Tell me about it.

請告訴我這段故事。

So yeah, I was a pretty unhappy kid growing up.

我在成長過程中是個不快樂的孩子。

I would be afraid of going to school because I would get bullied pretty often, physically and verbally.

我會害怕去上學，因為我常受到身體和言語上的霸凌。

They would call me like a loser, you know...stupid, skinny, small, retarded.

他們叫我失敗者，像是......笨蛋、瘦皮猴、矮冬瓜、白痴之類的。

So this was about when I was five years old, right here.

我當時才5歲大，這是照片。

I had just moved to a new school, and I had a hard time assimilating and fitting in.

我剛轉學到新學校，很難和他們融成一片。

Why were kids bullying you?

為什麼他們要霸凌你？

Because I was typically one of the smallest kids and the skinniest kid, the youngest as well.

因為我是那種典型的個子最矮、最瘦弱，也是年紀最輕的小孩。

My legs were so skinny that I had to wear braces on them because my quads were so weak.

我雙腿細到要穿固定器支撐，因為股四頭肌力量不足。

I was really insecure.

我非常沒有安全感。

I just was a really shy kid. I've...

我是很害羞的小孩，我......

I was not confident in myself.

我對自己沒什麼自信。

How often would you get bullied?

你的霸凌的頻率呢？

Almost on a daily occurrence.

幾乎每天。

And there were a couple really vivid incidents that still are in my mind.

有幾次很慘的經驗，至今我仍忘不了。

And once I was pulled back and choked by a bully and strangled and slammed to the ground.

有一次有一個惡霸拉住我、掐我脖子，把我甩到地上。

And no one really helped me.

沒人救我。

People actually....around me were actually laughing and ridiculed me.

旁邊的人甚至嘲笑我。

How did that make you feel?

你當時有什麼感受？

When you are bullied, and you're put down, you really feel helpless.

當你被霸凌時，你被壓制住，內心會覺得很無助。

I decided to just isolate myself.

我決定把自己孤立起來。

I would lie in bed at night, and I would think about the knife set downstairs in my kitchen.

半夜躺在床上時，我會想著樓下廚房的菜刀。

And I would think ok, if I just took these knives and I, you know, cut myself, I bet no one would care.

我心想，我如果拿刀自殘，根本也不會有人在意。

I didn't know how to control my anger.

我不知道如何控制心中的怒火。

I didn't have an outlet at all. I mean...

我沒有宣洩情緒的管道。我是說......

One time I punched a wall, broke my hand, and that kind of was an epiphany for me after that. You know...

有次我甚至用拳頭捶牆壁，結果手骨折了，那一刻我突然醒了。你知道就是......

I have to start finding a different kind of outlet or else I'm going to end up hurting myself.

我得找個不同的方式宣洩我的情緒，否則我最後一定會弄傷自己。

So what did you do?

那你後來怎麼做？

So instead of punching things, I started working out in my room.

我不再捶牆，而是開始在房間裡健身。

I felt invigorated.

我覺得充滿活力。

I felt really happy and focused.

我覺得很開心而且很專注。

I felt really just alive.

第一次有活著的感覺。

And how has this ritual fitness changed your life?

健身習慣如何改變你的人生呢？

So it started with, you know, that, working out in my bedroom, but it was really training in the gym that I fell in love with it.

剛開始時，我是自己在房間裡健身，但我其實是愛上在健身房裡健身。

And I was actually around other people, so it wasn't like me isolating myself.

旁邊有人一起運動，所以不再是自我孤立。

When I go to the gym, I always take at least 15 minutes to just put in my headphones and visualize what I'm going to do that day.

上健身房時，我總是戴上耳機思考15分鐘，在腦海裡演練今天的計畫。

If you're not focused, you're just going through the motion, and that's not gonna give you the best results.

若不專心的話，你只是在做動作，這將不會帶給你最好的結果。

When you look in the mirror now, who is the person that you see?

現在照鏡子時，你看見了誰？

I see a lot more confident person. I see someone who's made a lot of progress, and most of all I see someone who is on a journey.

我看見一個有自信的人，我看到一個進步很多的人，最重要的是我看到了一個在成長道路上的人。

The gym is symbolic in my life.

健身房在我的生活中具有重要的象徵。

It's just a haven for me.

它是我的避難港。

It's given me my closest friendships.

它讓我找到最親近的朋友。

I could even say it's kind of like a sanctuary for me, because it's really therapeutic for me to be there.

我甚至可以說，健身房彷彿是我的庇護所，因為對我來說去那裡是一種療癒。

And I decided to become a trainer and inspire and motivate other people, and I just fell in love with that as well.

所以我立志成為健身教練，幫助、激勵別人，這也是逐漸愛上的一件事。

What would you say to that young person who 's being bullied and beaten up?

對於當時被霸凌的自己，你有什麼話要說？

I think life takes you on a course that sometimes you just don't know what's gonna happen.

我覺得，生命會帶你走上一條有時無法預測會發生什麼事的路。

And I personally never would have thought I would be at USC, having a passion for fitness like I do right now.

我就從沒想過，有朝一日我會考上南加大，對健身懷抱著熱情，像我現在如此。

It will make you stronger, and that's what I would say to my 12-year-old self to just stay strong and push through it.

這段痛苦的經驗會讓你變得更強，所以我會對12歲的自己說：要堅強，撐過去。

You will be OK.

一切都會沒事的。

Bullying is something that sadly too many people face in life, but I hope you were inspired by David's story of strength and determination.

很遺憾地，霸凌是許多人都有過的經驗，但我希望，大衛堅強又有決心的故事能對你有所啟發。

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想看本系列影片，別忘了訂閱本頻道。

And you can watch another story about a young dancer whose discipline and passion have allowed her to live out her dream.

這段影片是關於一位年輕舞者，懷抱熱情、養成紀律的習慣，讓她得以實現夢想。

RIO ANDERSON: As a student, each performance matters so much, because you just don't have as many.

身為舞蹈系的學生，每場表演都很重要。

And...and in the competitions, you only have one chance on stage.

面對這麼多人的競爭，上場機會只有一次。

It's a lot of pressure.

這是很大的壓力。