克里国务卿就＂大力神杯＂在美国国务院巡展英语演讲稿2018-06-25secretarykerry:well,thankyouverymuch,secretaryryan.iamreallyexcitedtobehere.thisisabigdealfor–whatdidyousay,iwasakidwheniplayed?(laughter.)iactually–iplayedinuniversity.ididn’tthinkofmyselfasakid,buti’lltakeit.(laughter.)it’sarealpleasuretobehere.i’mhonoredtobeherewithmembersoftheamericannationalteam,veteransofouramericanteam.cobijonesissittinghereinfrontofmeandithoughttonysannehwasheresomewhere.amiwrong?ishebackoverhere?participant:yes.secretarykerry:he’soverhere.andofcourse,juliefoudy,whoonlyhastwogoldmedalsfromtheolympics,oneasshecallsitwhitegold,andtwoworldcupchampionships.prettyamazing.butwe’rehonoredtohaveyouhere.thankyouallforbeingherewithus.(applause.)ishouldsaythatambassadorthorne,whoworkshereinthestatedepartmentwithus,wewereteammatesbackinthosecrazydays,andhe’sstillatit.he’sstillplaying,actually.soit’sgoodtohavehimhere.andheatherhigginbottomalsoplayed.she’sdeputy–ionlyhiresoccerplayers,folks.it’spartofthedeal.(laughter.)iwantthankourfriendsfrombrazilforbeingherewithus:ministeraldorebelo[1],ambassadorviera,thankyouverymuch,sir.thankyouforremindusofthedominanceofbrazilafewminutesago–(laughter)–asifweneededtobereminded.wegrewupwithnothingbutahealthyrespectforthemagicofthewayyouguysplay.clydetugglefromcoca-cola,thankssomuchforbeingapartofthis.deliafisher,thankyoualso,andthankyouforyourcontributionstosportsanddiplomacy.wegreatlyappreciateit.thedepartmentofstatehasalonghistoryofworkingwithathletes,andathletes,frankly,canbesomeofourfinestambassadors.historically,they’veactuallybeenpartofdiplomaticbreakthroughs.thebostoncelticswerefamousfortheirjourneysduringthecoldwarwhentheywentbehindtheironcurtaininthe1960stohelpbreaktheice.andthepingpongdiplomacyhelpedtoopenupchinainthe1970s.sothere’sbeenahistoryofsports,obviously.ihaveabsolutecertaintythatthoseofuswhohavebeenprivilegedtotravel–thevicepresidentandmyself–weseeitallthetime.iwasrecentlyincolombiaandihadachancetoplayseatedvolleyballwithphysicallychallengedveterans,anditwasasanimatedagameasanygamei’veeverbeenpartofandalotoffun.ihadtheprivilegerecentlyoftalkinghockeyinthelockerroomwithnicklasbackstromandalexovechkinbeforetheywentofftotheolympics,andgotasenseoftheir–evenasprofessionalplayers,theirexcitementaboutthiskindofinternationalcompetition.i’vehadtheprivilegeofkickingaroundasoccerballwithwomenplayersinafghanistanofallplacesandonewomanwhohadstartedabusinessmakingsoccerballsandsellingthem.andicanrememberanywhereigo,whetherit’sbeeninsudan,southsudan,orindonesiaorafghanistan,kids,justallyouneedisaballandyougooutandyouplay.andit’sremarkablehowitcapturestheimaginationsofyoungpeopleeverywhere.isawsomeofthatpowerlastweekwheniwasinalgeria,andnikehadassembledagroupofyoungkidsataclinicoutsidetheirstore.andthankfully,almostallofthemweremuchtooyoungtorememberlandondonovan’sovertimeextra-timegoalthatbeatalgeriabackin–ifthey’drememberedthat,itmightnothavebeensuchafriendlygathering.butitwasexciting,andwhatleaptthroughtomewasreallyjusttheincrediblesenseofexcitementandoptimismthatsoccer–footballastheycallit–broughttothem.that’swhat’sgoingtoleapoutattheworldfrombrazilthissummer.thistrophy,whichthevicepresidentandiwillhavetheprivilegeofuncoveringshortly,representsthesharedhopesanddreamsofbillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.andican’tthinkofanythingt...
