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Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.76,0:00:18.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.74,0:00:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My role was that he called me\Nafter every jump.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.26,0:00:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd spoken to him the day before,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.52,0:00:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he was so excited\Nabout the way his trip was going.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.16,0:00:33.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next day when the phone rang,\Nit was J.T. calling.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.59,0:00:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said two words:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.68,0:00:38.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Shane's dead."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.76,0:00:44.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I went silent, I screamed,\NI hung up the phone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.52,0:00:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had no idea what to do,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.99,0:00:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my brain was screaming,\NI couldn't breathe,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.94,0:00:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my daughter was staring at me,\Nscared and confused.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.06,0:00:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I left South Africa when I was 21\Nto go travel the world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.32,0:01:02.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and find my Persian birth father.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.77,0:01:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never met him,\Nand it's really pissed me off.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.57,0:01:09.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.29,0:01:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now that I look back,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.50,0:01:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's thanks to him that I met\Nthe love of my life and my soulmate.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.58,0:01:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shane McConkey
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.72,0:01:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was named one of the most\Ninfluential skiers in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.48,0:01:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He completely disrupted the ski industry\Nby changing everything
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.53,0:01:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the shape of skis\Nto the way we ski in powder.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.81,0:01:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shane won extreme ski competitions;\Nhe was a ski movie star.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.50,0:01:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he did insane skiing feats
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.11,0:01:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like combining skiing\Nwith BASE jumping and wingsuiting.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.30,0:01:41.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People loved Shane.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.27,0:01:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They loved him because he was real.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.96,0:01:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He made them laugh with his wacky\Nsense of humor and practical jokes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.84,0:01:51.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he invited them into his world\Nand made them feel special.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.21,0:01:57.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He loved oddballs and outcasts,\Nand he shattered the idea of cool cliques.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.41,0:02:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he had an idea, he made it happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.97,0:02:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like going to K2 and asking them
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.78,0:02:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to spend millions of dollars\Nand change their skis.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.31,0:02:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They looked at him sideways,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.34,0:02:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but through dedication and determination\Nhe blew the roof off the ski industry
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.04,0:02:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both as an athlete and an innovator.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.100,0:02:18.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was kind and he had empathy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.13,0:02:22.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When "Make a Wish" approached him\Nto grant a kid's wish
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.28,0:02:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was honored and went above and beyond
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.24,0:02:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make this kid\Nhave the time of his life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.54,0:02:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He loved animals and our world
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.33,0:02:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and was not afraid to preach\Nin what he believed in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.24,0:02:37.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was a horrible cook\Nand a terrible cleaner -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.89,0:02:39.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.15,0:02:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but when he did do this,\Nit was awesome and entertaining.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.81,0:02:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We married in 2004,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.72,0:02:52.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in 2005 he gave me the best gift ever:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.21,0:02:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our daughter Ayla.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.33,0:02:56.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We went through the world\Nwith a wow and delight
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.57,0:02:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his infectious personality\Npoured into Ayla.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.35,0:03:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was smitten\Nand he was an amazing father.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.07,0:03:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On March 26, 2009,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.82,0:03:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Dolomite Alps of Italy,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.30,0:03:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shane and one of his\Nbest friends, J.T. Holmes,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.54,0:03:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,performing a wingsuit ski BASE jump -
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.34,0:03:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is where you ski off a huge cliff,\Nrelease your skis
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.06,0:03:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and fly away and then eventually land.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.29,0:03:30.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shane skied off this cliff,\Ndid two huge backflips,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.67,0:03:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reached down to pull off his skis,\Nbut only one came off.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.16,0:03:38.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to get both skis off\Nin order to pull your chute;
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.76,0:03:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,otherwise, they could get tangled\Nin your parachute lines.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.27,0:03:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the time Shane got his skis off,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.31,0:03:48.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turned around to pull his chute,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.27,0:03:49.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was too late.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.14,0:03:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My life changed forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.04,0:03:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no way\Nto explain that kind of pain,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.50,0:03:57.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's a constant circle of emotions:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.38,0:04:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fear, guilt, loss, anger,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.52,0:04:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those words don't do justice.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.58,0:04:07.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like somebody's squeezing your throat\Nand stepping on your chest;
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.88,0:04:09.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can't breathe.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.87,0:04:15.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the last few years in Tahoe,\Nour community's seen a lot of death.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.20,0:04:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not all of it has been BASE\Nor parachute related,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.99,0:04:20.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a lot of it has.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.96,0:04:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soon after I was asked to do this talk,\None of those deaths hit close to home.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.56,0:04:30.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This particular death was\Na result of a sky diving accident
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.35,0:04:33.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of yet another amazing friend.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.31,0:04:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not an angry person,\Nbut for the first time in my life
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.12,0:04:42.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was overcome with anger,\Nreal raw gut-wringing anger.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.18,0:04:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt the pain of a grieving wife
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.51,0:04:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the kids that\Nwouldn't know their father.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.86,0:04:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I saw herself in me, and it killed me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.76,0:04:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was re-living Shane's passing,\Nand I was emotionally exhausted
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.57,0:04:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by so many of our friends\Ndying way too young.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.04,0:05:01.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I wanted to do is run.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.53,0:05:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to leave Tahoe,\NI wanted to go find a normal life,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.22,0:05:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to escape\Nthe trauma and the pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.13,0:05:13.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've always coped with pain\Nby riding my bike.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.68,0:05:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I actually call my bike\N"my boyfriend," and his name's Bronson.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.42,0:05:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.66,0:05:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Riding opens my mind;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.24,0:05:26.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it makes me a better mother,\Nand it lets me cry without being judged.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.15,0:05:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, on that particular day\NI cried, I screamed,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.56,0:05:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I had an epiphany.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.28,0:05:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought to myself, "What am I thinking?\NI have no right being angry.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.04,0:05:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I get to live on this beautiful world,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.67,0:05:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have an incredible community\Nof people that I love,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.06,0:05:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I have a daughter\Nwho's expecting me to be strong."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.01,0:05:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also reminded myself\Nthat I chose this lifestyle.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.88,0:05:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, I married a guy\Nwho does unusual things for a living,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.84,0:05:58.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not a guy who works at Microsoft -\Nno offence, Microsoft guys.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.79,0:06:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.60,0:06:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this life is my normal.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.33,0:06:07.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through my epiphany, I also came\Nto realize how much I learned from Shane
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.31,0:06:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and made the decision to try my hardest
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.67,0:06:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at things that I love\Nand that I have passion for.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.74,0:06:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were times when I was so frustrated;\Nit was so hard for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.68,0:06:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing up, I always thought\Nof myself as the dumb kid.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.27,0:06:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My siblings had an easy time\Nat school, and I struggled.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.04,0:06:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never went to college,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.75,0:06:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've carried out\Nthis insecurity throughout life.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.42,0:06:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,School didn't agree with Shane either,\Nbut he didn't care.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.44,0:06:40.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knew what he wanted to do,\Nand he was going to do it no matter what.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.05,0:06:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shane taught me, if I had\Nthe courage to be authentic,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.26,0:06:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hold myself into things that I love,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.09,0:06:49.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anything is possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.53,0:06:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After Shane's death, I came to realize
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.89,0:06:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the people who admired Shane\Nwere grieving for him too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.19,0:07:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I got together with a group\Nof wonderful friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.98,0:07:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we started the\NShane McConkey Foundation.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.41,0:07:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the last six years,\Nwe've donated over 250.000 dollars
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.60,0:07:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to causes that both\NShane and I care about.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.80,0:07:14.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also started the\NShane McConkey Eco-Challenge,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.17,0:07:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a competition for kids,\Nfor schools nationwide,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.48,0:07:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn about and implement\Nenvironmental change.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.95,0:07:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The response has been amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.69,0:07:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's been an incredible process\Nof healing, self-discovery,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.78,0:07:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and figuring out that my passion\Nis to make a difference in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.39,0:07:35.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was also part of making\Na documentary about my husband.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.12,0:07:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although this movie has been\None of the hardest things I've ever done,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.69,0:07:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this movie has won awards,\Nit's made people laugh and cry,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.34,0:07:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's inspired thousands of people\Nall over the world;
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.13,0:07:52.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've received\Nhundreds of amazing e-mails
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.58,0:07:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how Shane has influenced\Nsomebody's life in a positive way.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.60,0:08:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I cannot explain\Nhow amazing that feels.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.72,0:08:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is through Shane that I learned\Nthe most about myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.28,0:08:11.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's through his death\Nthat I learned how to endure heartache,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.13,0:08:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,overcome obstacles,\Nand become a bigger version of me.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.64,0:08:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I persevere through his death,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.60,0:08:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and although I can't\Nand never will be able to explain
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.18,0:08:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loosing the love of my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.87,0:08:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can say
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.84,0:08:31.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that through incredible tragedy,\NI discovered a new me
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.70,0:08:33.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my story is far from over.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.68,0:08:38.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being happy is not dependent\Non my circumstance.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.08,0:08:42.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pursuing passion and living life,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.14,0:08:44.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really living life,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.34,0:08:47.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the greatest choice\NI can make every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.59,0:08:48.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.70,0:08:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)