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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.99,0:00:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay. I'd like to present \Na hypothetical idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.70,0:00:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A way to practice taking risks, \Nbecause after all,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.74,0:00:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practice makes perfect. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.77,0:00:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want you to picture a stadium. \NThe biggest stadium you've ever seen.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.86,0:00:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's got a huge arch \Nover the top of it, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.78,0:00:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a hundred meters high.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.76,0:00:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, most people think that that arch \Nis simply there for supporting the structure.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.78,0:00:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But others believe that arch is also there\Nso that we can tie a rope to the top of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.76,0:00:39.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can stretch that rope\Nall the way to the rim of the stadium
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.33,0:00:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and do a huge rope swing \Nall the way across.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.30,0:00:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And better still, we can do that \Nin a kayak.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.82,0:00:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But wait! What if the rope breaks? \NYou could die!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.38,0:00:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, maybe you didn't ask that question. \NBut I'm pretty sure that you did ask,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.26,0:00:59.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What's a professional kayaker, \Nand what's he doing on our stage?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.82,0:01:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I haven't done much to change the world,\Nbut I have made a career
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.78,0:01:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of exploring remote rivers.\NAnd the rivers taught me
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.54,0:01:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just about everything I need to know.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.46,0:01:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing up in South Africa\Nwas a good life, but a simple life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.54,0:01:19.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No TV, no video games, \Nbut I did have a kayak and a river.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.46,0:01:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the disadvantage of having \Nvery few kayak mentors
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.78,0:01:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to teach me what could be done in a kayak, \Nbut I had the distinct advantage
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.38,0:01:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of having nobody to tell me \Nwhat could not be done.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.32,0:01:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember as a young teenager, \Nhearing about a French rafting expedition
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.27,0:01:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that had attempted to take on and navigate \Nthe world's biggest rapids, \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.50,0:01:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the Congo River.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.38,0:01:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw this old photocopy \Nof the Paris Match magazine,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.04,0:01:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this was the last photo ever taken of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.76,0:01:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right about the same time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.01,0:01:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw an old newspaper \Nwith this photo of Marco Begni\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.98,0:02:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kayaking off a waterfall near my house.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.74,0:02:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look at the top left of the frame, \Nyou'll see a kayak there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.62,0:02:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I clearly remember walking into the kitchen \Nand saying to my parents,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.94,0:02:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I'm going to kayak down \Nthat waterfall one day."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.57,0:02:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my dad said, "Well, son, \Nif you work hard and practice,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.10,0:02:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe one day you'll be good enough."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.40,0:02:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About ten years later I found myself \Nkayaking off that very waterfall.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.74,0:02:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And about 15 years later I found myself \Nstanding next to the Congo River
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.54,0:02:32.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the very same spot where \Nthat last photograph was taken.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.32,0:02:37.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I think the best way for me \Nto introduce you to my Congo expedition
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.22,0:02:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to play the trailer to the film that \NI made about it. Have a look.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.48,0:02:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some call it a calling. \NI think of it as an obsession.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.75,0:02:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inga.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.94,0:02:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,World's biggest rapid.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.52,0:03:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost every attempt to survive it \Ncauses death.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.24,0:03:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been kayaking my whole life. \NBut when is enough enough?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.74,0:03:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I first heard the story, and seven people \Ndied having their attempt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.31,0:03:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I've waited half my life for my turn.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.49,0:03:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All I have to do now is call a team of the best,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.60,0:03:33.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,put my friends' lives on the line...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.09,0:03:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've definitely been struggling with it. \NI've woken up quite a few mornings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.96,0:03:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just almost felt like calling the boys \Nand saying,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.10,0:03:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just don't know \Nif I'm in for this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.36,0:03:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the obsession: to release yourself \Nby accomplishing the goal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.63,0:03:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or by being stopped by something outside of your control.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.42,0:04:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But once you start this journey, \Neven if you don't want to go,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.35,0:04:03.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.23,0:04:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Energetic music)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.88,0:04:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can run all the big water you want, \Nbut how do you prepare for something
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.25,0:04:22.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's never been done before?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.39,0:04:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a place where help is not on its way.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.87,0:04:29.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Congo.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.48,0:04:35.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A place where experience is just a word.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.06,0:04:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The lesson that we learned today \Nis not to fuck with these rapids.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.90,0:05:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fisher messed up because he got off \Nto the side where whirlpools form,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.78,0:05:04.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where all of this stuff goes down out here.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.26,0:05:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I may have had the closest call of my life, \Nbut I didn't come here to die.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.100,0:05:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came here to win.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.29,0:05:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Helicopter noise)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.02,0:05:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music slowly builds)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.87,0:05:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,-Steady bro!\N- Fuck, they're not gonna make it dude!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.62,0:06:05.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(CONGO: The Grand Inga Project)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.91,0:06:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, so. Spoiler alert: we survived.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.07,0:06:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.26,0:06:17.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.41,0:06:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what you just saw \Nin the introduction there, is
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.22,0:06:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even us extreme sports guys feel trepidation \Nas we approach a new challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.66,0:06:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in this case, it was fearing \Nthat if we took the next step,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.78,0:06:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the voyage itself would take on a life \Nof its own, and drag us along with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.82,0:06:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It would be like faring out into a huge river \Nwith a strong current,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.91,0:06:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can't stop.\NIt's a commitment.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.66,0:06:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how, then, do we prepare for something \Nthat's never been done before?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.74,0:06:53.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my profession I have a small box that I start with that has five tools in it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.70,0:06:56.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My equipment: I make sure I have the right gear.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.02,0:07:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My physical well-being: I make sure that I've prepared physically for the task.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.54,0:07:07.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The location: I make sure that I'm in the perfect place to do what I do.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.30,0:07:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once I've checked those three off, I use those to develop the other two,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.14,0:07:13.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are the skills and the experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.62,0:07:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you can't use any of these tools until you demistify risk.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.57,0:07:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can mitigate risks purely by understanding them, and the way that we understand them
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.64,0:07:28.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we take a seemingly impossible idea and we break it down
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.26,0:07:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into little digestible parts, and we look at each step individually and see if that is attainable.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.68,0:07:40.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happens then is what we're doing, is that we find that many of our fears are unjustified,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.78,0:07:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and very often we find that what's before us is far less risky than we thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.96,0:07:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So... (coughs, lowers tone) give me a second. Might need some applause here.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.45,0:08:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.32,0:08:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you know, as humans, we are not inherently risk averse.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.54,0:08:12.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We evolved by taking risks, so it's okay if there are risks in what we do.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.91,0:08:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We simply need to understand those risk, and once we understand them,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.41,0:08:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're ready to take the first step. So let me show you what I mean.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.18,0:08:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you how I put that to use every time I look at a rapid or a waterfall.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.74,0:08:30.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I paddle up to the top of a waterfall, the first thing I do is climb out of my kayak
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.47,0:08:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I walk down the side of the river and I look at the pool below.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.32,0:08:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's my goal, that's where I want to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.32,0:08:40.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's only then that I turn back at the rapid, and Oh my gosh!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.41,0:08:43.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I look at the whole rapid it's far too daunting.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.32,0:08:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what I need to do is break it down into smaller chunks, into individual moves
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.30,0:08:53.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see that I can do each move individually, and only then do I figure out how to link those moves together.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.14,0:08:58.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's zoom in on this photograph. If I would have shown this top part of the rapids
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.22,0:09:03.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to even an intermediate kayaker, they would say, "Okay. Well that looks fairly chunky, but it's good to go."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.14,0:09:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if I showed them the next part, they would say, "Oh, that's a pretty straightforward job. Yeah, let's go do it."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.57,0:09:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if I show them the last part, they would say, "Okay, it's pretty spectacular but it's a straight shot.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.75,0:09:17.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't really need to do anything. It's good to go."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.80,0:09:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll have to take my word for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.88,0:09:24.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the job is not done there. Once we cut a problem horizontally,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.82,0:09:27.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the next thing we need to do is cut it vertically.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.57,0:09:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we're trying to do is establish the path or line that we're likely to be on.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.78,0:09:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reason that we're doing that is to eliminate the parts of the rapid that don't affect us.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.74,0:09:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The parts of the rapid where we will not be.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.99,0:09:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if we do that, then we can look and see if there are any deadly features.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.22,0:09:50.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If those deadly features are in the eliminated part we never have to think about them again.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.74,0:09:54.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if those deadly features are in our path, and they're unavoidable,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.92,0:09:57.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well then we don't go. It's far too risky.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.90,0:10:01.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how extreme sport works. Sorry to disappoint you guys.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.36,0:10:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So imagine you're walking along a trail like this. You're walking along and you've got a cliff on your left side.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.22,0:10:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're thinking about what you're doing while you walk. You're not thinking about the cliff the entire time.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.51,0:10:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's only if you turn towards the cliff and start approaching it that it becomes a real danger.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.32,0:10:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then you stop.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.94,0:10:25.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so how do you know if you're on the right path, and what happens if you're on the wrong path?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.27,0:10:33.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, in kayaking there's no turning back. So what that teaches us is not to panic when things go wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.49,0:10:38.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the unexpected occurs we have no choice but to solve the problem and keep on moving.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.44,0:10:45.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But fortunately, as in life, if we zoom back just a little bit, perhaps to where we haven't yet
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.30,0:10:48.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,climbed in the kayak and made the commitment, we get to see that very often
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.86,0:10:53.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can start down a path, realize we're on the wrong path, turn back and reset the plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.66,0:10:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me show you what I mean. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.36,0:11:02.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever heard the cliche, "never give up"?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.94,0:11:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well tonight we're canceling it. We don't say that anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.02,0:11:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From now on we say, "Don't give up too easily."
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.08,0:11:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On this particular trip, our plan was to use a rope to rappel down into the base of Victoria Falls
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.94,0:11:21.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and kayak through the rapids at the very base of the falls.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.86,0:11:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once we got down there, we found the unexpected.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.30,0:11:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The wind and the spray from the falls themselves were so strong that it was impossible to kayak,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.38,0:11:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we had to fall back on to our contingency plan and climb a hundred meters back up the rope
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.46,0:11:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and cancel the whole idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.57,0:11:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But guess what? The TV show we were making about it turned out great,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.18,0:11:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we got this photograph. We gave up but we didn't have to feel ashamed of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.90,0:11:54.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you refuse to give up on an idea, then you inhibit your ability to experiment.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.54,0:11:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you're willing to give up after a good effort, then when you do give up
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.97,0:12:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no reason to feel guilty.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.03,0:12:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so I think that now you're starting to get to know me a little bit, so I think that we're ready
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.08,0:12:10.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to talk about the stadium idea again.\NHow do you guys feel now?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.74,0:12:14.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But wait! What if the rope breaks? You could die!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.95,0:12:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rope is not going to break, and here's why.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.30,0:12:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right from the start, we're going to use a rope that is thousands of pounds stronger than it needs to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.72,0:12:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we've used the right equipment to eliminate the problem and we never have to think about it again.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.49,0:12:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've eliminated the "what if" factor. It's called "pointing positive".
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.85,0:12:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can now focus on the how, and in this particular case, the more important question is,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.87,0:12:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How long does that rope need to be to make sure that we don't hit the ground on the way down?"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.38,0:12:55.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once we're finished, how are we gonna get from the end of the rope back to the ground?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.04,0:13:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, with a few simple mathematical calculations, these are pretty easy problems to solve.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.94,0:13:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're ready to go. Are you guys ready? All right, let's do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.67,0:13:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(electronic music)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.08,0:13:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Wind noise)
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.55,0:13:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right. (Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.90,0:14:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can see you want to do that, don't you?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.15,0:14:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right. So when we imagined this idea, first of all,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.54,0:14:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the idea sounds crazy. But once we break it down and demystify the risk,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.92,0:14:22.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we suddenly find that it's so safe that this very swing has now become a fully fledged commercial operation.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.66,0:14:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes. You too can go to Durban, South Africa. You can pay your money,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.82,0:14:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can go and do a giant rope swing across a stadium.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.69,0:14:35.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can take a leap of faith. And hundreds of people do.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.38,0:14:38.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And guess what the most common thing that they say is afterwards?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.67,0:14:46.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Man! It just really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, and I feel as if "If I can do that,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.69,0:14:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can do anything!" And guess what? They're absolutely right.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.07,0:14:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So right now, we all live always at the edge of uncharted waters.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.17,0:15:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And no matter that they're something meaningless like kayaking down a rapid,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.46,0:15:08.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or meaningful like changing the world, the principle is always the same:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.40,0:15:12.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to buck up and add our piece to the puzzle.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.59,0:15:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reminds me of a quote that I heard once.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.99,0:15:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in the deepest gorge in the world, in Tibet.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.48,0:15:24.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the boys ad-libbed a quote out of a book called "Wanderer" by Sterling Hayden.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.94,0:15:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'll give you just one line.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.92,0:15:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Ive always wanted to sail the seven seas, but I can't afford it. What these people can't afford is not to go."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.96,0:15:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,End quote.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.88,0:15:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much, Athens!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.36,0:15:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been a pleasure and a privilege. Good night!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.03,0:15:48.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)