋中最致命的毒液，
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in all of the ocean海洋, is in these waters水域,
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在这片海洋，这片水域里
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and I have come close关 to dying垂死 from them
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我前一次尝试的时候差点因此死亡。
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on a previous以前 attempt尝试.
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我前一次的尝试差点因此死亡。
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The conditions条件 themselves他们自己,
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这些条件本身，
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besides除了 the sheer绝对 distance距离 of over 100 miles英里
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除了浩瀚海洋中100多英里的距离，
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in the open打开 ocean海洋 --
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除了浩瀚海洋中100多英里的距离，
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the currents电流 and whirling旋转 eddies漩涡
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还有洋流和旋转的涡流，
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and the Gulf海湾 Stream流 itself本身, the most最 unpredictable不可预料的
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和墨西哥湾流本身，是地球上
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of all of the planet行星 Earth地球.
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最不可预知的。
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And by the way, it's amusing有趣 to me that
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顺便说一句，我觉得很可笑的是
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journalists记者 and people before these attempts尝试
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记者和一些人在这些尝试之前
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often经常 ask问 me,
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经常问我：
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"Well, are you going to go with any boats船
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"那…你有带着任何船只
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or any people or anything?"
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或任何人或什么东西一起去吗？”
01:59
And I'm thinking思维, what are they imagining想象?
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而我在想，他们到底都在想什么？
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That I'll just sort分类 of do some celestial天上 navigation导航,
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以为我会运用什么天文导航
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and carry携带 a bowie鲍伊 knife刀 in my mouth口,
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嘴里叼着一把猎刀，
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and I'll hunt打猎 fish鱼 and skin皮肤 them alive活 and eat吃 them,
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亲自捕鱼，现场扒皮并食用吗？
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and maybe drag拖动 a desalinization脱盐 plant厂
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还是也许身后还拖着一个海水淡化装置
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behind背后 me for fresh新鲜 water水.
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来换取淡水
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(Laughter笑声)
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（笑声）
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Yes, I have a team球队. (Laughter笑声)
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是的，我有一个团队。（笑声）
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And the team球队 is expert专家, and the team球队 is courageous勇敢,
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这个团队的人都是专家，他们非常勇敢，
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and brimming充满 with innovation革新
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而且溢满了创新力
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and scientific科学 discovery发现,
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与科学发现，
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as is true真正 with any major重大的 expedition远征 on the planet行星.
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地球上任何大型的远征都是这样的。
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And we've我们已经 been on a journey旅程.
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我们踏上了一个旅途。
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And the debate辩论 has raged肆虐, hasn't有没有 it,
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对此人们一直有激烈的争论，
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since以来 the Greeks希腊人,
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自希腊人以来
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of isn't it what it's all about?
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难道不都是关于旅途吗？
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Isn't life about the journey旅程,
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难道生活不就是关于旅途，
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not really the destination目的地?
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而不是目的地么？
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And here we've我们已经 been on this journey旅程,
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而我们一直都在这个旅途中，
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and the truth真相 is, it's been thrilling惊险.
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事实是，这一路刺激极了。
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We haven't没有 reached到达 that other shore支撑,
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我们还没到达彼岸，
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and still our sense感 of pride自豪 and commitment承诺,
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然而，我们有强烈的自豪感和决心，
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unwavering毫不动摇 commitment承诺.
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坚定不移的决心。
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When I turned转身 60, the dream梦想 was still alive活
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我60岁的时候，那个梦还活着，
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from having有 tried试着 this in my 20s,
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从20多岁时候的尝试，
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and dreamed梦见 it and imagined想象 it.
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到后来一直梦想着，想象着。
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The most最 famous著名 body身体 of water水
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我想，如今地球上最出名的水域
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on the Earth地球 today今天, I imagine想像, Cuba古巴 to Florida佛罗里达.
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就是古巴到佛罗里达一带。
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And it was deep深. It was deep深 in my soul灵魂.
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它很深，深到我的灵魂深处。
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And when I turned转身 60,
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我60岁的时候，
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it wasn't不 so much about the athletic竞技 accomplishment成就,
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它不再是关于那些竞技成就，
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it wasn't不 the ego自我 of "I want to be the first."
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不是关于"我想要第一名"的自我。
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That's always there and it's undeniable不可否认.
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无可否认地，那个自我一直都在
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But it was deeper更深. It was, how much life is there left?
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但它更深。是关于生命还剩下多少时间？
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Let's face面对 it, we're all on a one-way单程 street街, aren't不 we,
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我们承认吧。我们都在单行道上，不是吗？
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and what are we going to do?
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那我们应该怎么做呢？
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What are we going to do as we go forward前锋
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我们应该做些什么才能在前进的路上
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to have no regrets遗憾 looking back?
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回头看时没有遗憾？
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And all this past过去 year年 in training训练,
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过去这一年训练的时候，
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I had that Teddy泰迪熊 Roosevelt罗斯福 quote引用
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西奥多·罗斯福的一句话
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to paraphrase意译 it, floating漂浮的 around in my brain脑,
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一直在我的脑海回荡，
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and it says说, "You go ahead先,
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大致是：”你尽管，
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you go ahead先 and sit坐 back in your comfortable自在 chair椅子
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你尽管坐在你那舒服的椅子上，
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and you be the critic评论家, you be the observer观察者,
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你做个评论家，你做个观察员，
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while the brave勇敢 one gets得到 in the ring环 and engages啮合
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同时那个勇敢的人走上拳击台开始比赛，
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and gets得到 bloody血腥 and gets得到 dirty脏 and fails失败
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血流了下来，有点脏，他倒了下去，
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over and over and over again,
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一次又一次，
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but yet然而 isn't afraid害怕 and isn't timid胆小
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但是他不害怕不胆怯，
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and lives生活 life in a bold胆大 way."
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用一种勇敢的方式去生活。”
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And so of course课程 I want to make it across横过.
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所以当然我想要跨越这一湾水。
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It is the goal目标, and I should be so shallow浅 to say
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这是目标，我也坦率地跟大家说
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that this year年, the destination目的地 was even sweeter更甜
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今年，目的地尝到的滋味
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than the journey旅程.
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比旅途更甜
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(Laughter笑声) (Applause掌声)
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（笑声）（掌声）
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But the journey旅程 itself本身 was worthwhile合算 taking服用.
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但旅途本身是值得的。
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And at this point点, by this summer夏季,
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这个时候，今年夏天，
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everybody每个人 -- scientists科学家们, sports体育 scientists科学家们,
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每个人——科学家、 运动科学家、
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endurance耐力 experts专家, neurologists神经学家,
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耐力专家、神经专家，
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my own拥有 team球队, Bonnie邦妮 --
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我自己的团队，邦妮 ——
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said it's impossible不可能.
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都说这是不可能的。
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It just simply只是 can't be doneDONE, and Bonnie邦妮 said to me,
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这是肯定做不到的。这时邦妮对我说，
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"But if you're going to take the journey旅程,
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"但是如果你真的要踏上这个旅途，
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I'm going to see you through通过 to the end结束 of it,
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我会从头到尾看着你，
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so I'll be there."
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所以我会在的。“
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And now we're there.
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而我们就去了。
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And as we're looking out, kind类 of a surreal超现实主义 moment时刻
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启程之前，我们一眼望去，感觉一切都是那么地不真实，
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before the first stroke行程,
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在划出去的前一刻
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standing常设 on the rocks岩石 at Marina码头 Hemingway海明威,
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我们站在海明威码头的岩石上，
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the Cuban古巴 flag旗 is flying飞行 above以上,
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古巴旗帜在上空飘扬，
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all my team's球队的 out in their其 boats船,
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我的团队在他们的船上，
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hands手 up in the air空气, "We're here, we're here for you,"
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手高高举起并说着：“我们在这里。我们会为你加油。”
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Bonnie邦妮 and I look at each每 other, and we say,
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this year年, the mantra口头禅 is --
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今年，我们的口头禅是——
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and I've been using运用 it in training训练 --
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我在训练的时候也一直用它——
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find a way.
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找到出路。
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You have a dream梦想
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你有一个梦想，
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and you have obstacles障碍 in front面前 of you, as we all do.
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你的前方有障碍，我们都一样。
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None没有 of us ever get through通过 this life
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没有一个人可以
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without无 heartache心痛,
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不经历任何心痛、
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without无 turmoil动荡,
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任何动荡地走完人生，
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and if you believe and you have faith信仰
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如果你相信，如果你有任何信仰，
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and you can get knocked被撞 down
and get back up again
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你可以被打倒再重新站起来，
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and you believe in perseverance毅力
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你相信毅力
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as a great human人的 quality质量,
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是人类最伟大的优点，
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you find your way, and
Bonnie邦妮 grabbed抓起 my shoulders肩膀,
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你会找到你的出路。邦妮抓住我的肩膀，
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and she said, "Let's find our way to Florida佛罗里达."
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她说：“让我们找到去佛罗里达的路吧。”
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And we started开始, and for the next下一个 53 hours小时,
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接着我们出发了，接下来的53个小时
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it was an intense激烈, unforgettable难忘 life experience经验.
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给我们带来了刺激的、令人难忘的人生经历。
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The highs高位 were high高, the awe威严,
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高处很高，还有敬畏，
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I'm not a religious宗教 person人, but I'll tell you,
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我不是一个信教的人，但是我要告诉你的是，
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to be in the azure天蓝 blue蓝色 of the Gulf海湾 Stream流
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身处在墨西哥湾流的湛蓝之中，
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as if, as you're breathing呼吸,
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你一边呼吸，
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you're looking down miles英里 and miles英里 and miles英里,
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一边看着前方无尽的一片，
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to feel the majesty威严 of this blue蓝色 planet行星 we live生活 on,
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感受到我们生活在的这个蓝色星球的雄伟，
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it's awe-inspiring凛然.
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真的让人叹为观止。
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I have a playlist播放列表 of about 85 songs歌曲,
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我有一个大概85首歌的播放列表，
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and especially特别 in the middle中间 of the night,
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特别是在半夜的时候，
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and that night, because we use no lights灯火 --
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那个晚上，因为我们没有灯光——
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lights灯火 attract吸引 jellyfish海蜇, lights灯火 attract吸引 sharks鲨鱼,
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灯光会引来水母、鲨鱼，
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lights灯火 attract吸引 baitfish饵料鱼 that attract吸引 sharks鲨鱼,
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灯光会引来那些鲨鱼喜欢的饵料鱼，
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so we go in the pitch沥青 black黑色 of the night.
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所以我们就在一片漆黑的黑夜中行进。
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You've never seen看到 black黑色 this black黑色.
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你从来没有见过这种黑暗。
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You can't see the front面前 of your hand手,
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你看不见自己眼前的手，
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and the people on the boat船,
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和船上的人，
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Bonnie邦妮 and my team球队 on the boat船,
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邦妮的我的团队，
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they just hear听 the slapping打耳光 of the arms武器,
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他们透过听到手臂拍打的声音，
07:09
and they know where I am,
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才知道我在哪里，
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because there's no visual视觉 at all.
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因为用肉眼是看不见的。
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And I'm out there kind类 of tripping跳闸 out
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而我就在那儿沉浸在
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on my little playlist播放列表.
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我的音乐里
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(Laughter笑声)
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（笑声）
07:19
I've got a tight紧 rubber橡胶 cap帽,
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我戴着一个很紧的橡胶帽，
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so I don't hear听 a thing.
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所以我什么也听不见。
07:22
I've got goggles风镜 and I'm turning车削
my head头 50 times时 a minute分钟,
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我戴着泳镜，
一分钟内转50次头
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and I'm singing唱歌,
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而我在唱，
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♪ Imagine想像 there's no heaven天堂 ♪
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♪想象没有天堂♪
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♪ doo斗 doo斗 doo斗 doo斗 doo斗 ♪
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♪doo doo doo doo doo♪
07:33
♪ It's easy简单 if you try ♪
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♪这不难，如果你尝试 ♪
07:36
♪ doo斗 doo斗 doo斗 doo斗 doo斗 ♪
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♪doo doo doo doo doo♪
07:37
And I can sing唱 that song歌曲 a thousand千 times时 in a row行.
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这个歌我可以连续唱上一千遍。
07:39
(Laughter笑声)
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（笑声）
07:42
Now there's a talent天赋 unto对 itself本身.
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我觉得这本身也是一种才能。
07:44
(Laughter笑声) (Applause掌声)
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（笑声）（掌声）
07:49
And each每 time I get doneDONE with
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每一次到结尾的时候，
07:51
♪ Ooh哦, you may可能 say I'm a dreamer梦想家
but I'm not the only one ♪
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♪ 你可能说我是一个梦想家，但我不是唯一的 ♪
07:58
222.
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222。
08:01
♪ Imagine想像 there's no heaven天堂 ♪
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♪想象没有天堂♪
08:05
And when I get through通过 the end结束 of a thousand千
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当我唱完一千遍的时候，
08:08
of John约翰 Lennon's列侬 "Imagine想像,"
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约翰列农的《想象》
08:09
I have swum游过 nine九 hours小时 and 45 minutes分钟,
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我已经游了9个小时45分钟，
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exactly究竟.
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丝毫不差。
08:16
And then there are the crises危机. Of course课程 there are.
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当然也有危机出现时候，当然有。
08:20
And the vomiting呕吐 starts启动,
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我开始呕吐，
08:22
the seawater海水, you're not well,
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还有海水，你感觉不舒服，
08:24
you're wearing穿着 a jellyfish海蜇 mask面具
for the ultimate最终 protection保护.
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你戴着高效保护的水母面具。
08:27
It's difficult难 to swim游泳 in.
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带着它更难游泳
08:29
It's causing造成 abrasions擦伤 on the inside内 of the mouth口,
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导致你嘴巴里面出现磨损，
08:31
but the tentacles触手 can't get you.
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可是你不會再被水母觸角螫到
08:34
And the hypothermia低温 sets套 in.
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接着身体出现低温。
08:37
The water's水的 85 degrees度, and yet然而 you're losing失去 weight重量
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水温是85华氏度（约29摄氏度），
你的体重开始减轻
08:40
and using运用 calories卡路里, and as you come over
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和消耗热量，当你慢慢靠近
08:43
toward往 the side侧 of the boat船, not allowed允许 to touch触摸 it,
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船只边缘，不能触碰，
08:45
not allowed允许 to get out,
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不能放弃，
08:46
but Bonnie邦妮 and her team球队 hand手 me nutrition营养
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但是邦妮和团队递给我营养物质，
08:48
and asks问 me what I'm doing, am I all right,
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并问我怎么样，是否一切都好，
08:52
I am seeing眼看 the Taj泰姬陵 Mahal泰姬陵 over here.
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而我却看到了泰姬陵。
08:57
I'm in a very different不同 state州,
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我已经进入了一个非常不同的境界，
09:02
and I'm thinking思维, wow哇, I never thought
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我在想，天那，我从来没有想过
09:06
I'd be running赛跑 into the Taj泰姬陵 Mahal泰姬陵 out here.
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我会在这里看到泰姬陵。
09:09
It's gorgeous华丽.
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简直太美了。
09:11
I mean, how long did it take them to build建立 that?
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这，他们得用了多长时间才造出来啊？
09:13
It's just -- So, uh, wooo的Wooo. (Laughter笑声)
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简直，简直——哇！（笑声）
09:22
And then we kind类 of have a cardinal枢机主教 rule规则
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我们有一个基本规则，
09:24
that I'm never told, really, how far远 it is,
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就是没有人会告诉我已经游了多远，
09:26
because we don't know how far远 it is.
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因为我们不知道。
09:27
What's going to happen发生 to you
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从这里到那里会发生什么？
09:29
between之间 this point点 and that point点?
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从这里到那里会发生什么？
09:30
What's going to happen发生 to the weather天气
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天气、洋流会怎么样？
09:32
and the currents电流 and, God forbid禁止, you're stung刺痛
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还有，上帝保佑，
09:35
when you don't think you could
be stung刺痛 in all this armor盔甲,
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當你以為在這身裝置下不會很安全，可是你就是被螫了
09:38
and Bonnie邦妮 made制作 a decision决定
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邦妮做了一个决定，
09:41
coming未来 into that third第三 morning早上
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在第三个早上
09:44
that I was suffering痛苦
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那时我很痛苦，
09:46
and I was hanging挂 on by a thread线
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我的生命悬在一线之间，
09:50
and she said, "Come here,"
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她说：”过来，“
09:51
and I came来了 close关 to the boat船, and she said,
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我游到船边，她说，
09:52
"Look, look out there,"
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”你看，你看那边，“
09:54
and I saw light光, because the
day's天 easier更轻松 than the night,
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我看到了灯光，因为白天要比晚上好，
09:57
and I thought we were coming未来 into day,
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我以为我们已经进入白天了，
09:59
and I saw a stream流 of white白色 light光
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我看到一束白光，
10:02
along沿 the horizon地平线,
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沿着地平线
10:03
and I said, "It's going to be morning早上 soon不久."
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我说：”白天很快就到了。“
10:05
And she said, "No, those are the lights灯火 of Key键 West西."
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她说：”不，那是西礁岛的灯光。”
10:11
It was 15 more hours小时,
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还需要15个小时，
10:13
which哪一个 for most最 swimmers游泳 would be a long time.
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这对大部分游泳的人都是一段很长的时间。
10:15
(Laughter笑声) (Applause掌声)
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（笑声）（掌声）
10:22
You have no idea理念 how many许多
15-hour-小时 training训练 swims游泳 I had doneDONE.
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你们不知道我经历过多少15个小时的游泳训练。
10:26
So here we go, and I somehow不知何故, without无 a decision决定,
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所以我们又继续往前，
而我不知道怎么的，没有任何决定，
10:30
went去 into no counting数数 of strokes招
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进入了不数划了多少下，
10:32
and no singing唱歌 and no quoting引用 Stephen斯蒂芬 Hawking霍金
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不唱歌，不引用斯蒂芬·霍金
10:36
and the parameters参数 of the universe宇宙,
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及其宇宙参数，
10:39
I just went去 into thinking思维 about this dream梦想,
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我只是开始想我的这个梦，
10:41
and why, and how.
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为什么，如何。
10:44
And as I said, when I turned转身 60,
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我说过，我60岁的时候，
10:48
it wasn't不 about that concrete具体 "Can you do it?"
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它不再是关于那个具体的“你是否可以做到”，
10:52
That's the everyday每天 machinations阴谋诡计.
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那是每天的策划，
10:55
That's the discipline学科, and it's the preparation制备,
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那是自我纪律，事前准备，
10:57
and there's a pride自豪 in that.
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而这其中有自豪。
10:59
But I decided决定 to think, as I went去 along沿, about,
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但是随着前进，我决定开始思考
11:04
the phrase短语 usually平时 is reaching到达 for the stars明星,
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通常人们是说，追逐星星，
11:08
and in my case案件, it's reaching到达 for the horizon地平线.
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而我的情况，则是追逐地平线。
11:11
And when you reach达到 for the horizon地平线,
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而当你到达地平线的时候，
11:13
as I've proven证明, you may可能 not get there,
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当然你也可能到达不了，
11:16
but what a tremendous巨大 build建立 of character字符 and spirit精神
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但是你建立了多么惊人的
11:22
that you lay铺设 down.
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人类特质和精神
11:24
What a foundation基础 you lay铺设 down in reaching到达
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在你追逐地平线的时候，
11:26
for those horizons视野.
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你搭下了坚实的地基。
11:29
And now the shore支撑 is coming未来,
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现在慢慢接近海岸了，
11:32
and there's just a little part部分 of me that's sad伤心.
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我内心有一小部分开始难过。
11:35
The epic史诗 journey旅程 is going to be over.
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这个史诗般的旅途就要结束了。
11:37
So many许多 people come up to me now and say,
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现在很多人走上前问我，“
11:39
"What's next下一个? We love that!
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“接下来你会做什么？我们爱死了。
11:44
That little tracker跟踪器 that was on the computer电脑?
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那个电脑上的小跟踪器？
11:46
When are you going to do the next下一个 one?
We just can't wait to follow跟随 the next下一个 one."
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你什么时候会进行下一次冒险？
我们迫不及待地想看你的下一次冒险。”
11:49
Well, they were just there for 53 hours小时,
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他们只花了53个小时在那里，
11:52
and I was there for years年份.
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而我花了数年的时间。
11:55
And so there won't惯于 be another另一个
epic史诗 journey旅程 in the ocean海洋.
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所以不会再有这样的海上旅途了。
11:58
But the point点 is, and the point点 was
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但是重点是，
12:02
that every一切 day of our lives生活 is epic史诗,
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我们生活的每一天都是壮丽的，
12:07
and I'll tell you, when I walked走 up onto到 that beach海滩,
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我要告诉你，当我走上那片海滩的时候，
12:09
staggered交错 up onto到 that beach海滩,
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踉跄着走上那片海滩，
12:11
and I had so many许多 times时
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我曾经很多次
12:14
in a very puffed膨化 up ego自我 way,
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自命不凡地
12:18
rehearsed排练 what I would say on the beach海滩.
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想象过我会在海滩上说什么。
12:22
When Bonnie邦妮 thought that
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当邦妮以为
12:24
the back of my throat喉 was swelling肿胀 up,
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我的喉部肿了，
12:26
and she brought带 the medical医 team球队 over to our boat船
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她把医疗团队带到了我们的船上，
12:28
to say that she's really beginning开始
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告诉他们
12:31
to have trouble麻烦 breathing呼吸.
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我呼吸有困难。
12:32
Another另一个 12, 24 hours小时 in the saltwater盐水,
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在盐水里待了12，14个小时后，
12:35
the whole整个 thing -- and I just thought
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整件事情，我以为
12:37
in my hallucinatory幻觉 moment时刻, that
I heard听说 the word字 tracheotomy气管切开术.
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在我幻想着的时候，我到了气管切开术。
12:42
(Laughter笑声)
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（笑声）
12:43
And Bonnie邦妮 said to the doctor医生,
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邦妮对医生说：
12:45
"I'm not worried担心 about her not breathing呼吸.
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“我不担心她不能呼吸。
12:47
If she can't talk when she gets得到 to the shore支撑,
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如果她到达海岸的时候不能说话，
12:49
she's gonna be pissed生气 off."
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她会火冒三丈的。”
12:51
(Laughter笑声)
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（笑声）
12:57
But the truth真相 is, all those orations演说
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但事实是，那些我
12:59
that I had practiced练 just to get myself我 through通过
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练习了无数次的演说，
13:02
some training训练 swims游泳 as motivation动机,
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只为了激励自己训练的演说，
13:04
it wasn't不 like that.
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其实不是那样的。
13:06
It was a very real真实 moment时刻,
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那是真实的一刻，
13:08
with that crowd人群, with my team球队.
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有人群，有我的团队。
13:11
We did it. I didn't do it. We did it.
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我们做到了。不是我一个人，我们做到了。
13:13
And we'll好 never forget忘记 it. It'll它会 always be part部分 of us.
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我们永远不会忘记。这会永远是我们的一部分。
13:17
And the three三 things that I did sort分类 of blurt脱口而出 out
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当我们到达的时候，我脱口而出的说了三件事，
13:19
when we got there, was first, "Never, ever give up."
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第一就是：”永远、永远不要放弃。“
13:24
I live生活 it. What's the phrase短语
from today今天 from Socrates苏格拉底?
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我经历过了。苏格拉底的那句话今天怎么说来着？
13:29
To be is to do.
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想成為什麼就要行動
13:31
So I don't stand站 up and say, don't ever give up.
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所以我是只站起来说永远不要放弃。
13:34
I didn't give up, and there
was action行动 behind背后 these words话.
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我没有放弃，在这些话语背后是有行动的。
13:38
The second第二 is, "You can chase追 your dreams梦
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第二，”你可以在任何年纪追求你的梦想，
13:41
at any age年龄; you're never too old旧."
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你永远不会太老。“
13:43
Sixty-four六十四, that no one at any age年龄, any gender性别,
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64岁，没有人在这个年纪，不管男女，
13:47
could ever do, has doneDONE it,
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可以做，做到了，
13:48
and there's no doubt怀疑 in my mind心神
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我没有丝毫怀疑
13:50
that I am at the prime主要 of my life today今天.
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今天我正处于我生命的顶峰。
13:53
(Applause掌声)
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（掌声）
13:56
Yeah.
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是的。
14:02
Thank you.
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谢谢。
14:03
And the third第三 thing I said on that beach海滩 was,
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我在那个海滩上说的第三个东西是：
14:06
"It looks容貌 like the most最 solitary孤 endeavor努力 in the world世界,
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"它看起来像世界上最孤独的努力，
14:08
and in many许多 ways方法, of course课程, it is,
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在许多方面，确实如此。
14:10
and in other ways方法, and the most最 important重要 ways方法,
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但在其他方面，最重要的方面，
14:14
it's a team球队, and if you think I'm a badass坏蛋,
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这是一个团队，如果你认为我很厉害，
14:17
you want to meet遇到 Bonnie邦妮."
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你应该见见邦妮"。
14:18
(Laughter笑声)
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（笑声）
14:20
Bonnie邦妮, where are you?
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邦妮，你在哪里？
14:22
Where are you?
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你在哪里？
14:25
There's Bonnie邦妮 Stoll斯托尔. (Applause掌声)
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邦妮·斯托尔在那儿。（掌声）
14:28
My buddy伙伴.
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我的伙伴。
14:33
The Henry亨利 David大卫 Thoreau梭罗 quote引用 goes去,
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亨利·戴维·梭罗有句名言，
14:35
when you achieve实现 your dreams梦, it's
not so much what you get
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当你实现你的梦想的时候，关键并不是你得到了什么，
14:38
as who you have become成为 in achieving实现 them.
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而是在最求的过程中你变成了什么样的人。
14:41
And yeah, I stand站 before you now.
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是的，现在我站在你们面前，
14:43
In the three三 months个月 since以来 that swim游泳 ended结束,
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那场游泳结束已经三个月了，
14:45
I've satSAT down with Oprah奥普拉
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我和奥普拉谈过，
14:47
and I've been in President主席 Obama's奥巴马 Oval椭圆 Office办公室.
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我去过奧巴马总统的椭圆形办公室。
14:51
I've been invited邀请 to speak说话 in front面前 of
esteemed尊敬 groups组 such这样 as yourselves你自己.
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I'm proud骄傲 of it all, but the truth真相 is,
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fearless不怕 person人, and I will be, every一切 day,
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Thank you very much and enjoy请享用 the conference会议.
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谢谢大家。享受会议！
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause掌声)
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谢谢。谢谢。谢谢。（掌声）
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谢谢。谢谢。谢谢。谢谢。
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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Find a way! (Applause掌声)
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找出你的路 ！（掌声）
Translated by Peipei Xiang
Reviewed by Yen Yen Choo

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Diana Nyad - Journalist, swimmer
A record-setting long-distance swimmer, Diana Nyad writes and thinks deeply about motivation.

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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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Diana Nyad | Speaker | TED.com
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