Special Olympics let me be myself - a champion

Special Olympics let me be myself - a champion | Matthew Williams

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8 жыл бұрын

How much do you know about intellectual disabilities? Special Olympics champion and ambassador Matthew Williams is proof that athletic competition and the camaraderie it fosters can transform lives, both on and off the field. Together with his fellow athletes, he invites you to join him at the next meet - and challenges you to walk away with your heart unchanged.
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@ytrehalfronoc 8 жыл бұрын

Damn the look in his eyes at the end is just pure joy.

@DynamicSphinx 8 жыл бұрын

He doesn't sound "stupid" to me. Hope this guy succeeds in life and inspires others with or without disabilities.

@user-zf8wu7xq4t 3 жыл бұрын

It's better that you use intellectual disabilities than to write the word "stupid" in your comment :)

@grandmastermario3695 2 жыл бұрын

Alot of people with intellectual or disabilities are far far from st*** and far far from that apsalutly disgraceful R word alot of them are incredibly smart doing all the things that quote normal people can do like be independent live on there own have jobs drive cars and other vehicles even have kids and even more so do what most even quote normal people can't do and that's raise there kids properly and even win in regular sports against against again quote normal people even win world championships I know someone with a disability who has a job and on top of his special olympics he's also a black belt in karate people with disabilities aren't dumb at all and can accomplish anything if they just put ur mind to it

@XmynameislameX 8 жыл бұрын

his emotion at the end. 😭 wonderful speech. 👏

@fransinclair3356 6 жыл бұрын

THis guy is a hero in my eyes. I have never thought of any athlete as a hero until listening to this mans speech.

@jhoer1237 2 жыл бұрын

When he said, I am no longer hidden, bullied, and I am here on TED Talk. It brings me tears of joy to see all his accomplishments.

@HalifaxHercules 3 жыл бұрын

I was on Team Canada along with Matthew Williams at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. Matthew is not just a fierce competitor, but also an intelligent man whom won't let any obstacle stand in his way. A big thank you to Matthew for mentioning me on his speech, including my Special Olympics World Games Powerlifting record breaking performances in LA. John "Jackie" Barrett 2015 Special Olympics World Games - Team Canada Powerlifter

@70sfred1 Жыл бұрын

He has my respect and to quote my grandfather from Greece, "Never give up!"

@spanish1011 8 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful soul!

@goldcoastkiller825 8 жыл бұрын

this man is amazing and more capable than half the people I work with. he has goals in life and will experience the world in a greater way than even I might. I would like to call him a friend more than some of the people I already do. great respect man, get out there and get it!!!

@318Arnie 8 жыл бұрын

I've seen almost all TED talks that have been uploaded to the main channel, and I can honestly say that there're only very few people I have more repect for than for him.

@castlenovelist97BOOKS 3 жыл бұрын

I really want to volunteer for Special Olympics someday. These people are inspiring. I just want to help them. ❤❤

@MrAdrianoCBB 8 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful smile he has! He's really amazing. ;-}

@jacklynyoung2168 8 жыл бұрын

My brother is mentally handicapped, and his Special Olympics are some of the best experiences he has ever had.

@user-zf8wu7xq4t 3 жыл бұрын

Matthew williams you are amazing! You give a lot of power to pepole who really needs it! Continue to succeed. May god bless you! Thank you for your lecture!

@70sfred1 Жыл бұрын

That's heart and face of a true Champion!

@scorpiongold 8 жыл бұрын

Probably my favourite Ted talks of all time!

@ford2n2003 7 жыл бұрын

Now I officially have a new HERO!!!! Keep inspiring old guy's like me to try to be more like you!!

@afsahshaikh9902 8 жыл бұрын

That was really really beautiful. I wish it was possible for me to go see special olympics someday.

@cg4unet 8 жыл бұрын

Great Salute to peoples who created Special Olympics, and the change they brought ,

@playstationfreak2598 8 жыл бұрын

Saw this live and it was absolutely moving

@williamclemons8534 7 жыл бұрын

What a speech! And it makes great sense.

@LittleBillysWorld 8 жыл бұрын

I feel sorry for the 11 people who down rated this video.

@andy4an 8 жыл бұрын

+LittleBillysWorld there are lots of reasons to downvote a video, and not all of them are bigotry i enjoyed it though.

@SomeReallyUniqueName 8 жыл бұрын

When someone uses derogatory terms, they are saying something about themselves. Don't get angry! Instead you should pity them. They are the ones with issues! Huge props for your accomplishments, your dedication to reaching your goals and representing Special Olympians. Perhaps those trying to put you down are only envious because you do what they cannot? Haters gonna hate!

@grandmastermario3695 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone has a disability in there own way rather if you believe it or not it's true and disability or not it's no exscuse you can do anything that anyone else can do

@bbnelainencf6094 8 жыл бұрын

salute to this man.. confidence- you got it better than others

@joycewong8102 2 жыл бұрын

You really inspire us, love! Thank you so much for your amazing kindness! Keep up your wonderful angelic works on earth! The world really needs your beautiful inspirations!

@bobmcgee6285 8 жыл бұрын

This guy is a true hero

@allysaurusrex_ 4 жыл бұрын

Truly inspiring! thank you for your beautiful and amazing words!

@wbbfan21 6 жыл бұрын

AMAZING job, Matthew... such and important topic!

@joshbarron112781 7 жыл бұрын

your a champion like me in special Olympics basketball

@baochau4551 8 жыл бұрын

don't cry... this is one of my favorite ted talks.

@buddhatwig 8 жыл бұрын

You are more than a Champion Brother

@Piluttatingeling 8 жыл бұрын

He is very well-spoken !

@pastor-tom-sims 6 жыл бұрын

Inspirational. motivational, and as good of a speech as I have ever heard from anyone.

@playstationfreak2598 8 жыл бұрын

And that last standing ovation lasted over 5 minutes

@justinheenan9205 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@ShineSun 8 жыл бұрын

Matthew, I think you deserve more respect than those who think you are stupid. Well, they are the dumbest fools who live on earth. They are angry at the world because they can't accept the fact that a person like you has something to give to humanity than them.

@redbasilco4490 8 жыл бұрын

Great great , this guy is good

@WilmMyburgh 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic talk. We all need a sense of belonging for our wellbeing.

@whoami3248 5 жыл бұрын

He came to my school. He’s really funny and even played basketball with my friend. He took pictures with us and told us about his wife and his baby that’ll be coming soon.

@Loric1347 8 жыл бұрын

this is one of the best Ted Talks I have ever seen, thanks!

@gchbavic9831 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@jassona 8 жыл бұрын

What an amazing talk!

@akilumanga 8 жыл бұрын

Faith in humanity restored.

@akilumanga 8 жыл бұрын

+Amani Kilumanga Lost it again after looking at the comments.

@ZewingFZC 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing TED talk!

@jeandistefano5486 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Ted Talk! You are a leader among all people! Gina in Lights

@andy4an 8 жыл бұрын

This guy is FAR more physically active and erudite than my aunt. However, I wouldn't wish her to be any different. She has had such a big positive influence on everyone she meets. The additional emotional energy it takes to handle her does not change that.

@m8oneguy913 8 жыл бұрын

This guy has something right, gotta say.

@n.fer.2596 8 жыл бұрын

Sending you love.

@jayfulf 8 жыл бұрын

I wonder if people would show the same love for this talk had it been someone without an intellectual disability giving it.

@tomclarkeofcoventry 8 жыл бұрын

Well said Matthew.

@Andonis77ags 8 жыл бұрын

Congrats

@anthonypraveen3086 8 жыл бұрын

I respect u all and love to be in contact

@wolfpackhunterstudios 5 жыл бұрын

I do Special Olympics But I don’t think I have any disabilities in sports!

@grandmastermario3695 3 жыл бұрын

Same here just

@haydenjacobson4033 8 жыл бұрын

Looking at these comments...just, meh. So much hatred. Can't you see that Mr. Williams and others like him simply want the respect they deserve. They're human too, and sometimes they seem to have a deeper level of compassion than many people I know who aren't disabled. I think people tend to meet the expectations that others have of them. It should make you think what your own expectations are for the intellectually disabled.

@ApplepieFTW 8 жыл бұрын

this at the same time, it can also be easily seen as attentionfagging

@lenovotab4668 3 жыл бұрын

Good

@andy4an 8 жыл бұрын

I actually like the phrase "intellectual disability". I'd been using "mental disability" with regard to my aunt, but the former seems more accurate.

@thelowend7699 8 жыл бұрын

smart dude.

@funthomas12 6 жыл бұрын

wow and have one

@wemuk5170 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic speech. Vexivero, he's not stupid: Matthew is wise. My son has intellectual disability. This just means his IQ is under 70 & he struggles massively with every day activities like household tasks, socialising or managing money. He's very clever in other respects & I bet he plays the piano better than you! Jams with non-disabled youth as well as pro musicians: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNaXlNKAs7HDZmQ.html Not everyone use the R-word with disrespect, though. In London, most people don't know what ID is, so I have to resort to saying, "In the States, they used to call this diagnosis mental retardation?" Then the eyes lit up with understanding.

@madog1991 8 жыл бұрын

You scratched my CD.

@heffo96 8 жыл бұрын

+madog1991 I felt so bad for laughing god damn

@deltamagnet 8 жыл бұрын

Well spoken and I learned a lot. He's totally hot too. I'm sure he has lots of admirers.

@letrolltwo5625 8 жыл бұрын

Re.... ....spect for doing the speech. :P

@ashcatchum 8 жыл бұрын

Super hot, hope he's over 18 since I said that! Lol People who are disabled can be sexual and attractive too! People often forget that people with disabilities are still people too..

@grandmastermario3695 3 жыл бұрын

As I always say the real truth is that everyone has a disability parents and drs are just trying to get away with mistreating there kids make it look like they've done nothing wrong and it's the kids fault and also trying to earn extra money parents are unfortunately like that unfortunately

@timthang9627 8 жыл бұрын

hello and I come from Viet Nam :)

@ybbolb 8 жыл бұрын

He seems perfectly normal to me.

@steelbluesleepR 8 жыл бұрын

he looks like a young Tom Cruise. Go watch Risky Business.

@Orf 8 ай бұрын

11:40 “people with intellectual disabilities deserve respect and inclusion.

@superstrong1744 8 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many normal people can deadlift over 600lbs

@PanchoOrdaz 8 жыл бұрын

I don't think any normal people can, because normal people don't train to that level.

@HalifaxHercules 3 жыл бұрын

No matter whom does the lift, 600 lbs. is 600 lbs. Matthew was actually talking about my record breaking lifts at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.

@HalifaxHercules 3 жыл бұрын

@@PanchoOrdaz In Special Olympics history, there were several Powerlifters whom Deadlifted more than 600 lbs., including Bobby Lord, Louis Maxwell, PG Griffin, James Ellison, and Jackie Barrett (which is me). The Special Olympics World Games Deadlift Record belongs to Jackie Barrett at 297.5 KGs, but some lifters like James Ellison and Louis Maxwell have lifted much more. To lift that much weight requires great muscular and cardiovascular endurance, along with strong upper and lower body strength. In my case, in preparation for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, I had to train up to three hours a day at 3-4 days per week, and sometimes in severe weather conditions as Western Newfoundland is known for their severe winters.

@CGidora 6 жыл бұрын

I had Autism. That's my disability.

@GuyWithAnAmazingHat 8 жыл бұрын

Equality is becoming a very mixed concept, and it doesn't seem to be attainable. I can view anyone as an equal, as another human being, but beyond that, nothing is equal. In fact, even as a normal healthy person, I am below many "disabled" people. I'm definitely not an equal to someone like Stephen Hawking and even Matthew Williams here, they are much more successful and valuable as a person to all of humanity than me who is nobody. I feel that equality isn't what we should be looking for, instead we should learn how to accept differences.

@fmlAllthetime 8 жыл бұрын

What people mean when they say equality is oftentimes just that, acceptance.

@cheenotna2939 8 жыл бұрын

He memorized the whole script ?!?!

@jacklynyoung2168 8 жыл бұрын

Soooo many people do this for speeches. Ignorant

@cheenotna2939 8 жыл бұрын

+Jacklyn Young oh yea. calling others ignorant shows that you are impolite and foolish at the time .please don't reply otherwise it shows how uncivilized you are to the whole world . TBH, you need therapy.

@cheenotna2939 8 жыл бұрын

+Jacklyn Young BTW, I can't believe that a person who called others as ignorant can't understand the meaning of exclamation mark. Literally, I am AMAZED by him. And now I am SURPRISED :)

@RubenGoMoRadioboyPlus 8 жыл бұрын

HOLOLENS PRESENTATION

@MrE03 8 жыл бұрын

At first I thought he talked slowly 'cos he was Canadian...

@BattleBulko 8 жыл бұрын

Я озвучил на русском это видео, если кому-то удобнее его смотреть именно на русском.

@fightfanian 8 жыл бұрын

How can they be viewed as equals, athletically speaking, when they only compete against each other? The Special Olympics is good in that it makes them feel important, but why are the rest of us obligated to pay attention to it?

@chrism.9516 8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely nothing, save for human empathy and compassion. To be frank, if you or someone you love lived their life with a disability, you would understand why this is important. I personally found it very inspiring.

@fightfanian 8 жыл бұрын

+Chris M He is implying that there is something wrong with the fact that most of us don't even know it happened. I also don't know when a wnba game happens. If I'm gonna care about a sporting event, it is going to because the best are competing against the best.

@mhtinla 8 жыл бұрын

They are special.

@ixIRISHLEGENDxi 8 жыл бұрын

+fightfanian I don't think he is trying to say you are obligated to watch, but should you be informed enough to know that it is happening, probably. His main point is that people like him in the past were treated at times equal to dogs or animals, and that history is more recent than even slavery. Most people with mental disabilities are very misunderstood and mistreated not only by individuals, but by society as a whole. When he talks about being treated as equals, he means as a human being, you know, like the rest of us. I have seen first hand how this still is not the case.

@fightfanian 8 жыл бұрын

+Polygeekism So what is the onus? Obviously we should treat them like people, they are people, but this video was a plea to compassion for the world to be invested in a sporting event. If this video was a Facebook post, it would read "click like if you know about the Special Olympics and when they are happening, ignore if you don't care about the disabled. As far as being "informed enough to know it's happening, probably" I can't imagine what effect that would have on anything, any of my decisions, my world view, anything.

@davidscott3125 8 жыл бұрын

I believe those who are disabled should be treated as equals, but the reality is that they are NOT equal. And that's a tough pill for everyone to swallow

@Orf 8 ай бұрын

4:10 "There was a time when people w ID were hidden from society"

@ronyeahright9536 6 жыл бұрын

He speaks a helluva lot better than Obama did when his teleprompter didn't work.

@MedEighty 8 жыл бұрын

Those condescending, well-done-little-buddy applause were very irritating. This was a TED talk; not a State of the Union speech by George W Bush.

@MrGrapha 8 жыл бұрын

het blijft maar ouwe troep gooien en op intresses krijgt het rijnste afval klaar met u heren het kan mij niet meer behagen

@TheColSpeed 8 жыл бұрын

How about Eric Cartmen faking in Special Olympics in South Park, see? No hard, no gain bro.

@PandaManPlaysFifa 8 жыл бұрын

You want to be treated as equals but you have an olympics for only people with your unfortunate disability

@Rysav3 8 жыл бұрын

they could join the regular Olympics if they really wanted to , but it would be very hard for them as everyone would be normal I'm not trying to come across as rude

@yupmeto4000 8 жыл бұрын

guys stop using words they hurt my feeling please guys

@Antiwafflesz 8 жыл бұрын

That moment u realize a special education student is better at public speaking than you.......

@AccuphaseMan 8 жыл бұрын

To be frank, its not that great of an achievement if he's competing with special people.

@GooffyxXxGRxXx 8 жыл бұрын

+Dean Vidafar thats so cruel,man.

@Awrethien 8 жыл бұрын

+Dean Vidafar Fell that way if you want but you shouldn't judge people by anything except what they have gone through and overcome. I have a lot more damn respect for this kid, who has worked past his disability, than I do for some people I know who do nothing but complain about their life and don't even try to change it.

@amisfitpuivk 8 жыл бұрын

He is playing with equals and won, just like any other athlete. Anyway the greatness of his achievement is up to him, not you. Taking a single step might not be a big deal to any of us, but tell that to a completely disabled person learning to walk again.

@ashcatchum 8 жыл бұрын

+Dean Vidafar The majority of people never even compete or try out OR get CLOSE for the "regular" Olympics and never do it in their lifetime-period. As he mentioned one the person deadlifts more than ANY OTHER PERSON despite a disability.

@70sfred1 Жыл бұрын

You must have been raised in a thoughtless, selfish family. I pity you, not him!!!