प्रेरणा हर तरफ मौजूद है। बस आपको देखने की देर है। कुछ भी असंभव नहीं है!
There is inspiration everywhere. All you have to do is look. Anything is possible!
There is inspiration everywhere. All you have to do is look. Anything is possible!
खेल जगत महिलाओं बनाम पुरुषों की लड़ाई नहीं है। मेरे करियर में कई बार मेरे सबसे बड़े समर्थक पुरुष ही रहे हैं। ऐसा नहीं है कि महिलाएं ऐसा नहीं कर सकतीं, लेकिन अगर कमरे में कोई महिला नहीं है और दरवाज़ा बंद है, तो अंदर आकर दरवाज़ा खोलने के लिए किसी पुरुष की ही ज़रूरत पड़ती है। हमें दरवाज़ा तोड़ने की सोचने के बजाय इस बात पर काम करना चाहिए कि हम एक-दूसरे के साथ बेहतर तरीके से मिलकर काम कर सकें। आपको कुल्हाड़ी निकालने की ज़रूरत नहीं है; कभी-कभी आप बस दरवाज़ा खटखटा सकते हैं। और कभी-कभी पुरुष खुद आपके लिए दरवाज़ा खोल देते हैं, लेकिन इतनी सारी महिलाओं को लगता है कि उन्हें बहुत संघर्ष करना पड़ा है, इसलिए हम भूल जाते हैं कि वे हमारे मददगार भी हो सकते हैं।
Sport industry is not women versus men. My biggest champions a lot of the times in my career have been those men. Not that women necessarily wouldn't, but if there are no women in the room and the door is locked, it takes a guy to unlock the door for you and let you in. We have to get better at working together in that regard, as opposed to feeling like we need to crash the door down. You don't need to bring out the ax; sometimes you can just knock. And sometimes guys will open the door for you, but for so many women who felt like they had to fight so hard, we forget that they may be allies.
Sport industry is not women versus men. My biggest champions a lot of the times in my career have been those men. Not that women necessarily wouldn't, but if there are no women in the room and the door is locked, it takes a guy to unlock the door for you and let you in. We have to get better at working together in that regard, as opposed to feeling like we need to crash the door down. You don't need to bring out the ax; sometimes you can just knock. And sometimes guys will open the door for you, but for so many women who felt like they had to fight so hard, we forget that they may be allies.
मैं जानती थी कि मुझे फुटबॉल से जुड़ना है, लेकिन यह नहीं पता था कि यह सब कैसे होगा। मैंने खुद से वादा किया कि मैं इस चुनौती का डटकर सामना करूँगी। मुझे अंदाज़ा नहीं था कि यह सब कितना बड़ा रूप ले लेगा। फुटबॉल में महिलाओं के लिए कोई नौकरियां नहीं थीं, और मेरा काम कहीं और था, लेकिन मैं अपने जुनून पर टिकी रही, और शुक्र है कि आखिरकार इससे रास्ते खुलते चले गए।
I knew I had to be in football, but I didn't know what that looked like. I made a pact with myself that I would stand up for that challenge. I had no idea how big that would be. There were no jobs for women in football, and my work was elsewhere, but I kept with my passion, and thankfully, it ended up opening up doors.
I knew I had to be in football, but I didn't know what that looked like. I made a pact with myself that I would stand up for that challenge. I had no idea how big that would be. There were no jobs for women in football, and my work was elsewhere, but I kept with my passion, and thankfully, it ended up opening up doors.
दूसरों के दृष्टिकोण को समझना, या मेरे मामले में कहें तो दूसरों के जूतों में पैर डालकर खेलना, सबसे अच्छी चीज़ों में से एक है जो आप कर सकते हैं। इस दुनिया में ऐसा कोई नहीं है जिसके दिमाग में ऐसी आवाज़ न गूँजती हो। कभी यह दुनिया की सबसे बेहतरीन आवाज़ होती है जो आपका हौसला बढ़ाती है, लेकिन कभी-कभी यह आपको कमज़ोर महसूस कराती है। मैं चाहती थी कि मेरे खिलाड़ी किसी और की सुनने के बजाय अपने दिमाग में मेरी आवाज़ सुनें, क्योंकि मैं जानती थी कि यह एक ऐसा पहलू है जिस पर मेरा नियंत्रण हो सकता है।
The ability to walk in someone else's shoes, or in my case, play down in someone else's cleats is one of the very best things you can do. There's nobody in this world who doesn't have that voice in their head. Sometimes it's the best voice in the world, and it pumps you up, but sometimes the voice is down. I wanted my players to be able to hear my voice in their head instead of someone else's because I knew that was a narrative I could control.
The ability to walk in someone else's shoes, or in my case, play down in someone else's cleats is one of the very best things you can do. There's nobody in this world who doesn't have that voice in their head. Sometimes it's the best voice in the world, and it pumps you up, but sometimes the voice is down. I wanted my players to be able to hear my voice in their head instead of someone else's because I knew that was a narrative I could control.
यह अंतर इस बात का है कि आप अपनी ज़िंदगी पैसे के लिए जी रहे हैं या अपने जुनून के लिए। मैं लगभग हर समय काम करती थी, लेकिन यह एक ऐसा काम था जिससे मुझे बहुत प्यार था, न कि किसी ऐसे काम की तरह जिसे मैं नापसंद करती हूँ और जहाँ आप सुबह 8:59 या 9:10 पर भागकर पहुँचते हैं और ठीक 5:00 बजते ही वहाँ से निकल लेते हैं। अगर आप उन चीज़ों को सहने के बदले उनकी कोई कीमत तय कर रहे हैं, बजाय इसके कि आप वो करें जो आपको दुनिया में सुकून दे—जब मैं आर्थिक रूप से ज़्यादा तंगहाल थी, तब मैं कहीं ज़्यादा खुश थी। पैसा खुशी तय नहीं करता; आप हर दिन जो करते हैं, वह तय करता है।
It's a difference of living your life for passion and not for a paycheck. I worked almost all the time, but it was something I loved so much as opposed to a job that I didn't love, where you're skating in at 8:59 A.M. or 9:10 A.M. and leaving the second it hits 5:00 P.M. If you're assigning a dollar value to what you're willing to put up with as opposed to doing what yields you in this world - I have been a whole lot happier when I've been a whole lot broker. Money doesn't define happiness; it's what you do every day that does.
It's a difference of living your life for passion and not for a paycheck. I worked almost all the time, but it was something I loved so much as opposed to a job that I didn't love, where you're skating in at 8:59 A.M. or 9:10 A.M. and leaving the second it hits 5:00 P.M. If you're assigning a dollar value to what you're willing to put up with as opposed to doing what yields you in this world - I have been a whole lot happier when I've been a whole lot broker. Money doesn't define happiness; it's what you do every day that does.
यही चीज़ अमेरिका को महान बनाती है; हमारे विश्वास और हमारे वजूद की मूल भावना यह है कि हम विविधता को अपनाते हैं। हम कहते हैं कि अमेरिकी झंडा इस बात के हर पहलू में आज़ाद रहने के हमारे अधिकार का प्रतीक है, और हर उस सैनिक ने इसी आज़ादी के लिए लड़ाई लड़ी जो युद्ध में गया। इसलिए हमें यह समझने की ज़रूरत है कि यह देश और नस्लीय न्याय के बीच चुनने का मामला नहीं है; यह इस बात से जुड़ा है कि हम अपने वजूद की गहराई में किस चीज़ पर विश्वास करते हैं, और वह यह है कि हम आज़ाद हैं।
That's what makes America great; the fabric and the core of our beliefs and our being is we wrap ourselves around diversity. We say that the American flag represents our right to be free in every aspect of what that is, and every veteran who fought, fought for that freedom. So what we have to do is realize it's not a choice between the country and racial justice; it's about what we believe in at the core of our being, and that's that we are free.
That's what makes America great; the fabric and the core of our beliefs and our being is we wrap ourselves around diversity. We say that the American flag represents our right to be free in every aspect of what that is, and every veteran who fought, fought for that freedom. So what we have to do is realize it's not a choice between the country and racial justice; it's about what we believe in at the core of our being, and that's that we are free.
घरेलू हिंसा एक सामाजिक समस्या है, सिर्फ एनएफएल की नहीं। कई खिलाड़ियों को लगता था कि उन्हें गलत समझा गया—सिर्फ इसलिए कि किसी एक खिलाड़ी ने अपनी पार्टनर के साथ कुछ गलत किया, इसका मतलब यह नहीं था कि वे सब वैसे ही हैं। हमें अपने खिलाड़ियों को न सिर्फ बेहतर खिलाड़ी, बल्कि बेहतर इंसान बनने में मदद करने की ज़रूरत है, और इसके लिए हमें उन्हें सज़ा देने पर ध्यान केंद्रित करने के बजाय आपसी रिश्तों की पेचीदगियों या संवाद की कमी को बेहतर ढंग से समझने में मदद करनी होगी। खिलाड़ियों को मुझसे खुलकर बात करने में सहजता महसूस होती थी। वे जानते थे कि मेरे पास मनोविज्ञान में डॉक्टरेट की डिग्री है, इसलिए वे मेरे पास आते और कहते, "क्या मैं आपका एक मिनट ले सकता हूँ?"
Domestic violence is a societal problem, not just the NFL's. A lot of the guys felt misunderstood - just because one guy did something to his partner didn't mean they were all like that. We need to help our guys not just be better players, but better people, and to do that, we need to put more into helping them understand difficult relationship situations or miscommunication, rather than addressing only the punishment. The guys felt comfortable talking to me about stuff. They knew I have a doctorate in psychology, so they'd find me and say, "Can I borrow you for a sec"?
Domestic violence is a societal problem, not just the NFL's. A lot of the guys felt misunderstood - just because one guy did something to his partner didn't mean they were all like that. We need to help our guys not just be better players, but better people, and to do that, we need to put more into helping them understand difficult relationship situations or miscommunication, rather than addressing only the punishment. The guys felt comfortable talking to me about stuff. They knew I have a doctorate in psychology, so they'd find me and say, "Can I borrow you for a sec"?
मुझसे हमेशा कहा गया कि मैं कुछ नहीं कर सकती। अगर आप मुझसे ऐसा कहते हैं, तो मैं बिना किसी झिझक के घुटने के बल बैठ जाऊँगी। हमें जिस मानसिकता से बाहर निकलने की ज़रूरत है, वह है यह आपसी फूट—यह कोशिश करना कि मुझे खड़े रहने या अन्याय के खिलाफ घुटने टेकने, या एनएफएल में अपनी जगह बनाए रखने में से किसी एक को चुनना पड़े। यही वजह है कि आपने अलग-अलग तरीकों से एकता के इतने सारे प्रदर्शन देखे। मैं अपनी टीम के साथ होती थी, और उन्हें राष्ट्र-विरोधी के रूप में नहीं देखा जाना चाहिए, क्योंकि हम अमेरिकियों के रूप में आज़ाद रहने का अधिकार रखते हैं।
I was always told I couldn't do something. If you tell me that, there's no question I'd drop to my knee. What we have to get away from is that divisiveness - trying to make me have to choose between standing up or taking a knee for injustice, or having place in the NFL. That's why you saw so many displays of unity in different ways. I would be with my team, and they shouldn't be seen as anti-American, because we as Americans have a right to be free.
I was always told I couldn't do something. If you tell me that, there's no question I'd drop to my knee. What we have to get away from is that divisiveness - trying to make me have to choose between standing up or taking a knee for injustice, or having place in the NFL. That's why you saw so many displays of unity in different ways. I would be with my team, and they shouldn't be seen as anti-American, because we as Americans have a right to be free.
एनएफएल में कोचिंग देना एक बहुत बड़ी बिरादरी की तरह है। यह इस बारे में है कि आप किसे जानते हैं और क्या आप उनके साथ अच्छे से काम कर सकते हैं। मुख्य कोच ब्रूस एरियन ने मुझे सबसे अच्छी सिफारिश दी है, और मेरे पास ऐसे लोग पहले से ही हैं जिन्होंने कहा है कि वे मुझे अपने साथ किसी दूसरी टीम में ले जाना पसंद करेंगे।
Coaching in the NFL is very much a fraternity. It's about who you know and if you work with them well. Head coach Bruce Arians would give me the highest recommendation, and I've already had guys who said they would love to bring me with them to another team.
Coaching in the NFL is very much a fraternity. It's about who you know and if you work with them well. Head coach Bruce Arians would give me the highest recommendation, and I've already had guys who said they would love to bring me with them to another team.
2008 में, जब मैं एक बेहद जहरीले रिश्ते में फंसी हुई थी, तो उससे बचने के लिए मैंने लगभग चार महीने अपनी कार में रहकर गुजारे। उस प्रक्रिया में मैंने अपने बारे में जो सीखा, वह यह था कि कभी-कभी सुरक्षा का दायरा उतना सुरक्षित नहीं होता; बल्कि वही होता है जो आपको ऊंची उड़ान भरने से रोकता है। उस साल मैंने फुटबॉल खेलने से लेकर एक 'फुटबॉल खिलाड़ी' बनने का सफर तय किया। फुटबॉल से मेरे बिल नहीं चुकाए जा रहे थे, लेकिन लोग वास्तव में नहीं जानते थे कि हालात कितने बुरे थे। दुनिया में वही एक ऐसी जगह थी जहाँ जब बाकी सब कुछ तहस-नहस था, तब भी मैं बेहतरीन प्रदर्शन कर सकती थी। मुझे लगता है कि हम सभी के पास एक ऐसी जगह होती है जहाँ हम अपनी महानता का अनुभव करते हैं। फुटबॉल ने निश्चित तौर पर मेरी जान बचा ली।
In 2008, when I was wrapped up a very toxic relationship, I lived out of my car for about four months to get away. And what I learned about myself in the process is that sometimes a safety net isn't really that safe; it's what keeps you from flying. That year I went from playing football to being a football player. Football wasn't paying my bills, but people didn't really know how bad it was. That was the one place in the world that when everything else was chaos, I could be great. I think we all have that place where we experience greatness. Football definitely saved my life.
In 2008, when I was wrapped up a very toxic relationship, I lived out of my car for about four months to get away. And what I learned about myself in the process is that sometimes a safety net isn't really that safe; it's what keeps you from flying. That year I went from playing football to being a football player. Football wasn't paying my bills, but people didn't really know how bad it was. That was the one place in the world that when everything else was chaos, I could be great. I think we all have that place where we experience greatness. Football definitely saved my life.