“Sé lo que quieras ser” | Susana Rodríguez | TEDxRúaSanFroilán

when they hired me a few months ago

to open these conferences greeting

I in principle do not say no to

nothing and everything seems easy to me perfect and

I can do it because I did not think of a bike

I had to work I had to compete

today I saw nothing I knew that today I had to

be in lugo whatever it was and

so I said yes but good in

how much he hung up the phone and now

you are going to have a déjà vu here with

He was telling us always before me

I started thinking about talent

Well, it starts to look like something else

difficult and I did not know very well neither

I did not even understand that talent

so I did the same as what and what

we do all I searched in google the

talent word and I found those

definitions of the real academy

Spanish of the language

the first intelligence equivalent is

say the ability to understand something and

the second equivalent to attitudes that

ie ability to perform

something good all this looks pretty

what I had in my head then

So I started looking for

other places and I understood that talent

has a very important component of

natural and innate but that also

much depends on the dedication and that

so that talent is useful

it has to be accompanied by other

things like they are

the skill and attitude but good not

I’m going to tell you all this story

because with all the mobiles that sure

that is very good there are more than

100 mobiles could go against

these definitions others much better

If not, I’m going to tell you a little about myself

experience in relation to talent

understanding this as an attitude

based on the effort that has meant not

Well, we do not know if here

first time we do not know each other at all

and I would ask what is more

draws our attention to me if

we answer fast in giving you many

turns like children do in

schools to which I go that also the

children, because they tend to be quite sincere

what is usually said is that the color

of the hair and and the color of the skin not that

they are very white and if they are right and

so when he asks and why

because he has to ask everything well

Well, this is because I have a condition

hereditary genetics that is known as

Albinism affects people of all

races and in Europe does it to one of each

20 thousand

then good as you can

check we are not many

why does this happen on the route of

synthesis of melamine which is the

pigment that makes our our

tissues have color is interrupted

whereupon this is the result

in quotes it can be solved

easily with some things like

example put on protection creams

solar factor very high or use

glasses with filters to give birth to us

It bothers me a lot but maybe

that many did not know before coming

here or what for itself because

you were investigating to see what

characters and we’re going to spend this morning

for the third rail am is that the

people with albinism all in greater or

smaller measure

we have very large vision problems

and why as this happens because here

comes the anatomy class in the

retina of our eye that is a layer

which is a true work of

engineering has nine layers of

different cells there is an area that

measures 33 mm diameters that

is one is a real friend who is known

as a phobia

this part is what he does because they have

the largest number of cells that

we can see things in high

definition and very clearly the

people with the same phobia is not

developed or is very little

developed

so that’s what makes

we have enough problems has the

million question

and how do you see, what do I know, I do not

I know how I see I never saw well then

I can not compare it but fed up with this

question and of not knowing very well what

answer then I started looking

information and ask and such and I

composed a kind of explanation

that I hope you were curious

although I know it will never be the same

that you can not compare us good

people which same we see a very image

blurred with very little building

we can not see in three dimensions

because for you see in three dimensions

you need to have binocular vision that

means that the information that you

it comes through both eyes to the brain and

it is capable of forming an image

unique and quality and very broad

well this we can not do

then we have a problem that

called nystagmus in which the eyes are

move without being able to control them and makes

we can not fix the view at a point

determined is exaggerated when people

she’s nervous so probably in

Right now I have a little rhythm

high and this makes tasks very difficult

that require a lot of precision and

then also because it bothers us a lot

the light and against what they think

some myths so many people that he

same we also see worse at night and

Well this is what what how

affects you everyday not because

I do not know either because I do not know how

would be my life yes if I were a person

so follow the same no but good

probably if I look to you

I could know how I am if you have

long or short hair if you are guys and

six girls

Now I know there are people but I do not know

I could differentiate you could have

bus number could find

easily things the supermarket

even though they have changed everything

from site or day to another and something that I

The curiosity is very good

could lead is not something that I think

It gives a lot of independence and that to me

I would love to do, I would not have it anymore

color plus dimensions and plants that

Just by thinking

it seems that we like it not for me

abyss then it is a difference and a

opportunity that will have closed me many

doors but I prefer to think because if

all those that allows me to open and

and could open in the future I hope not

Well now let’s talk about what

it was the talent after this

introduction and I want to make you in trying

to understand that talent accuracy with

p but also as it said brakes before

that attitude with dined each of the

that we are here we are a

area with a host of capabilities and

and possibilities not that to me as well as

doctor I really like to do

classifications and and look for diagnosis

if all this is then classified

those capabilities in three types do not

the first type are the capabilities

known what we know as our

to tweet attitudes are our talents

that everything we can do

because little by little we left

learning because suddenly one day it

he lit the light bulb and one and we started

and we started doing it is not something that you

it comes out and besides you get angry you’re not

at ease when you do it

then there are the supposed capabilities

which are all those that are presupposed

what we have for being who we are

are the attributes are the capabilities

normal are those that as you do not have them

It seems that you are more affected not

and finally there are the third

capabilities are not capabilities

they are everything that is presupposed and

firmly believes for whatever reason

that you will never ever be able to do

no sooner the first the capabilities

known are easy because they are already

and and without more there are the second ones

we think of her and only she if only

we realize that it does not exist when

There is someone who does not have them

and good the third ones are those by

which it has long me

I raise each day with the goal of

reach the capabilities and after

achieve the persevere in them

to improve not good now I can

come here and talk about those people from

all this and but he knew that this attitude

Well, it comes from a lot back, I do not

I know if it arose squad very small

with my sister in the park playing

is two years older and I always

I wanted to do the same thing that she did

not that he does not have a vision problem and

she reached the top of a castle of

these metal because I had to

do what

Of course I did not consider another

option with our years we played in

house on the terrace to the games

olympics

she liked ball sports

because he always won

and I preferred to run or jump

because they were things that could have

under control maybe the match

started with ten years old when I started

compete in athletics

maybe like years ago do not know

years was the first time that by my mouth

it came out that I wanted to go to a few games

olympics to had no idea

b of the effort that had to be made to

be there because if I knew I do not know

if I would have pushed the best not and my

parents told me good you enjoy

have fun learn but today games

Olympics of all the people who live in

the world almost nobody gets it

Well, many years later together

along with a lot of athletes from

corners of the entire world

can live the Olympic dream and

live it really not and the truth is that

it’s an experience that changes you and you

it changes for a lifetime for me to be

in the Olympic village in a dining room

with people that if the two arms eating

rice with chinese sticks handled

with my feet, it’s something that I think

awesome good everyone is not see

quite the schemes when we see

someone with no abilities that of

suddenly he appears doing something that he

presupposes that for him it is very is very

difficult or even impossible not and sometimes

when people ask me how

I am capable of doing all these things

gives the impression that I have broken a

scheme and on the one hand I feel weird

because in the end

for me are my routines is my day to

day and and at the end the routines up to

Sometimes it seems that they hate you

but on the other hand I feel happy

because sometimes I think that he

break a scheme someone wants to say

that maybe that person from

that moment will believe a little in the

others and above all will believe a little

more in itself not that this is very

important to get some day what

do it what you want, not how

this is done because at six o’clock in the

morning the alarm clock rang

from 6 to 7 to gomez on the roller and that’s

the time that I also have for

be able to be localizable to do

anti-doping controls by your company

then the first time the day the breakfast

which is the most important food

then I go fast fast to

hospital that is where he worked from the

8 until 3 as a resident doctor

the physical medicine service and

rehabilitation of the hospital of santiago

note if ever more to the hospital and

vice to my consultation or emergency

first count of what’s going on

before traveling to ask me how

hips and all those things because to

Sometimes patients are distracted by a

little then mornings are passed

flying because every day is different and

then go home to make the meal

I wish I had a roommate

as it may because I have to throw

pretty tupper and what to clean

I do not love it either and then in the afternoon

since I train swim running

gym and according to the day then before

all things or just some and by the

night studying because the residents

we have to study every day learn

review what we know because then every

patient is different and makes you squeeze

the brain to unsuspected limits

good if you stop to think to a

moment that this is hard not and what

hard of all this makes when you have

free time enjoy it and those and

enjoy yourself a lot or probably

I’m thinking if all this that I am

counting is worth it or not and I

I also raise it sometimes there are days

difficult hard days in which everything

you get horribly wrong that you have not

had days of those I am able to

think right now on any and yes

I think for a few seconds

can even make me cry and good

for those days you wanted to share with

you advice and you think

that always tomorrow the next day if

can you if we put effort

It can be a much better day and everything

this is really worth it but I do not know

it’s worth it to reach the

dreams so big that sometimes it

they get almost

always not all but for each of

the days when you get up for

to chase them and to and to overcome

well before listening at the stadium

maracana and I must listen because I do not

I saw how the Olympic flame descended

but I did hear all the noise

there were there there were 34 competitions

international 29 podiums 14 victories

travel the five continents to

compete together with my guide

know their customs fallen in viby

tripping and days in which

I left everything and others that do not

I would know nothing, not at the end the day came

d at the hour h and we were in the first

triathlon of history in games

Paralympics because they made their debut

this year and he guides me and I give everything

we got to be of quintás that no

it was ours was not our goal not

I do not know if he has seen it and but hey

at the end of the mission race

interview on TV in which I

It cost a lot or put me there

cry of all the rage he had

because I get the feeling that the

work that he had done is maybe not or

had not served and just and hugging

Georgia and the journalist and I did not know what

do now with my own thing gives me enough

sorry then after this they were

going through the weeks and I realized

that the talent then is to end there

up not but talent written with

capital letters is the attitude of persevere

to try again in the next

opportunity

and it is true that winning and being the best

It is reserved for a few but

learn to advance improve is something that

all absolutely everyone who

we are here we can do so to

thus

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