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Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.79,0:00:12.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was 14 years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.02,0:00:14.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had low self-esteem.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.65,0:00:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt I was not talented at anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.10,0:00:22.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, I bought a yo-yo.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.87,0:00:26.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I tried my first trick, it looked like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.39,0:00:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn't even do the simplest trick,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.36,0:00:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it was very natural for me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.74,0:00:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I was not dextrous, and hated all sports.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.29,0:00:46.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after one week of practicing,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.32,0:00:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my throws became more like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.12,0:00:56.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A bit better.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.90,0:01:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought, the yo-yo is something for me to be good at,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.62,0:01:03.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the first time in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.29,0:01:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found my passion.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.44,0:01:09.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was spending all my time practicing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.85,0:01:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took me hours and hours a day
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.03,0:01:14.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build my skills up to the next level.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.83,0:01:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, four years later, when I was 18 years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.62,0:01:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was standing onstage at the World Yo-Yo Contest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.35,0:01:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I won.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.63,0:01:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so excited. "Yes, I did it! I became a hero.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.26,0:01:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I may get many sponsors, a lot of money,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.04,0:01:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tons of interviews, and be on TV!" I thought. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.60,0:01:38.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after coming back to Japan,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.63,0:01:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,totally nothing changed in my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.94,0:01:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized society didn't value my passion.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.99,0:01:50.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I went back to my college
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.63,0:01:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and became a typical Japanese worker
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.68,0:01:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a systems engineer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.13,0:02:01.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt my passion, heart and soul, had left my body.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.35,0:02:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt I was not alive anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.21,0:02:08.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I started to consider what I should do,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.17,0:02:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I thought, I wanted to make my performance better,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.42,0:02:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to show onstage how spectacular the yo-yo could be
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.06,0:02:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change the public's image of the yo-yo.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.16,0:02:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I quit my company
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.87,0:02:27.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and started a career as a professional performer.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.78,0:02:31.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started to learn classic ballet, jazz dance,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.05,0:02:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,acrobatics and other things
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.03,0:02:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make my performance better.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.52,0:02:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a result of these efforts, and the help of many others,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.70,0:02:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.96,0:02:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I won the World Yo-Yo Contest again
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.10,0:02:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the artistic performance division.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.30,0:02:48.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I passed an audition for Cirque du Soleil.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.59,0:02:52.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I am standing on the TED stage
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.14,0:02:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the yo-yo in front of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.70,0:02:59.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.54,0:03:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I learned from the yo-yo is,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.40,0:03:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I make enough effort with huge passion,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.44,0:03:09.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is no impossible.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.74,0:03:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Could you let me share my passion with you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.84,0:03:14.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through my performance?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.65,0:03:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.100,0:03:53.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Water Sounds)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.69,0:04:01.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.40,0:07:44.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.98,0:07:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.39,0:09:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music) (Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.66,0:09:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.23,0:09:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music) (Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.27,0:09:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.53,0:09:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.17,0:10:09.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)