And also, my right leg was several inches shorter than my left one.

還有，我的右腿也比我的左腿短了幾英寸。

They broke the bones in the leg, then they screwed metal spikes into the bone.

他們將腿骨切斷，然後用金屬長釘拴在腿骨上。

It has not only spikes, but wires that go all the way through the leg to stabilize it.

不只是長釘，還有用來固定它的多條金屬線。

I have to walk on it.

我得這樣走路。

I have to stretch it out so that my muscles don't just get all atrophied.

我得經常做伸展，這樣我的肌肉才不會一直萎縮。

People always ask me, "Does it hurt?"

人們總是問我：「痛嗎？」

Yes, it does, but I focus on what I can do, not on what I cannot do.

是的，很痛，但我將注意力放在我能做什麼，而非我不能做什麼。

I wanna talk with you guys about overcoming obstacles.

我想和你們聊聊「克服障礙」。

Everybody has obstacles, a disability, a hurdle.

每個人都有障礙或殘障或阻礙。

We face a choice: let the obstacle overcome you or overcome the obstacle.

讓障礙戰勝你，或者是戰勝這個障礙。

Maybe some of you have heard of Jim Abbott.

也許你們都聽說過吉姆．雅培。

He was a Major League Baseball player.

他是棒球大聯盟球員。

He won a gold medal in the Olympics.

他曾贏得奧運金牌獎。

He played for the Yankees, the Angels.

他在洋基棒球隊打過，也在天使棒球隊裡打過。

But he threw a no-hitter, and he only had one arm.

他不但投出無人安打賽，而且他只有一隻手。

When he was a kid, he came home mad one time and told his dad, "The kids won't let me play baseball because I only have one hand."

當他還是個孩子時，有一次他生著氣回家，跟他爸爸說：「其他的小朋友們不讓我打棒球，因為我只有一隻手。」

His dad replied, "No, the kids won't let you play baseball because you stink at baseball."

他的父親回答說：「不，其他的小朋友們不讓你打棒球，是因為你打得很爛。」

"You can't change the fact that you only have one hand, but you can change the fact that you stink."

「你不能改變你只有一隻手臂的事實但你可以改變你打得很爛這件事。」

So, his dad began to practice with him, and he got good.

因此，他的父親開始陪他練習，然後他就變棒了。

He overcame obstacles.

他克服了障礙。

Teams would try to exploit his weak side.

隊友可能會攻擊他的弱點。

They would try to bunt to the side that he had a missing arm.

他們會試圖對著他沒有手的那邊打出短打。

But they never succeeded because he practiced and practiced fielding bunts to that side.

但他們從未成功，因為他不斷地練習防守短邊的短打。

There's no dishonor in having a disability, and I won't let anyone diss my ability, but I don't want anyone's pity either.

有殘障並不羞恥，我不會讓任何人羞辱我的能力，但我也不想要別人的同情。

I will not use the obstacles I face as an excuse for having a pity party.

我不會用我所面臨的障礙作為自怨自艾的藉口。

I will practice harder, play harder, and push myself harder to keep getting better.

我將更加努力練習，更努力打球，更加激勵我自己變得更好。

Last season I started on my varsity high school basketball team as a freshman, and I won Rookie of the Year.

上個賽季開始後，我成為我高中籃球校隊裡的一名新生球員，而且還贏得了年度最佳新人獎。

I was one of the top scorers on the team.

我是隊裡得高分的球員之一。

One of the things that I find funny is that people judge me by appearance.

我發現一件很有趣的事：人們根據我的外觀下評判。

They say, "Oh, look at this one-handed whitey with the limp. I don't want him on my team," you know?

他們說：「哦，看看這個獨手又瘸的白人，我才不要讓他在我的球隊裡！ 」

But what they don't know is that I don't just have a disability, I have an ability.

但他們不知道的是，我不但有殘疾，我還有能力。

One of my favorite moments from this last season was we played a team that we had never played before.

上個賽季中我最喜歡的時刻之一，是我們和一隊從來沒交手過的球隊比賽。

And when the game started, you could tell that they were dissing my disability.

當比賽開始時，你可以看得出來他們輕視我的殘疾。

I mean, they double-teamed our tallest player.

他們夾攻我們最高的隊員。

They just were playing really soft on me, and they just, you could tell they thought, "What can this guy with one hand do?"

但是他們對我很放水，就是說，你可以看得出來他們在想：「這個只有一隻手的傢伙能幹什麼？」

So, they left me open for a three.

因此，他們放了我一個無人防守的三分球。

I made that one.

我投進了那一球。

They left me open for another one.

他們又無人防守，讓我得以再次投進一球。

I made that one.

我又投進了一球。

Then, they started to get frustrated, so they actually fouled me.

之後他們開始惱怒，因此他們對我犯規。

I made both free throws.

我又罰進兩球。

And they called time out.

他們叫了暫停。

And as we were in the huddle, I could hear the other coach yelling at his players about me.

然後我們在做戰術集商時，我可以聽到另一隊的教練對著他的球員怒罵關於我的事。

They went from not covering me at all to double-teaming me.

他們從完全沒人防守我，到兩人夾攻我。

It's all about overcoming obstacles.

這些都是克服障礙的過程。

It's true, I have a disability, but so do you.

是的，我有殘疾，但是你也是。

I also have an ability, so do you.

我有能力，而你也有。

Everyone has obstacles to overcome.

每個人都有需要克服的障礙。

Some are visible like mine.

有些是看得見的，像我的一樣。

Some are less visible.

有些是比較看不見的。

Maybe your obstacle is that you come from a poor neighborhood.

也許你的障礙是你來自一個貧困的社區。

Maybe people say you'll never amount to anything.

或許有人會說你永遠不能成就些什麼。

Prove them wrong.

去證明他們錯了！

Maybe your obstacle is that you have a learning disability, and people think that you're dumb.

也許你的障礙是學習困難，人們認為你是笨蛋。

Prove them wrong.

去證明他們錯了！

Maybe people judge you because of the color of your skin or your family background.

也許人們因你的皮膚顏色，或因你的家庭背景而評判你。

Prove them wrong.

去證明他們錯了！

I know a lot of people who take one look at me and judge me.

我知道很多人看了我一眼就評判我。

They say, "Oh, that kid can't be any good at basketball. One leg, one hand."

他們會說：「哦，那孩子不可能打得一手好籃球的。他只有一條腿、一隻手。」

If someone thinks you can't overcome the obstacles, prove them wrong.

如果有人認為你無法克服難關，去證明他們錯了。