Greatness in failure | Matthew Whipple | TEDxYouth@ParkCity
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0:04 - 0:07Failure. It's a word
that can be represented in many ways. -
0:07 - 0:10It can describe a person;
it can describe a group; -
0:10 - 0:13it can describe everyone in this room.
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0:13 - 0:15Everyone has failed;
most have gotten back up. -
0:15 - 0:19But it's a few that try harder
and do whatever they can -
0:19 - 0:23and won't stop until they have passed
what they have failed. -
0:23 - 0:25That is truly great.
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0:26 - 0:29True success is never
giving in to failure. -
0:30 - 0:32George Patton said,
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0:32 - 0:36"I won't ever measure a man's success
on how well he can climb a ladder, -
0:36 - 0:40but I will on how high he bounces back up
when he hits the bottom." -
0:41 - 0:45Whether it's getting an A on a big test,
not making the team, -
0:45 - 0:47or not getting the job of your dreams,
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0:47 - 0:52those are just three out of thousands
of millions of ways that you can fail. -
0:53 - 0:55Sir Winston Churchill said,
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0:55 - 1:00"Success consists of moving
from failure to failure -
1:00 - 1:03without loss of enthusiasm."
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1:03 - 1:06Thomas Edison is a great example of this.
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1:06 - 1:10He had failed over and over and over again
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1:10 - 1:13before creating
the first working light bulb. -
1:14 - 1:16But he states, "I have not failed,
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1:17 - 1:20I have just found 1000 ways
that wouldn't work." -
1:21 - 1:25Even though no one thought
it was possible to create what he created, -
1:25 - 1:28he still was determined to not stop
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1:29 - 1:33till he created the first light bulb.
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1:34 - 1:36Failure was the path
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1:36 - 1:38to one of the greatest
inventions in history. -
1:39 - 1:43Oftentimes, failure
is the beginning of greatness. -
1:43 - 1:45Michael Jordan stated,
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1:46 - 1:51"I have failed over and over
and over again in my life, -
1:51 - 1:53and that's why I succeed."
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1:53 - 1:56When he first didn't make
his high school varsity team, -
1:57 - 1:59and was told he wasn't good enough,
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1:59 - 2:01he still put in the extra hours.
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2:01 - 2:05Greatness is the things
that people don't necessarily see. -
2:05 - 2:07It's the hours in the gym by yourself.
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2:07 - 2:09That described Michael Jordan
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2:09 - 2:11and his journey to get
to where he is today. -
2:13 - 2:17He was one of the few people
that was passionate enough -
2:17 - 2:21and would do whatever he could
to be able to get better. -
2:23 - 2:26Failure fueled his desire
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2:26 - 2:29to be one of the greatest
basketball players of all time. -
2:30 - 2:33Everyone has a different
representation on success, -
2:33 - 2:35but I will leave you with mine.
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2:36 - 2:40I think it is when you hit a wall,
the good stand back and think -
2:40 - 2:44while the great plow through,
go under, climb over, -
2:44 - 2:49and won't rest until they have passed
the obstacle in their way. -
2:50 - 2:51Thank you.
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2:51 - 2:54(Applause) (Cheers)
- Title:
- Greatness in failure | Matthew Whipple | TEDxYouth@ParkCity
- Description:
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Matthew Whipple, a ninth grader at Treasure Mountain Middle School in Park City, Utah, talks about how one's attitudes towards failure can show their greatness.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organised by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TEDxTalks
- Duration:
- 02:56
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Maurício Kakuei Tanaka
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