Uluslararası Olimpiyat Komitesi (IOC), 2000 Sydney Olimpiyatı öncesi bir tanıtım etkinliği planladı. Amaç, olimpiyatlardan ilginç olayları, sporcular hakkında kısa episodları televizyon, radyo ve internet üzerinden bütün dünyaya ileterek spor dünyasının bu en büyük organizasyonunu daha ilgi çekici bir şekilde sunmaktı.

Akademi Ödüllü ünlü artist ve sunucu Robin Williams görevi bir şartla kabul etti; Episodlarda sadece birincilerden, Altın Madalyalardan değil, olimpiyat ruhunu en iyi şekilde ifade eden başka olaylardan da bahsetmek istiyordu.

Sonunda televizyon kısa filmleri ile radyodan yayınlanacak skeçler İngilizce, Fransızca, İspanyolca ve spontane tercüme ile on beş dilde kaydedildi.

Aşağıda bu unutulmaz videoları paylaşıyorum:

Courage

Strength is measured in pounds.

Speed is measured in seconds.

Courage…

You can’t measure courage.

Bronze

Just a reminder:

At the Olympic Games

You don’t have to come in first

To win.

Giant

To be a giant.

This has forever been our passion,

this desire to be a giant.

Not to stand on one’s shoulders or have one for a friend,

Though these may be fortunate things,

But to be one.

Giants step over barriers that seem never-ending.

They conquer mountains that appear insurmountable.

Giants rise above fear,

Triumph over pain,

Push themselves and inspire others

To be a Giant,

To do Giant things,

To take Giant steps,

To move the world forward.

Silver

Someone once said,

“You don’t win the silver,

You lose the gold.”

Obviously…

They never won the silver.

Rhymes

They gather together, thousands and thousands and thousands still more

For sixteen straight days the stadiums roar

They line all the fields, they polish the courts

A rainbow of colors together for sport

They sprint, they jostle, they jump, they shout

They sometimes get hostile but they work it all out

They smile, they laugh, they learn life’s lessons

They respect one another regardless of weapons

The big and the small together seem awkward

but amazingly enough they push the world forward

And when it’s all over it’s as good as it gets

A lifetime of memories with zero regrets

Then they pack up the balls and roll up the mats

Put on their best suits and the finest of hats

They all wave goodbye, they hug and they kiss

And you think, that maybe, just maybe, it could all be like this

Smile

When you smile, I smile, that’s the deal.

I’ll not walk past you, and not look you in the eyes, and not acknowledge you.

Instead we’ll pass each other and say hello.

Not with our words–they’re not the same–but with our faces.

I meet you and see there is good in your eyes.

There’s passion in your heart and there’s a friendly hello in your smile,

And for the first time we can relate and appreciate each other.

That’s all it takes.

That’s where it starts.

Because I know that you will smile and I will smile

And all the rest is easy.

Adversary

You are my adversary, but you are not my enemy.

For your resistance gives me strength,

Your will gives me courage,

Your spirit ennobles me.

And though I aim to defeat you, should I succeed, I will not humiliate you.

Instead, I will honor you.

For without you, I am a lesser man.