查理·邓森犹他州立大学2013年毕业演讲

查理·邓森犹他州立大学2013年毕业演讲

Good morning, everyone

大家早上好

I guess the first matter at hand today is to congratulate all of you

我想今天的第一件事是祝贺你们所有人

That's why we're here

这正是我们在此的原因

and specifically

特别地

you and your families

你和你的家人

because as we all know

因为众所周知

it's great to have a backup team behind you

一个后援团队是非常重要的

but today is all about you, so congratulations

不过今天都是关于你们祝贺你们

It's about completing the next leg or the next step at least in a life long journey

这是关于完成漫长人生旅途中的下一步

for being recognized today for the completion of a task that you all set out to accomplish

祝贺你们今天达成了自己的阶段性既定目标

some, a couple of years ago

有些人只花了少数几年

and maybe for others, even longer than that

其他人也许花了更长时间

Well done and congratulations

你们都是好样的恭喜你们

The second matter for me personally is to thank President Albrecht 然后我个人要感谢阿尔布莱特校长

the Board of Trustees

董事会

and the entire administration and staff of Utah State University

以及犹他州立大学的整个管理和教学团队

It is truly an honor to be here today for taking this important event 今天能出席这个重要场合我感到非常荣幸

And I would like to thank my wife Trina

我还要感谢我妻子特瑞娜

and my children, Justin, Jackson, and Lindsey

还有我的孩子贾斯丁杰克逊林德赛

as well as my niece Troeger with us today

还有今天出席的我的侄女特劳格

Without them, I wouldn't be standing here myself

没有他们我今天不可能站在这里

I would also like to recognize and congratulate the other honorees

我还想恭喜和祝贺其他的荣誉学位获得者

who are being recognized here today at the commencement ceremony 你们也在今天的授学位典礼上得到了承认

a federal magistrate

一位联邦行政司法官

a president of a prestigious international university

一位国际知名大学校长

and a US senator is a pretty good company for your next jock to keep 还有一位美国参议员

Congratulations

祝贺你们

Okay, where should I start?

好我应该如何开始呢

I guess a brief summary of how "I" got here today

首先简要总结一下我是如何走到今天的吧

It was the spring of 1976

1976年春天

when I arrived here in Logan, as a "walk on" football player

我作为一名龙套橄榄球运动员来到洛根

hoping to earn a scholarship in new coach

希望在新教练布鲁斯·斯奈德

Bruce Snyder's football program

的橄榄球项目中获取学术成就

I had come on the advice of my junior college coach Terry Shea

我是接受了初级学院教练特里·谢的建议

who had joined Snyder's staff and thought I might be able to play

他当时加入了斯奈德的团队认为我有用武之地

It's interesting

这很有趣

all the parallels I have found between sport, business and life in general 这让我在体育经营和更一般的生活中找到了平衡Competitiveness, teamwork, preparation --

竞争性团队合作准备

just to name a few

我只简要介绍一些

And it was 35 years ago

35年前

when I happen to be sitting in this same Spectrum Arena

我也是坐在这个光谱球馆内

celebrating my own completion of my degree

庆祝我自己完成学业

a major in marketing, with a minor in economics, from Utah State