Inthepitch-blacknight,stungbyjellyfish,chokingonsaltwater,singingtoherself,hallucinating,DianaNyadjustkeptonswimming.Andthatshowshefinallyachievedherlifetimegoalasanathlete,anextreme100-mileswimfromCubatoFlorida,atage64.Hearherstory.

　　ItsthefifthtimeDianaNyadstandontheCubanshorebelievingagainthatshe’sgoingtomakeitallthewayacrossthatvast,dangerouswildernessofanocean.

　　Lifeisaboutthejourney,butnotreallythedestination.Wevebeenonajourney.Letsfaceit,wereallonaone-waystreet.WhatarewegoingtodoaswegoforwardtohavenoregretslookingbackTeddyRooseveltquotewasfloatingaroundinherbRainoverthepastyearsintraining.Itsays,"Yougoaheadandsitbackinyourcomfortablechairasacriticoranobserver,whilethebraveonegetsinthering,engages,getsbloodyanddirty,andfailsoverandoverandoveragain.Yetheisntafraidortimidandliveslifeinaboldway."Whenyouachieveyourdreams,itsnotsomuchwhatyougetaswhoyouhavebecomeinachievingthem.

　　Youhaveadreamandobstaclesinfrontofyouaswealldo.Noneofusevergetthroughthislifewithoutheartache,withoutturmoil.Believeinperseveranceandhavefaith.Getbackupagainwhenyoucangetknockeddownandyouwillfindyourway.

　　"Ihavethreemessages,"saidthebreathlessNyad.“Thefirstisweshouldneverevergiveup.Thesecondisyouarenevertoooldtochaseyourdreams.Andthethirdisthatitlookslikethemostsolitaryendeavorintheworldbutittakesateam.”

　　HellenKellersaid,“Althoughtheworldisfullofsuffering,itisfullalsooftheovercomingofit.”Peoplealwaysfailbecausetheystoptrying,notbecausetheyencountertheunbeatabledifficulties."Never,nevergiveup"meanstokeeptryingandneverstopworkingforyourgoals.Ithinkit’saverygoodpieCEOfadviceforallofusandthisisthemostimportantthingthatcanhelpustoachieveourgoals.

　　IamquitesurethateverybodyknowsThomasEdison.Whysomanypeopletriedtoinventtheelectriclamp,butonlyThomasEdisonsucceedIfEdison,likemanyothers,hadbeenstiltedbyrepeatedfailures,therewouldbenovibrantmoderncitiesatnight.Hissuccessprovesthatifapersonisnotscaredbyseeminglyinsurmountableadversity,hecanfindthewaytosuccess.

　　Inmyopinion,neverstopworkingforyourgoaldoesn’tmeanyoumustbesuccessful.Itdoesntevenmeanthatyoumustachieveyourgoal,butitsveryimportanttokeepitinyourmind.Thereareenoughunfavorableconditionswhichmakeourlivesdifficult,butwhatimportantforusistomakeeffortstowardsyourgoaloryourdream.Ifyouhavegivenyourbestforyourgoaloryourdream,whetheryousucceedornot,atleastyouwontleaveanyregretinyourlife.

　　Dontgiveupworkingforyourgoaloryourdream.Ifyousucceed,youwilltastegreatjoyinyourlife.Ifyoudontsucceed,youwonthaveregretinyourlifebecauseyouhavegivenyourbest.

　　Dreamsarehardtofollow,holdonandtherewillbetomorrow.Youwillfindthewaywiththestrengthtocarryon.Don’tgiveup.

　　Helloeveryone!Mynameis***,astudentfrom*******college.Iamgladtogiveyouaspeechaboutmyuniversity.ThetitleofmyspeechisMycollege,myhome.

　　LastSeptemberIleftmyhometownwithheavybaggageandafterajourneyoftenhours,Icametothisdreamcampuswithgreatexpectationandexcitement.

　　IwasdeeplyattractedbytheelegantenvironmentofourcampusthemomentIsteppedintotheuniversity.Straight,wideroadsenjoyedtheshadeandshelterprovidedbylordly,greentrees.Ancientbuildingsofgreatrefinementenjoyedthecompanyofflocksofbirdsflyingandsingingoverhead.Scrollsofwarmwelcomegreetedmeandvolunteerswithsmilescametomyhelp.Myheartwasfilledwithwarmth.Yeah,thisistheplacewhereIwillspend4yearsandthisplacewillbemyhome!

　　WheneverIrecallthepastdays,somanythoughtsarefloodinginmymind.ButwhatimpressedmemostisanightwhenIgotastomachacheduringthefirstdays.Ihadtoturntotheauntsinchargeofourdormitoryforhelp.Theyweresofriendlyandwarm-hearted.Theygavemethepillsandremindedmeofhavingmorehotwater.IrecoveredsoonandIthankedthemfromthebottomofmyheartbecausetheybroughtmethewarmthofhome.

　　Ouruniversityisafamousacademiccenter.Theteachingstaffarealllearnedprofessors.Manyofthemareworld-wideknownfortheirwiderangeofknowledgeandcharmingpersonality.Irespectmyteachers!Iadmiremyteachers!Ilovemyteachers!Variousactivitiesarecarriedhere.Theynotonlybringmehappinessbutalsoimprovemyself.Imeetwithalotofclassmatesandmakealargenumberoffriends.WhenIfeelupset,thewillgivemeahand;whenIamhappy,Iwillsharewiththem.ThelibraryhasalargecollectionofbooksandIalwayslosemyselfinit.Ibelievetheywillbenefitmealotandaretobroadentheroadsofmyfuture.

　　Iloveyou,****University!Youarejustaplacewhichgivesmewarmthandstrengths!Youaremyhome!

　　Hello,ladiesandgentlemen.It’sgreattobehere.Firstofall,thanksforyourcoming.Tonight,whatIamgonnatalkaboutisinnovation.Whocantellmewhatisinnovation?Weallknowthat,since1978,Chinahasbeenthroughthegreatestchangesbroughtbythereformandopening-up.Sowhatwecanseefromthereformandopening-up?Thepowerofinnovation.That’swhyIamhere.IamheretoshowyoumyChinesedream.Iwanttotalkaboutthefutureandhowweregoingtowinit.Ifwewanttomakeinnovation.Butfirstly,weshouldmakesurethatChinaisaplacewherewecanmakeitifwetry,wherewecangoasfarashardworkandbigdreamswilltakeus.Weunderstandthatit’snotgoingtobeacakewalk,thiscompetitionforthefuture,whichmeansallofusaregoingtohavetodoourbest.Wearegoingtohavetowinthefuturebybeingsmarterandworkingharderandworkingtogether.Innovationisthespiritofourcountry,themotiveforceforourcountry’sprosperity.

　　Sparkingtheimaginationandcreativityofourpeople,unleashingnewdiscoveries--thatswhatChinawilldobetterthananyothercountryonEarth.Fromthemomentwehaveanewidea,wecanexploreit;wecandevelopitwitharesearchgrant;wecanprotectitwithapatent;wecanmarketitwithaloantostartanewbusiness.We’vegotachainthattakesagreatideaallthewaythrough.Wemustbeconfirmedthat,today,thechallengeswefacearereal.

　　Theyareserioustheyaremany.Theywillnotbemeteasilyorinashortspanoftime.Butwewillsomehowfindawaytoovercomethedifficulties.MymajorisXXX.Myjobistodiscoverorcreatenewdrugsformanydiseaseslikecancer.Youknowthatlaboratoryistheplacewheremiracleshappen.Believeitornot.WhatIdocansavemillionsofpeople’slives.Foralongtime,whatchallengesmeishowtocommercializeresearch.Youcomeupwithagreatidea,butmovingthatnewdiscoveryfromtheorytopracticeorfromthelabtothemarketplace,thatsreallyabigjob.That’swhatweshouldfocuson.

　　Weneedtoactwithasenseofurgency-tostudyandworkandcreateasifthefateofthecountrydependsonus-becauseitdoes.Itdependsonus.Thankyou!