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Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.71,0:00:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cracked a blind man's head open.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.83,0:00:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't do it voluntarily or at will,\NI cracked his head open, literally.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.10,0:00:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was walking grabbed by my shoulder,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.11,0:00:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't correctly estimate\Nthe space between the two
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.93,0:00:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I made him hit against a gate.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.29,0:00:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.48,0:00:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Five stitches on his forehead.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.68,0:00:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt the worst teacher in the world,\NI really didn't know how to apologize.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.29,0:00:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luckily, El Pulga is one of those people\Nwho take things quite well.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.23,0:00:47.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And today he goes on saying
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.60,0:00:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I was the coach who left\Nthe most important mark in his career.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.92,0:00:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.56,0:00:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth is that when I started working\Nat the institute for the blind,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.01,0:00:58.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was surprised by a lot of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.15,0:01:01.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of things they did\NI didn't imagine they could:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.74,0:01:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they swim, do athletics, play cards,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.08,0:01:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drink mate, pour it themselves\Nand don't get burned in the process.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.02,0:01:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when I saw them playing soccer\NI found it amazing.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.03,0:01:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had a field with two rusted goals\Nand broken nets
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.46,0:01:21.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the blind who attended the institute\Nwould play their games there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.83,0:01:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like I do in a vacant lot near home,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.64,0:01:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there they were playing\Nwithout being able to see.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.28,0:01:30.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ball had a sound\Nso they could locate it;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.47,0:01:33.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was a guide\Nbehind the rival team's goal
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.57,0:01:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know where to kick ball,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.72,0:01:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they used an eye mask.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.50,0:01:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were kids who could still see
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.97,0:01:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to play under the same conditions\Nthey wore that eye mask.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.41,0:01:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I got confident,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.75,0:01:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked for a mask myself,\NI put it on and tried to play;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.20,0:01:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had played soccer all my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.58,0:01:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found it more amazing still,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.81,0:01:58.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in two seconds didn't know\Nwhere I was standing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.48,0:02:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had studied physical education
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.84,0:02:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I loved high performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.63,0:02:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had started working there by chance.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.86,0:02:10.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My other job was\Nwith the Argentinian National Rowing Team,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.73,0:02:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I felt that was my thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.41,0:02:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, everything took me double.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.24,0:02:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll never forget the first day\NI did the warm-up with the team.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.92,0:02:19.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I put them in front of me,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.45,0:02:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- I had a lot of experience
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.82,0:02:23.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from when I worked\Nwith the national rowing team -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.49,0:02:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I said, "Now, everyone down,"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.63,0:02:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I did this. (He bends)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.24,0:02:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I looked up, there were 2 seated,\N3 lying around, others squatted.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.76,0:02:31.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.71,0:02:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do I do here what I was doing there?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.90,0:02:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took me a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.76,0:02:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started looking for tools,\Nto learn from them,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.15,0:02:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the teachers who work with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.83,0:02:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that I couldn't explain a play\Non a chalkboard like a coach does,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.58,0:02:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I could use a plastic tray with caps
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.53,0:02:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they could interpret me through touch.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.50,0:02:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that they could also run\Non a running track
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.67,0:03:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if I ran with them holding a rope.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.09,0:03:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we started looking for volunteers\Nto help us run with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.56,0:03:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was enjoying it and I was finding\Nthe purpose and meaning to the activity.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.13,0:03:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was difficult, it was uncomfortable,\Nbut I decided to overcome this discomfort.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.16,0:03:22.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there came a time when it became\Nthe most fascinating job of all.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.37,0:03:24.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that's when I wondered,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.93,0:03:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why couldn't we be, with the blind,\Na high-performance team as well?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.26,0:03:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, the other part was missing:\Nto know what they wanted,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.11,0:03:37.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the real protagonists of this story.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.63,0:03:41.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three hours of training on that field\Nwe played soccer on
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.38,0:03:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were not going to be enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.46,0:03:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We would have to train differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.88,0:03:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We started to train harder\Nand the results were great,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.25,0:03:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they asked for more.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.83,0:03:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I understood that they also wondered\Nwhy they couldn't be high-performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.96,0:04:01.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we felt ready,\Nwe knocked at CENARD's doors,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.38,0:04:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our National Center\Nof High-Performance Sports
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.66,0:04:05.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have here in this country.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.24,0:04:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was hard to have them open doors,\Nbut it was considerably more difficult
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.76,0:04:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get the other athletes training there\Nto consider us their equals.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.19,0:04:18.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, they would lend us the field\Nonly when no other teams used it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.98,0:04:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we were "the blind", not everyone knew\Nwhat exactly we were doing there.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.22,0:04:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 2006 World Championship\Nwas a turning point in the team's history.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.72,0:04:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was held in Buenos Aires\Nfor the first time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.37,0:04:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was our chance to prove to our people\Nwhat we had been doing all this time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.84,0:04:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We made it to the final,\Nwe were growing as a team.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.67,0:04:47.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the other hand, Brazil was leading,\Nso far the best team in the tournament.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.73,0:04:50.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were winning\Nevery game by a landslide.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.68,0:04:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost nobody believed\Nthat we could win that game.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.12,0:04:59.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost nobody, but us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.71,0:05:05.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During training, in the locker room,\Nduring each warm-up,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.69,0:05:07.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there smelled of champions.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.22,0:05:11.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I swear that smell exists.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.48,0:05:14.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I smelled it several times with the team,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.19,0:05:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I particularly remember the day\Nbefore we played that final.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.68,0:05:21.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Argentine Football Association\Nhad opened their doors to us
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.72,0:05:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were preparing in AFA, where Verón,\NHiguain, and Messi train.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.04,0:05:31.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For us, it was feeling like\Na national team for the first time.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.11,0:05:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The day before at 7:30 pm, we were\Nin the lounge during the technical talk
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.90,0:05:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a young man knocks on the door,\Ninterrupting our conversation,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.84,0:05:46.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suggesting us to go to church;\Nhe came to invite us to go to church.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.30,0:05:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I try to dissuade him, replying\Nit was not the best of times,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.43,0:05:53.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we better leave it for another day.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.45,0:05:58.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he insists asking me to please\Nlet him take the kids to church
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.97,0:06:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that day a pastor came\Nwho performed miracles.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.99,0:06:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked with some fear\Nwhat miracle he was talking about,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.70,0:06:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he easily replied, "Coach,\Nlet me take the team to the church,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.39,0:06:14.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we return\NI'm sure that half of them will see."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.95,0:06:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.36,0:06:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some laughed, but imagine\Nyou are blind and someone says that.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.63,0:06:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't know what to say,\NI kept silent, an awkward silence.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.08,0:06:30.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't want to make him feel bad
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.92,0:06:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he truly believed\Nthis could happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.52,0:06:35.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And one player saved me
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.73,0:06:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he stood up and confidently said,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.77,0:06:42.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Juan, Gonza already told you\Nit's not the best time to go to church.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.71,0:06:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Besides, let me make this clear:\Nwe get to go to that church,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.17,0:06:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm part of those half\Nof us who see when we return here,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.36,0:06:52.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I beat the shit out of you, for tomorrow\NI won't be able to play the game."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.95,0:06:53.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.100,0:06:55.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.52,0:07:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Juan left laughing in resignation,\Nwe continue with the technical talk,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.31,0:07:16.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that night, when I went to sleep,\NI began to dream the next day's game,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.44,0:07:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to imagine what could happen,\Nhow we would play it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.42,0:07:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I felt the smell of champions\NI mentioned a while ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.22,0:07:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because at that moment I felt\Nthat if the other players had
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.22,0:07:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same desire Diego had to play\Nthat game, we could only be champions.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.02,0:07:37.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The next day was going to be wonderful.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.69,0:07:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We got up at 9 am, the game was at 7 pm,\Nand we already wanted to go and play.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.96,0:07:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We left AFA, and the bus\Nwas full of flags given to us,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.84,0:07:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we were talking about the game\Nand we could hear the honks,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.11,0:07:55.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people cheering who were saying,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.30,0:07:58.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Go Bats, today is the last day,\Nthe last effort."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.31,0:08:01.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The boys asked me, "Do they know us?\NDo they know we are playing?"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.79,0:08:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There were people who went\Nto CENARD following the bus.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.92,0:08:10.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We arrived and found a pleasant scene.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.53,0:08:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Along the lane from the locker room\Nto the game field
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.04,0:08:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was walking with Silvio, who grabbed\Nby my shoulder, let me guide him;
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.09,0:08:22.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fortunately, no gates on the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.14,0:08:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we reached the field,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.76,0:08:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was asking everything and everybody,\Nhe didn't want to miss a detail.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.26,0:08:31.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then he said, "Tell me what you see,\Ntell me who is playing those drums."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.31,0:08:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried to explain what was happening,\Nwith as much detail as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.59,0:08:39.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would say, "The stands are packed,\Na lot of people could not get in,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.65,0:08:42.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are blue and white balloons\Nall over the field,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.85,0:08:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are opening a giant Argentina flag\Nthat covers the entire grandstand."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.72,0:08:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suddenly, he cuts me off me and says,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.40,0:08:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Do you see a flag that reads San Pedro?"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.26,0:08:55.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- the city where he lives -
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.03,0:08:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I start looking into the stands
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.98,0:09:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I find a little, white flag written\Nin black spray paint that read,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.61,0:09:07.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Silvio, your family\Nand all San Pedro is here."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.78,0:09:11.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tell him that and he replies,\N"That's my old lady,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.70,0:09:14.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tell me where she is,\NI want to I wave at her."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.21,0:09:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I orientate him, I show him,\Nwith his arm, where the flag is,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.46,0:09:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he waves his two arms\Nat that direction.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.30,0:09:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About 20, 30 people stand up\Nto give him an ovation,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.94,0:09:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when that happens, I see how his face\Nchanges, how moved he is.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.49,0:09:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was moving for me too; 2 seconds later,\NI had a lump in my throat.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.93,0:09:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was strange, because I felt\Nthe excitement of what was happening,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.52,0:09:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the anger and the anguish\Nthat he could not see all this.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.98,0:09:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few days later when I told him\Nwhat had happened to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.63,0:09:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was reassuring, because he said,\N"Gonza, don't feel bad,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.83,0:09:57.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could see them, differently,\Nbut I swear to you I saw them all."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.67,0:10:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The game started;\Nwe could not fail, it was the final.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.93,0:10:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People had to stat still, like here,\Nbecause in soccer, for the blind,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.10,0:10:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the public has to be quiet\Nso that the players hear the ball.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.74,0:10:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they are only allowed to cheer\Nwhen the game is over.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.12,0:10:19.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About 8 minutes to go, they cheered\Nwhat they hadn't in the first 32.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.96,0:10:25.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Silvio nailed the ball at angle,\Nthey cheered that goal from the heart,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.83,0:10:27.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in an incredible way.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.48,0:10:34.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If today you go to CENARD, you will see\Na huge poster on the door,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.82,0:10:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a Bats photo.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.52,0:10:42.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are a model national team,\Neveryone knows who they are in CENARD,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.29,0:10:46.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after having won 2 World Championships\Nand 2 Paralympic medals,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.62,0:10:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no one doubts they are high performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.60,0:10:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.95,0:11:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was lucky to train\Nthis team for ten years,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.91,0:11:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first as trainer and later as their coach.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.40,0:11:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The feeling I have is that I received\Nmuch more than I gave.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.75,0:11:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year I was suggested to coach\Nanother national team, Power Soccer.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.97,0:11:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a national team of young men\Nwho play soccer in wheelchairs.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.29,0:11:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Motorized wheelchairs\Nthat they drive with a joystick,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.36,0:11:40.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as they have no strength in their arms\Nto drive a conventional chair.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.26,0:11:44.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They added a bumper to the chair,\Na safeguard that protects their feet
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.21,0:11:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while allowing them to kick the ball.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.38,0:11:53.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the first time they stop being\Nspectators and turned protagonists.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.22,0:11:58.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the first time that their parents,\Nfriends, and siblings go to see them play.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.46,0:12:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, it's a new challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.68,0:12:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again the discomfort, insecurity, and fear\Nlike when I started with the blind.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.76,0:12:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I face it all\Nfrom a more experienced position.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.27,0:12:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why from day one,\NI treat them as athletes on the field,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.80,0:12:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I try to put myself\Nin their place outside the field.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.25,0:12:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With no prejudice, because treating them\Nnaturally is how they feel best.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.94,0:12:29.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both teams play soccer;\Nit was something unthinkable for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.77,0:12:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had to adapt the rules to do so.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.01,0:12:37.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And both teams broke the same rule,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.51,0:12:40.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,precisely that which said\Nthey could not play soccer.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.90,0:12:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you see them play,\Nyou see competition not disability.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.04,0:12:47.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem starts
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.77,0:12:50.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the game is over\Nthey leave the field,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.77,0:12:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they come out to play our game
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.39,0:12:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a society that sets rules
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.46,0:12:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that almost don't take them on account,\Nthat don't care for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.13,0:13:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned from sports
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.83,0:13:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that disability greatly depends on\Nthe rules of the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.98,0:13:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think that if we change\Nsome of the rules of our game,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.89,0:13:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can make their lives\Na little easier for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.88,0:13:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know that there are people\Nwith disabilities, we see them daily.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.27,0:13:21.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But by having no direct contact with them,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.22,0:13:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are not aware of the problems\Nthey face every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.88,0:13:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How hard it is for them to get on a bus,\Nfind a job, take the subway,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.30,0:13:30.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or cross the street.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.30,0:13:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's true that there is\Nan increasing social responsibility
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.26,0:13:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regarding the inclusion\Nof people with disabilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.71,0:13:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think it's not enough yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.60,0:13:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think change should come from within us.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.68,0:13:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, by leaving behind\Nthe indifference towards them,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.44,0:13:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then by respecting the rules\Nthat do take them on account.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.69,0:13:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are few, but they exist.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.48,0:14:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cracked a blind man's\Nhead open: El Pulga.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.17,0:14:03.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can assure you these 2 teams\Nalso opened mine,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.40,0:14:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they taught me\Nhow you have to get out there
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.20,0:14:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and play every game
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.43,0:14:09.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the beautiful championship\Nthat life is.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.55,0:14:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.84,0:14:12.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)