[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.38,0:00:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.27,0:00:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There once was a king in India, a Maharaja\Nand for his birthday, a decree went out Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.20,0:00:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that all the chiefs should bring\Ngifts fit for a king. Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.40,0:00:28.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some brought fine silks,\Nsome brought fancy swords, Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.37,0:00:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some brought gold. Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.49,0:00:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the line came walking\Na very wrinkled little old man Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.66,0:00:36.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who'd walked up from his village\Nmany days journey by the sea. Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.63,0:00:41.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as he walked up the king's son asked,\N"What gift do you bring for the King?" Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.46,0:00:44.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the old man very slowly\Nopened his hand to reveal Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.75,0:00:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a very beautiful seashell, with swirls\Nof purple and yellow, red and blue. Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.16,0:00:51.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the King's son said, Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.46,0:00:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That's no gift for the King!\NWhat kind of gift is that?" Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.60,0:00:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The old man looked up\Nat him slowly and said, Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.59,0:01:00.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Long walk... part of gift." Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.06,0:01:02.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.90,0:01:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a few moments,\NI'm going to give you a gift, Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.97,0:01:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a gift that I believe\Nis a gift worth spreading. Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.29,0:01:10.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But before I do, let me take you on Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.05,0:01:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my long walk. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.16,0:01:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like most of you, Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.74,0:01:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started life as a little kid. Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.32,0:01:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you\Nstarted life as a little kid? Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.46,0:01:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Born young? Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.74,0:01:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About half of you... Ok... Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.57,0:01:21.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.82,0:01:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the rest of you, what?\NYou were born full-grown? Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.06,0:01:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Boy, I want to meet your momma! Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.82,0:01:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Talk about impossible! Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.56,0:01:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a little kid, I always had\Na fascination with doing the impossible. Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.62,0:01:38.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today is a day I've been looking\Nforward to for many years, Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.88,0:01:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because today is the day\NI'm going to attempt Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.02,0:01:43.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do the impossible\Nright before your very eyes, Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.62,0:01:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right here at TEDxMaastricht. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.80,0:01:48.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to start Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.76,0:01:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by revealing the ending: Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.22,0:01:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm going to prove to you Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.64,0:01:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the impossible is not impossible. Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.30,0:01:58.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm going to end\Nby giving you a gift worth spreading: Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.21,0:02:01.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to show you that you can\Ndo the impossible in your life. Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.66,0:02:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my quest to do the impossible,\NI've found that there are Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.42,0:02:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two things that are universal\Namong people around the world. Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.23,0:02:09.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everybody has fears, Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.87,0:02:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everyone has dreams. Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.90,0:02:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my quest to do the impossible,\NI've found there are three things Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.56,0:02:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I've done over my years that have Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.11,0:02:23.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kind of caused me to do the impossible: Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.20,0:02:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dodgeball, or as you call it "Trefbal", Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.29,0:02:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Superman, Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.46,0:02:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Mosquito. Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.46,0:02:30.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are my three keywords. Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.81,0:02:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you know why\NI do the impossible in my life. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.61,0:02:36.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to take you\Non my journey, my long walk Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.32,0:02:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from fears to dreams, Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.74,0:02:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from words to swords, Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.16,0:02:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Dodgeball Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.85,0:02:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Superman Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.02,0:02:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Mosquito. Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.80,0:02:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I hope to show you Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.36,0:02:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how you can do the impossible\Nin your life. Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.48,0:02:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,October 4th, 2007. Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.84,0:02:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My heart was racing,\Nmy knees were shaking Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.12,0:02:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I stepped out on stage Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.34,0:03:00.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at Sanders Theatre Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.04,0:03:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Harvard University to accept Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.24,0:03:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.16,0:03:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a medical research paper\NI'd co-written Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.66,0:03:10.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "Sword Swallowing... Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.42,0:03:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,... and its Side Effects". Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.87,0:03:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.84,0:03:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was published in a little journal\Nthat I'd never read before, Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.46,0:03:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the British Medical Journal. Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.36,0:03:24.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for me, that was\Nan impossible dream come true, Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.90,0:03:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was an unexpected surprise\Nfor someone like me, Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.13,0:03:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was an honor I will never ever forget. Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.46,0:03:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it wasn't the most memorable\Npart of my life. Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.54,0:03:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On October 4th, 1967, Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.02,0:03:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this scared, shy, skinny, wimpy kid Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.10,0:03:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suffered from extreme fears. Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.46,0:03:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As he got ready to step out on stage, Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.58,0:03:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his heart was racing, Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.50,0:03:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his knees were shaking. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.78,0:03:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He went to open his mouth to speak, Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.49,0:03:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the words just would not come out. Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.13,0:04:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He stood trembling in tears. Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.63,0:04:02.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was paralyzed in panic, Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.36,0:04:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,frozen in fear. Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.96,0:04:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This scared, shy, skinny wimpy kid Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.13,0:04:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suffered from extreme fears. Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.65,0:04:10.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had fear of the dark, Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.52,0:04:11.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fear of heights, Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.64,0:04:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fear of spiders and snakes... Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.04,0:04:15.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any of you afraid of spiders and snakes? Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.28,0:04:16.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, a few of you... Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.66,0:04:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had a fear of water and sharks... Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.08,0:04:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fear of doctors and nurses and dentists, Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.94,0:04:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and needles and drills and sharp objects. Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.68,0:04:27.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But more than anything,\Nhe had a fear of Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.47,0:04:28.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people. Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.38,0:04:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That scared, shy skinny wimpy kid Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.54,0:04:32.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was me. Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.32,0:04:35.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a fear of failure and rejection, Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.30,0:04:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,low self-esteem, inferiority complex, Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.52,0:04:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and something we didn't even know\Nyou could sign up for back then: Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.84,0:04:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,social anxiety disorder. Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.96,0:04:48.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I had fears, the bullies\Nwould tease me and beat me up. Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.61,0:04:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They used to laugh and call me names,\NThey never let me play in any of their Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.30,0:04:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reindeer games. Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.02,0:04:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ah, there was one game\Nthey used to let me play in... Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.10,0:04:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dodgeball - Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.50,0:05:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was not a good dodger. Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.76,0:05:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bullies would call my name, Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.50,0:05:05.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'd look up\Nand see these red dodge balls Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.97,0:05:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hurtling at my face at supersonic speeds Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.21,0:05:09.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bam, bam, bam! Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.58,0:05:13.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I remember many days\Nwalking home from school, Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.30,0:05:18.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my face was red and stinging,\Nmy ears were red and ringing. Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.18,0:05:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My eyes were burning with tears, Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.18,0:05:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their words were burning in my ears. Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.74,0:05:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And whoever said, Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.02,0:05:28.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Sticks and stones can break my bones,\Nbut words will never hurt me"... Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.88,0:05:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a lie. Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.31,0:05:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Words can cut like a knife. Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.98,0:05:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Words can pierce like a sword. Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.21,0:05:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Words can make wounds that are so deep Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.04,0:05:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can't be seen. Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.15,0:05:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I had fears.\NAnd words were my worst enemy. Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.26,0:05:42.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still are. Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.36,0:05:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I also had dreams. Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.30,0:05:47.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would go home\Nand I'd escape to Superman comics Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.98,0:05:49.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'd read Superman comic books Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.77,0:05:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I dreamed I wanted to be a superhero\Nlike Superman. Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.48,0:05:56.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to fight for truth and justice, Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.24,0:05:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to fight against\Nvillains and kryptonite, Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.68,0:06:02.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to fly around the world\Ndoing superhuman feats and saving lives. Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.40,0:06:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also had a fascination\Nwith things that were real. Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.86,0:06:09.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd read Guinness Book of World Records\Nand Ripley's Believe It or Not book. Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.46,0:06:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any of you ever read Guinness\NBook of World Records or Ripley's? Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.10,0:06:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love those books! Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.39,0:06:16.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw real people doing real feats. Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.27,0:06:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said, I want to do that. Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.79,0:06:19.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the bullies will not let me Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.33,0:06:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,play in any of their sports games, Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.03,0:06:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to do real magic, real feats. Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.34,0:06:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to do something really remarkable\Nthat those bullies can't do. Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.66,0:06:28.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to find my purpose and calling, Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.61,0:06:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to know that my life has meaning, Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.73,0:06:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to do something incredible\Nto change the world; Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.32,0:06:36.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to prove\Nthe impossible is not impossible. Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.34,0:06:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fast forward 10 years - Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.24,0:06:42.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the week before my 21st birthday. Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.82,0:06:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two things happened in one day\Nthat would change my life forever. Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.04,0:06:49.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was living in Tamil Nadu, South India Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.54,0:06:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a missionary there, Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.02,0:06:53.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my mentor, my friend asked me, Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.09,0:06:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Do you have Thromes, Daniel?" Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.72,0:06:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I said, "Thromes?\NWhat are Thromes?" Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.44,0:07:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, "Thromes are major life goals. Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.49,0:07:04.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're a combination\Nof dreams and goals, like if you could Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.63,0:07:07.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do anything you want to do,\Ngo anyplace you want to go Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.24,0:07:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be anyone you want to be, Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.48,0:07:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where would you go?\NWhat would you do? Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.36,0:07:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who'd you be? Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.28,0:07:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said, "I can't do that!\NI'm too scared! I've got too many fears!" Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.50,0:07:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That night I took my rice mat\Nup on the roof of the bungalow, Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.81,0:07:19.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,laid out underneath the stars, Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.26,0:07:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and watched the bats dive bomb\Nfor mosquitoes. Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.87,0:07:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all I could think about were thromes,\Nand dreams and goals, Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.20,0:07:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and those bullies with the dodgeballs. Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.76,0:07:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few hours later I woke up. Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.22,0:07:33.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My heart was racing,\Nmy knees were shaking. Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.08,0:07:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This time it wasn't with fear. Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.42,0:07:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My entire body was convulsing. Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.50,0:07:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for the next five days Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.33,0:07:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in and out of consciousness,\Non my deathbed fighting for my life. Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.20,0:07:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My brain was burning up\Nwith 105 degree malaria fever. Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.39,0:07:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And whenever I was conscious,\Nall I could think about were thromes. Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.60,0:07:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought,\N"What do I want to do with my life?" Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.95,0:07:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, on the night before\Nmy 21st birthday, Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.38,0:07:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a moment of clarity, Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.03,0:07:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came to a realization: Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.64,0:08:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that little mosquito, Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.62,0:08:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anopheles Stephensi, Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.28,0:08:06.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that little mosquito Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.61,0:08:08.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that weighed less than 5 micrograms Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.39,0:08:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less than a grain of salt, Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.81,0:08:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if that mosquito could take out\Na 170 pound man, 80 kilo man, Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.78,0:08:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that was my kryptonite. Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.86,0:08:17.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I realized,\Nno, no, it's not the mosquito, Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.15,0:08:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the little parasite\Ninside the mosquito, Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.48,0:08:23.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plasmodium Falciparum,\Nthat kills over a million people a year. Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.51,0:08:25.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I realized\NNo, no, it's even smaller than that, Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.100,0:08:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to me, it seemed so much greater. Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.55,0:08:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized, Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.64,0:08:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fear was my kryptonite, Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.27,0:08:32.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my parasite, Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.14,0:08:34.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that had crippled\Nand paralyzed me my entire life. Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.20,0:08:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, there's a difference\Nbetween danger and fear. Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.11,0:08:39.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Danger is real. Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.99,0:08:42.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fear is a choice. Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.08,0:08:44.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I realized I had a choice: Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.31,0:08:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could either live in fear,\Nand die in failure that night, Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.07,0:08:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or I could put my fears to death,\Nand I could Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.08,0:08:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reach for my dreams,\NI could dare to live life. Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.68,0:08:59.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know, there's something about\Nbeing on your deathbed Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.56,0:09:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and facing death that actually\Nmakes you really want to live life. Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.18,0:09:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized everyone dies,\Nnot everyone really lives. Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.04,0:09:09.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's in dying that we we live. Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.89,0:09:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, when you learn to die, Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.58,0:09:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you really learn to live. Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.07,0:09:15.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I decided I was going to change Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.14,0:09:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my story that night. Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.92,0:09:18.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did not want to die. Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.23,0:09:20.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I prayed a little prayer, I said, Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.01,0:09:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"God, if you let me live\Nto my 21st birthday, Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.23,0:09:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will not let fear\Nrule my life any longer. Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.67,0:09:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to put my fears to death, Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.52,0:09:29.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to reach for my dreams, Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.53,0:09:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to change my attitude, Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.27,0:09:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to do something incredible\Nwith my life, Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.54,0:09:35.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to find my purpose and calling, Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.55,0:09:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to know that the impossible\Nis not impossible." Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.78,0:09:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I won't tell you if I survived that night;\NI'll let you figure that out for yourself. Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.85,0:09:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.98,0:09:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that night I made my list\Nof my first 10 Thromes: Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.10,0:09:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided I wanted to\Nvisit the major continents Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.21,0:09:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,visit the 7 Wonders of the World Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.82,0:09:53.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learn a bunch of languages, Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.41,0:09:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live on a deserted island, Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.94,0:09:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live on a ship in the ocean, Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.48,0:09:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live with a tribe of Indians\Nin the Amazon, Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.65,0:10:01.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,climb to the top\Nof the highest mountain in Sweden, Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.21,0:10:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to see Mount Everest at sunrise, Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.19,0:10:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work in the music business\Nin Nashville, Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.40,0:10:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to work with a circus, Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.08,0:10:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I wanted to jump out of an airplane. Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.12,0:10:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the next twenty years,\NI accomplished most of those thromes. Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.41,0:10:14.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every time I would\Ncheck a throme off my list, Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.65,0:10:18.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd add 5 or 10 more onto my list\Nand my list continued to grow. Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.80,0:10:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the next seven years, I lived\Non a little island in the Bahamas Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.32,0:10:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for about seven years Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.37,0:10:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a thatch hut, Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.48,0:10:33.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spearing sharks and stingrays to eat,\Nthe only one on the island, Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.82,0:10:36.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a loincloth, Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.68,0:10:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I got to learn to swim with sharks. Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.16,0:10:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from there, I moved to Mexico, Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.98,0:10:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I moved\Nto the Amazon River basin in Ecuador, Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.24,0:10:48.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pujo Pongo Ecuador,\Nlived with a tribe there, Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.10,0:10:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and little by little I began to gain\Nconfidence just by my thromes. Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.18,0:10:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved to the music business\Nin Nashville, and then Sweden, Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.11,0:10:57.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moved to Stockholm,\Nworked in the music business there, Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.87,0:11:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where I climbed the top of Mt. Kebnekaise\Nhigh above the Arctic Circle. Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.30,0:11:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned clowning, Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.75,0:11:05.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and juggling, Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.86,0:11:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stilt-walking, Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.48,0:11:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unicycle riding,\Nfire eating, glass eating. Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.45,0:11:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1997 I heard there were\Nless than a dozen sword swallowers left Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.62,0:11:15.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I said, "I've got to do that!" Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.42,0:11:18.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I met a sword swallower,\Nand I asked him for some tips. Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.29,0:11:20.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, "Yeah, I'll give you 2 tips: Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.19,0:11:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 1: It's extremely dangerous, Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.93,0:11:23.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People have died doing this. Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.95,0:11:24.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Number 2: Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.95,0:11:26.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't try it!" Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.21,0:11:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.54,0:11:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I added it to my list of thromes. Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.44,0:11:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I practiced\N10 to 12 times a day, every day Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.66,0:11:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for four years. Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.21,0:11:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I calculated those out... Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.71,0:11:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,4 x 365 [x 12] Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.02,0:11:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was about 13,000\Nunsuccessful attempts Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.66,0:11:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before I got my first sword\Ndown my throat in 2001. Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.00,0:11:47.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During that time I set a throme Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.63,0:11:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become the world's leading expert\Nin sword swallowing. Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.97,0:11:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I searched for every book,\Nmagazine, newspaper article, Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.82,0:11:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every medical report,\NI studied physiology, anatomy, Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.68,0:11:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I talked with doctors and nurses, Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.72,0:12:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,networked all the sword swallowers\Ntogether Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.76,0:12:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the Sword Swallowers\NAssociation International, Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.25,0:12:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and conducted a 2-year\Nmedical research paper Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.45,0:12:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on Sword Swallowing and its Side Effects Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.58,0:12:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was published\Nin the British Medical Journal. Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.98,0:12:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.84,0:12:12.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.96,0:12:17.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.20,0:12:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I learned some fascinating things\Nabout sword swallowing. Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.57,0:12:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some things I bet you never thought\Nabout before, but you will after tonight. Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.26,0:12:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next time you go home, and you're cutting\Nyour steak with your knife Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.55,0:12:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a sword, or your "bestek",\Nyou'll think about this... Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.26,0:12:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that sword swallowing\Nstarted in India - Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.59,0:12:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right where I'd seen it first of all\Nas a 20-year old kid - Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.89,0:12:42.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about 4000 years ago, about 2000 BC. Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.29,0:12:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the past 150 years,\Nsword swallowers have been used Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.59,0:12:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the fields of science and medicine Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.48,0:12:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help develop\Nthe rigid endoscope in 1868 Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.16,0:12:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by Dr. Adolf Kussmaul in Freiburg Germany. Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.88,0:12:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 1906, the electrocardiogram in Wales, Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.64,0:13:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to study swallowing disorders,\Nand digestion, Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.24,0:13:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bronchoscopes, that type of thing. Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.86,0:13:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But over the past 150 years, Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.84,0:13:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we know of hundreds of injuries\Nand dozens of deaths... Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.88,0:13:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the rigid endoscope\Nthat was developed by Dr. Adolf Kussmaul. Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.74,0:13:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we discovered that there were\N29 deaths over the past 150 years Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.68,0:13:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including this sword swallower in London\Nwho impaled his heart with his sword. Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.14,0:13:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also learned that there are from 3 to 8 Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.34,0:13:27.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,serious sword swallowing injuries\Neach year. Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.78,0:13:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know because I get the phone calls. Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.88,0:13:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just had two of them, Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.15,0:13:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one from Sweden, and one from Orlando\Njust over the past few weeks, Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.32,0:13:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sword swallowers who are in the hospital\Nfrom injuries. Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.02,0:13:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it is extremely dangerous. Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.77,0:13:41.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other thing I learned is that \Nsword swallowing takes Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.63,0:13:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from 2 years to 10 years\Nto learn how to swallow a sword Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.32,0:13:45.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for many people. Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.61,0:13:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the most fascinating discovery\NI learned was Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.02,0:13:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how sword swallowers learn\Nto do the impossible. Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.46,0:13:53.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm going to give you a little secret: Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.52,0:13:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't focus on the 99.9%\Nthat is impossible. Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.58,0:14:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You focus on that .1% that is possible,\Nand figure out how to make it possible. Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.82,0:14:06.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now let me take you on a journey\Ninto the mind of a sword swallower. Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.14,0:14:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to swallow a sword,\Nit requires mind over matter meditation, Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.48,0:14:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,razor-sharp concentration,\Npinpoint accuracy in order Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.27,0:14:15.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to isolate internal body organs\Nand overcome automatic body reflexes Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.71,0:14:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through reinforced brain synopsis,\Nthrough repeated muscle memory Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.45,0:14:23.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by deliberate practice \Nof over 10,000 times. Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.02,0:14:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now let me take you on a little journey\Ninto the body of a sword swallower. Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.31,0:14:30.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to swallow a sword, Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.13,0:14:32.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have to slide the blade over my tongue, Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.25,0:14:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,repress the gag reflex\Nin the cervical esophagus, Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.78,0:14:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,navigate a 90 degree turn\Ndown the epiglottis, Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.24,0:14:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go through the cricopharyngeal\Nupper esophageal sphincter, Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.06,0:14:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,repress the perystalsis reflex, Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.60,0:14:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slide the blade into the chest cavity Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.38,0:14:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the lungs. Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.08,0:14:48.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point, Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.40,0:14:50.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I actually have to nudge my heart aside. Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.39,0:14:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you watch very carefully, Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.72,0:14:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can see the heart beat with my sword Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.86,0:14:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's leaning against the heart Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.86,0:14:58.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,separated by about an eighth of an inch\Nof esophageal tissue. Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.81,0:15:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not something you can fake. Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.58,0:15:02.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I have to slide it\Npast the breastbone, Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.71,0:15:05.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,past the lower esophageal sphincter,\Ndown into the stomach, Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.54,0:15:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,repress the retch reflex in the stomach\Nall the way down to the duodenum. Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.02,0:15:09.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Piece of cake. Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.75,0:15:10.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.93,0:15:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I were to go further than that, Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.88,0:15:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the way down to my Fallopian tubes.\N(Dutch) Fallopian tubes! Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.72,0:15:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Guys, you can ask your wives\Nabout that one later... Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.16,0:15:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People ask me, they say, Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.90,0:15:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It must take a lot of courage\Nin order to risk your life, Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.74,0:15:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to nudge your heart,\Nand swallow a sword..." Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.80,0:15:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No. What takes real courage Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.50,0:15:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is for that scared, shy, skinny wimpy kid Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.08,0:15:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to risk failure and rejection, Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.62,0:15:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bare his heart, Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.04,0:15:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and swallow his pride Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.24,0:15:41.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stand up here in front\Nof a bunch a total strangers Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.06,0:15:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tell you his story\Nabout his fears and dreams, Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.68,0:15:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to risk spilling his guts,\Nboth literally and figuratively. Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.28,0:15:49.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see - thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:15:49.45,0:15:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.85,0:15:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, the really amazing thing is Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.25,0:15:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've always wanted to do\Nthe remarkable in my life Dialogue: 0,0:15:58.65,0:15:59.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now I am. Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.78,0:16:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the really remarkable thing\Nis not that I can swallow Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.88,0:16:05.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,21 swords at once, Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.64,0:16:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or 20 feet underwater in a tank\Nof 88 sharks and stingrays Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.50,0:16:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Ripley's Believe It or Not, Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.84,0:16:17.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or heated to 1500 degrees red hot\Nfor Stan Lee's Superhumans Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.61,0:16:19.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a "Man of Steel" Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.52,0:16:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that sucker was hot! Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.46,0:16:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or to pull a car by sword for Ripley's, Dialogue: 0,0:16:24.93,0:16:26.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Guinness, Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.29,0:16:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or make it on the finals\Nof America's Got Talent, Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.82,0:16:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or win the 2007\NIg Nobel Prize in Medicine. Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.55,0:16:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, that's not\Nthe really remarkable thing. Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.90,0:16:36.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what people think.\NNo, no, no. That's not it. Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.35,0:16:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The really remarkable thing Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.80,0:16:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that God could take that scared,\Nshy, skinny wimpy kid Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.66,0:16:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was afraid of heights, Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.20,0:16:43.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was afraid of water and sharks, Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.89,0:16:46.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and doctors and nurses\Nand needles and sharp objects Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.37,0:16:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and speaking to people Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.64,0:16:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now he's got me\Nflying around the world Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.80,0:16:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at heights of 30,000 feet Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.32,0:16:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,swallowing sharp objects\Nunderwater in tanks of sharks, Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.90,0:16:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and speaking to doctors and nurses\Nand audiences like you around the world. Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.43,0:16:59.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the really amazing thing for me. Dialogue: 0,0:16:59.58,0:17:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always wanted to do the impossible - Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.45,0:17:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.38,0:17:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.76,0:17:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.66,0:17:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.70,0:17:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always wanted to do the impossible,\Nand now I am. Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.57,0:17:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to do something remarkable\Nwith my life and change the world, Dialogue: 0,0:17:15.86,0:17:16.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now I am. Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.90,0:17:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I always wanted to fly around the world\Ndoing superhuman feats Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.82,0:17:21.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and saving lives, and now I am. Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.38,0:17:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know what? Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.72,0:17:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's still a small part\Nof that little kid's big dream Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.57,0:17:27.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deep inside. Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.32,0:17:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) (Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:17:37.00,0:17:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you know, I always wanted to find\Nmy purpose and calling, Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.27,0:17:41.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now I've found it. Dialogue: 0,0:17:41.54,0:17:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But guess what? Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.92,0:17:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not with the swords,\Nnot what you think, not with my strengths. Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.23,0:17:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's actually with my weakness, my words. Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.51,0:17:51.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My purpose and calling\Nis to change the world Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.09,0:17:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by cutting through fear, Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.39,0:17:54.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one sword at a time, one word at a time, Dialogue: 0,0:17:55.07,0:17:57.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one knife at a time, one life at a time, Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.54,0:17:59.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to inspire people to be superheroes Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.70,0:18:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do the impossible in their lives. Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.06,0:18:04.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My purpose is to help others find theirs. Dialogue: 0,0:18:04.68,0:18:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's yours? Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.68,0:18:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's your purpose? Dialogue: 0,0:18:06.96,0:18:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What were you put here to do? Dialogue: 0,0:18:09.26,0:18:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe we're all\Ncalled to be superheroes. Dialogue: 0,0:18:12.16,0:18:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is your superpower? Dialogue: 0,0:18:14.56,0:18:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Out of a world population\Nof over 7 billion people, Dialogue: 0,0:18:17.99,0:18:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are less than a few dozen\Nsword swallowers Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.25,0:18:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,left around the world today, Dialogue: 0,0:18:21.66,0:18:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there's only one you. Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.94,0:18:24.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are unique. Dialogue: 0,0:18:24.07,0:18:25.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is your story? Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.54,0:18:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What makes you different? Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.76,0:18:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tell your story, Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.18,0:18:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if your voice is thin and shaky. Dialogue: 0,0:18:31.90,0:18:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are your thromes? Dialogue: 0,0:18:33.34,0:18:35.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you could do anything,\Nbe anyone, go anywhere - Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.85,0:18:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would you do?\NWhere'd you go? Dialogue: 0,0:18:37.43,0:18:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would you do? Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.48,0:18:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do you want to do with your life? Dialogue: 0,0:18:40.34,0:18:41.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are your big dreams? Dialogue: 0,0:18:41.76,0:18:44.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What were your big dreams as a little kid?\NThink back. Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.45,0:18:46.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I bet this wasn't it, was it? Dialogue: 0,0:18:46.48,0:18:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What were your wildest dreams Dialogue: 0,0:18:47.88,0:18:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you thought were so strange\Nand so obscure? Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.45,0:18:54.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I bet this makes your dreams look\Nnot so strange after all, doesn't it? Dialogue: 0,0:18:55.37,0:18:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is your sword? Dialogue: 0,0:18:57.05,0:18:58.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each one of you has a sword, Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.65,0:19:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a double-edged sword of fears and dreams. Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.60,0:19:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Swallow your sword, whatever it might be. Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.89,0:19:05.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Follow your dreams, ladies and gentlemen, Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.87,0:19:08.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's never too late to be\Nwhatever you wanted to be. Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.72,0:19:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For those bullies with the dogdeballs,\Nthose kids who thought Dialogue: 0,0:19:12.92,0:19:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I would never do the impossible, Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.06,0:19:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got just one thing to say to them: Dialogue: 0,0:19:17.64,0:19:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.94,0:19:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if it weren't for villains,\Nwe wouldn't have superheroes. Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.02,0:19:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here to prove\Nthe impossible is not impossible. Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.30,0:19:32.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is extremely dangerous,\NIt could kill me. Dialogue: 0,0:19:32.34,0:19:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you enjoy it. Dialogue: 0,0:19:33.72,0:19:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.35,0:19:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to need your help with this one. Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.73,0:19:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Two, three. Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.40,0:19:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dan Meyer: No, no, no. I need your help\Non the counting part, all of you, ok? Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.10,0:19:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:19:53.21,0:19:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you know the words? Ok?\NCount with me. Ready? Dialogue: 0,0:19:55.87,0:19:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One. Dialogue: 0,0:19:56.96,0:19:58.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two. Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.17,0:19:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three. Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.98,0:20:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, that's 2, but you've got the idea. Dialogue: 0,0:20:06.76,0:20:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: One. Dialogue: 0,0:20:07.84,0:20:08.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two. Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.80,0:20:10.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three. Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.26,0:20:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Gasping) Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.36,0:20:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:20:16.25,0:20:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DM: Yeah! Dialogue: 0,0:20:17.45,0:20:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) (Cheers) Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.10,0:20:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much. Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.45,0:20:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, thank you, thank you.\NThank you from the bottom of my heart. Dialogue: 0,0:20:28.80,0:20:31.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, thank you\Nfrom the bottom of my stomach. Dialogue: 0,0:20:31.88,0:20:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told you I came here to do\Nthe impossible, and now I have. Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.03,0:20:37.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this was not the impossible.\NI do this every day. Dialogue: 0,0:20:37.80,0:20:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The impossible thing was for that scared,\Nshy, skinny wimpy kid to face his fears, Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.84,0:20:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to stand up here on a [TEDx] stage, Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.60,0:20:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to change the world,\None word at a time, Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.10,0:20:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one sword at a time, one life at a time. Dialogue: 0,0:20:49.08,0:20:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I've made you think in new ways,\Nif I've made you believe Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.06,0:20:54.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the impossible is not impossible, Dialogue: 0,0:20:54.46,0:20:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I've made you realize that you can\Ndo the impossible in your life, Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.12,0:21:01.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then my job is done,\Nand yours is just beginning. Dialogue: 0,0:21:01.02,0:21:04.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never stop dreaming. Never stop believing. Dialogue: 0,0:21:04.82,0:21:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for believing in me Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.35,0:21:08.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thanks for being part of my dream. Dialogue: 0,0:21:08.25,0:21:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's my gift to you: Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.55,0:21:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The impossible is not... Dialogue: 0,0:21:11.49,0:21:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Impossible. Dialogue: 0,0:21:12.92,0:21:14.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Long walk part of gift. Dialogue: 0,0:21:15.10,0:21:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:21:19.56,0:21:21.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,0:21:21.06,0:21:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.58,0:21:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheering) Dialogue: 0,0:21:27.78,0:21:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Host: Thank you, Dan Meyer, wow!