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itiswonderfultobehereatthisuniversity.whataspecialplace.ijustlookedaroundalittlebithere,it’sagorgeous,gorgeousplace.iwanttocongratulateyouforgoingtothismagnificentuniversityhere.
now,thelasttimeiwashereinchinawasfiveyearsago,andtheniwaspromotingmymovies.theyhadamoviefestivalhere,thearnoldschwarzeneggermoviefestival.iremembertheyshowedallmymoviesforaweek—whichwasararity,mayiremindyou—andtheyalsoshowedthemoviesontelevision.butwealsowereheretopromotespecialolympics,whichisanorganizationthathelpspeoplewithmentaldisabilities,soiwashereforbothreasons.
butthistimei’mhereasthegovernorofthegreatstateofcalifornia.i’mhererepresentingthepeopleofcalifornia,andwe’rehereonatrademissiontoseehowwecandomorebusinesswithchinaandtohelpeachother,becausebothcaliforniaisaveryfastgrowingstate,andchinaisaveryfastgrowingcountry,andtherearealotofthingsthatwecandoforoneanother.
butididn’twanttomisstheopportunitytocomeheretodayandtotalkwiththeyoungpeople;asamatteroffact,tothebrightestyoungpeopleofchina.andthisiswhyitissogreattobehereatthetsinghuauniversity,andi’mhonoredthatiwasinvitedhere.
now,ireadalittlebitaboutthehistoryoftsinghua,andilearnedthatactuallythisschooloriginallypreparedstudentstoattenduniversitiesinamerica.now,ialsoknowthatsincetheattackonourworldtradecentersithasbecomemoreandmoredifficulttogototheuniversitiesinamericabecauseyouneedtofilloutallkindsofpaperworknowandyouhavetogetvisas,andit’sverycomplicated,andyouhavetowaitamuchlongerperiodoftimetogooverthere.butletmetellyou,thingsareimprovingalready.i’veheardthatit’seasingup,therestrictions,andit’seasiertogetavisa.myyoungchinesefriends,iwanttotellyouthatincasenoonefromamericahaseverinvitedyou,letmedothisrightnowpersonally.iwanttowarmlyinviteallofyouheretocometotheunitedstates,andespeciallytocometocalifornia,becausethat’sthehappeningplace.californiaisthebestplace.
pleasecomeandvisitus,wewillwelcomeyou.iinviteyoualltocomethereandtotravel,tomeettheamericanpeople,andtocomethereandstudyinouruniversities,andsomedayhopefullyyouwillcomeanddobusinessoverthere,ormaybeyou’llwanttomoveoverthere.whateveryourgoalis,you’realwayswelcome.america,afterall,let’snotforget,isthelandofopportunity.andit’snotonlythelandofopportunityforaustrianslikeme,butforchinesepeopleaswell.rememberthat.
iknowthatbeginningwiththiscentury,chinaisalsobecomingalandofopportunity.
1it’safastgrowingplace,andasthestudentsofthisgreatuniversityandthecitizensofarisingchina,ithinkthatyouhaveagreatfuturealsohereinthiscountry.andtodayiwanttotalktoyoualittlebitaboutthedreams,aboutthedreamsofyourfuture,anddreamsforthiscountry.iwanttotalktoyoualittlebitaboutdreams,becauseitseemstomethati’msomewhatofanexpertindreams,becauseihadalotofmydreamsbecomeareality.soletmejustbrieflytellyoumystory,andtellyoualittlebitabouthowistartedwithmycareer.ithinkthatthisstorykindofrelatesalittlebitalsotoyou,andalsotochina.
istartedwaybackasaweightlifter.ialwayslikedtheideaofliftingweightsandbeingabodybuilder.fromthefirstmomentwhenigrippedabarbellandhelditaroundthebarandliftedthesteelupovermyhead,ifeltthisexhilaration,andiknewthenthatthisissomethingthati’mgoingtodo;thatiwasinlovewiththat,andthisisgoingtobesomethingthati’mgoingtodo.i’mgoingtopursuethesportofweightliftingandbodybuilding.
now,irememberthefirstrealworkoutthatihad.eightmilesawayfrommyhomevillageinaustriatherewasagymnasium,andirodetothatgymnasiumwithabicycle.andthereitrainedforhalfanhour,becausetheysaidthatafterhalfanhouryoushouldstopbecauseotherwiseyourbodywillgetreallysore.butafterhalfanhourilookedatmybody,andnothinghadhappened.soisaid,"i’dbetterworkoutforanotherhalfhour."soiliftedsomemore.mystrengthdidn’timprove,ididn’tseethemusclespopoutoranythinglikethat,soitrainedforanotherhalfanhour.andthenafteranotherhalfhouritrainedanotherhalfhour,andalltogetheritrainedtwoandahalfhours.well,letmetellyousomething.aftertwoandahalfhours—eventhoughtheytoldmethatishouldn’ttrainthatmuchoriwouldgetreallysore—ileftthegymnasium,irodemybicyclehome.andafterthefirstmileigotnumb,andicouldn’tfeelanymorethehandleofthebicycle,andifelloffthebikeandifellintotheditchonthesideoftheroad.soigotupagainanditrieditagain.anotherfewyards,ifelloffthebicycleagain.anditrieditthree,fourmoretimes,andijustcouldn’tridemybicyclebecausemybodywassonumbandmylegsfeltlikenoodles.
well,letmetellyousomething.thenextmorningwhenigotup,mybodywassosorethaticouldn’tevenliftmyarmstocombmyhair.ihadtohavemymothercombmyhair,andyouknowhowembarrassingthatis.butyouknowsomething。ilearnedaveryimportantlesson,thatpainmeansprogress.painisprogress.eachtimemymusclesweresorefromaworkoutiknewthattheyweregrowingandtheyweregettingstronger.
ithinkthereisareallifelessoninthat.aftertwoorthreeyearsofdisciplineanddeterminationandworkingouthard,iactuallychangedmybody,andichangedmystrength.andthattoldmesomething;thatificouldchangemybodythatmuch,andificouldchangethestrengthofmybodythatmuch,thenicouldalsochangeanythingelse.icouldchangemyhabits,icouldchangemyintelligence,icouldchangemyattitude,
2mymind,myfuture,mylife.andthisisexactlywhatihavedone.ithinkthatthatlessonappliestopeople,anditalsoappliestocountries.youcanchange,chinacanchange,everyoneintheworldcanchange.
myparents,ofcourse,ihavetotellyou,didn’tunderstandmydreamsatall.theywerealwayswondering,theysaid,"whatishedoing。whenareyougoingtogetajob,arealjob。whenareyougoingtomakemoney。"andallofthosequestionsigot.andtheysaid,"ihopewedidn’traiseabum,someonethatdoesn’tmakemoneyandjustwantstoliveinagymnasiumandthinkabouttheirbodies."well,ienduredallofthisnegativethinking,andthemorenegativethethinkinggot,andthemorenegativethequestionsgot,thestrongerandthemorepositiveibecame,thestrongeribecameinside.soofcoursesomeofyourfamiliesmaybethinkthesameway,andthisiswhyi’mmentioningthat.someofyourfamiliesmaybedon’tbelieveinyourdreams.butletmetellyousomething,myyoungfriends.keepyourdreams.nomatterwhat,keepyourdreams.don’tgiveuponthem,evenwhenyouaretemporarilydefeatedordenied.keepyourdreams.
irememberthefirsttimeiwenttotheunitedstatesandiwascompetinginacompetition,theworldchampionshipsinbodybuilding.ilost.icameinsecond,andiwasdevastated.iwascrushed.ifeltlikealoser,amajorloser,letmetellyou.icried,asamatteroffact,becauseifeltlikeidisappointedmyfriendsandidisappointedmyself.butthenextdayigotmyacttogether,ishiftedgears,andisaid,"i’mgoingtolearnfromthatlesson.i’mgoingtostayhereinamerica.i’mnotgoingtogobacktoeurope.i’mgoingtostayinamericaandi’mgoingtotrainwiththeamericanchampions,i’mgoingtotraintheamericanway.i’mgoingtoeattheamericanfood,i’mgoingtotrainwiththeamericanmachinesandtheprinciples.andayearlater,inamerica,ibecametheworldchampioninbodybuilding.soithinkthisisavery,veryimportantlesson.
andfromthenon,icontinued.mycareertookoff,andeverythingthatiwantedtodoiaccomplished.firstitwastobecomeachampioninbodybuilding.lateronibecameamoviestar,todoallthegreatmovies,theconanmoviesandtheterminatormoviesandallthis.thenibecamethegovernorofthegreatstateofcalifornia,ofthesixthlargesteconomyintheworld.allofthishappenedbecauseofmydreams,eventhoughotherpeopletoldmethatthosedreamswerebogusandtheywerecrazy,butiheldontomydreams.
andpeoplewouldalwayssay,nomatterwhat,eveninbodybuildingtheysaidiwouldnevermakeit.andlateroninthemovies,inhollywoodtheysaidiwouldnotmakeit.theysaid,"youwillnevermakeit.youhaveagermanaccent.nooneinhollywoodhasevermadeitwithagermanaccent.yeah,maybeyoucanplaysomenazirolesorsomethinglikethat,butyoucannotbecomealeadingstarwithanaccent.plusyourbody,you’reoverdeveloped,youhaveallthesemuscles.theydidherculesmovies20yearsago,that’soutdated.nowit’swoodyallen.woodyallenisin,his
3bodyisin."andthosewerethemessages."andalpacino,theskinnyguy,heisin.butnotyourbody,it’stoobig.andyourname,schwarzenegger,itwillneverfitonamovieposter.forgetit.forgetit,youwillnevermakeit.gobacktobodybuilding."
well,therestishistory.afterterminator3,ibecamethehighestpaidmoviestarinhollywood.andletmetellyousomething,itcontinuedon.evenwheniranforgovernorpeoplesaid,"arnold,youwillnevermakeit.youwillneverbecomegovernorofcalifornia.whatdoyouknowaboutgovernment。"well,thefactis,iknewexactlyasmuchaboutgovernmentastherestofthepeopleknewincalifornia,whichisthatgovernmentisoutoftouch,andit’soutofsyncwiththepeople,anditneededashakeup.soididn’tlistentoallthosepeoplethatsaidiwouldnevermakeit.icontinuedcampaigning,ilistenedtomydreams,andtherestalsoishistory.ibecamegovernor.
soalwaysitjustcarriedmeon,thosedreams.sobodybuildinggavemetheconfidence,moviesgavemethemoney,andpubicserviceandbeingagovernorgavemeapurposelargerthanmyself.andthatisthebriefstoryofmydreamsandabriefstoryofmyearlylife,andhowmydreamsmademesuccessful.
aperson,ofcourse,shouldnotbestingywiththeirdreams.soi,ofcourse,don’tjustthinkanddreamaboutmyself,butialsohavedreamsforyou,anddreamsforchina.soletmejusttalkalittlebitaboutthat.china’seconomyhasbecomeanengineofhumanprogress,liftingmillionsofpeopleoutofpoverty.thisisamoralandeconomicgoodforchinaandfortherestoftheworld.ioftenreadthatchina’seconomyislikelytobecomethelargestintheworldoverthenext50years,andithinkthisisterrific.thisdoesnotmean,ofcourse,thatamericawillgetpoorer;itjustmeansthatchinawillgetricher,andtheunitedstateswillbenefitfromchina’sprogressasmuchastheu.s.benefitedfromtheriseofwesterneuropeafterworldwarii.
someinmycountryfearthatchina’sresearchanddevelopmentwillovertakeamerica’s,butibelievethatamericaandtheworldwillbenefitfromchina’sscientificandtechnologicaladvances.ithinkwewillbenefitfromthat.ifchinamakesadvancesinstemcellresearch,therestoftheworldwillbenefitfromthat.ifchinadiscoversanenergybreakthrough,thisisgoodfortherestoftheworld,suchasthebenefitofafreemarket.
somefearthatchinawillbuyupamericancompanies,butthatfearalsoexistedinthe‘80s,whenamericafearedthatjapanwasgoingtobuyupamericancompanies.sowhat。itwasjustgood,andtothebenefitofamerica.weshouldwelcomechina’sinvestmentinamericancompanies,justaswewelcomethebillionsofdollarsthatchinahasinvestedinu.s.treasurybonds.thisshowsthatchinahasfaithinamerica,andamericaninvestmentinchinashowsthatwehavefaithinyou.soibelievethatchinaandu.s.economicrelationswillbecomeevencloserintheyearsahead.certainlyirealizethatwedonotagreeoneverything,butwhodoes。certainlyirealize
4thatchinahasmajorhurdlestoovercome,butitisnotformetosayhowchinashouldovercomethosehurdlesandachieveitsdreams.
buticantellyou,however,whathasgivenamericasuchenergyandstrengthoverthelast200years,andperhapstherearesomeinsightsinthisforchina.americaisanationthatbelievesinthepoweroftheindividual,andwhattheindividualcanaccomplish,nomatterthecolor,nomatterthereligion,nomattertheethnicbackgroundoftheindividual.
recently,asyouprobablyhaveread,rosaparks,aformerseamstressmarriedtoabarber,marriedtoahairdresser,died,andshelayinhonorintherotundaoftheu.s.capitolinwashington.peoplefromaroundamericacametosayfarewelltoherandtothankherforchangingourhistoryandforchangingoursociety.now,whatdidthis92year-oldblackwomandothatdeservedsuchgreathonor。whatdidshedo。well,in1955,thedaysofracialsegregation,shehadrefusedtogiveupherseatonthebustoawhiteman.shehadrefused.hersimplerefusaltomovetothebackofthebusputintomotioneventsthatledtomycountry’sgreatcivilrightsmovement.thesmallprotestofawomanthatmaybeweighedlessthan100lbs.broughtdownaracistsystem.asyoucansee,theindividualcanmakeadifference.
letmetellyouaboutanotherindividual,kenbehring,amillionairecaliforniabusinessmanwhofoundhispassioningivingwheelchairstopoorandphysicallydisabledpeopleallaroundtheglobe,includingchina.hesaysthathehasmetpeoplewhohavespentyearsinroomswithnowindow,justlyingthereandstaringupattheceiling,neverseeingtheoutsideworldunlesssomeonewaswillingtopickupthatpersonandtakethemoutsidetoshowthemtheworld.hesaysthatit’snowondersomanyofthosephysicallydisabledpeopledreamaboutbeingabird.mr.behringsaysthatmostofusthinkthatawheelchairwouldbeaconfinement,buttomillionsofpeopleitisnotaconfinement,itisfreedom,freedomtomoveandtogotoschool,freedomtovote,freedomtogetajob,andfreedomforhopeforthefuture.hehasgivenfreedomandwheelchairsto400,000peoplearoundtheworld.theindividualcanmakeadifference.
mymother-in-law,eunicekennedyshriver—ialwaysliketomentionher,becauseitgetsmeonthegoodsideofher—she,forinstance,startedanorganizationcalledspecialolympics.shestaredspecialolympicswhichisforpeoplewithmentaldisabilities.andofcoursewhenshestartedthatorganizationshewastoldbytheexperts,"don’tdoit.youcannottakepeoplewithmentaldisabilitiesoutofmentalinstitutionsandhavethemparticipateinsportsevents.theywilldrownintheswimmingpools.theywillkilleachotheroutthere,theywillhurteachother.don’tdoit."buteunicekennedyshriverhadadreamandapassion,andtodaymillionsofpeoplecompeteinspecialolympicsaroundtheworld,includingrighthereinchina.thisiswhyiwasherefiveyearsago.fiveyearsagoyouhad50,000participantsinthespecialolympics.today,fiveyearslater,youhave500,000participantsinspecialolympics.500,000
5peoplearegettingachancetoparticipateinsportsprograms,gettingachancetohavehealthcare,haveachancetobetreatedequally,withrespectandwithtolerance.soeunicekennedyshriverexemplifiesthattheindividualcanmakeadifference.
andithinkwhati’mtryingtosaytoyouisthateachandeveryoneofyoucanmakeadifference.soasyoustudyandasyoubecomesmarter,andasyoubecomericher,thinkaboutthat,thattherearemillionsofpeoplethatneedyourhelp.now,youmaybeaskyourselfthequestion,whatcanido。well,letmetellyou.eventhoughyoumaybehavenomoneyoranything,youcangooutandhelpachildthathasnotyetlearnedyethowtoread.youmaybecangooutandhelpapersonthatisphysicallyhandicapped,toliftthemupandtotakethemoutsidesotheycanseetheworld.therearesomanydifferentthingsthatyoucando.youmaybecantakeapersonthatismentallydisabled,totakethemtoasoccergame.thereareallkindsofthingsthattheindividualcandotoreachoutandtohelp.
imaginewhatcouldbeaccomplishedifthedreamsofchina’s1.3billionindividualscouldbeunleashed.imaginewhatcouldhappen.eachofyouherehasthepoweroftheindividualwithinyou,youhavethepowerofyourdreamswithinyou,andthesearetremendouspowers.you’reyoung,you’reeducated,andyouaretheverybestchinahastooffer.myyoungchinesefriends,ibelieveinyourdreams.ibelievethatyoucanachievethem,andibelieveyoucanmakeadifference,abigdifference.allyouhavetodoisjustmakethecommitment.allyouhavetodoiscreatetheactionandcommit,andsay,"let’sdoit."gooutanddoit.i’maskingyou.doitforyourself,doitforchina,anddoitforthegoodoftheworld.thankyouverymuchforlistening.
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