Who remembers this infamous Styrofoam container? (Applause) Well, it sure changed me, it changed my company, and it started a revelatory journey about how adversaries can be your best allies. You know, back in the late ’80s, this Big Mac clamshell was the symbol of a garbage crisis. People were really angry. For example, thousands …
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This tennis icon paved the way for women in sports | Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King: Hi, everyone! (Applause) Thanks, Pat. Thank you! Getting me all wound up, now! (Laughter) Pat Mitchell: Good! You know, when I was watching the video again of the match, you must have felt like the fate of the world’s women was on every stroke you took. Were you feeling that? BJK: First …
What soccer can teach us about freedom | Marc Bamuthi Joseph
The two places where I feel most free aren’t actually places. They’re moments. The first is inside of dance. Somewhere between rising up against gravity and the feeling that the air beneath me is falling in love with my body’s weight. I’m dancing and the air is carrying me like I might never come down. …
On tennis, love and motherhood | Serena Williams and Gayle King
Gayle King: Have a seat, Serena Williams, or should we say, have a seat, mom. (Cheers) So no doubt, you guys are like me. You saw the release of Serena in that great yellow bathing suit last week and when I saw it, all I could think of was, “Gosh, why couldn’t she have waited …