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Life is a long, bumpy road, but that makes for an exciting ride.
人生是一條漫長崎嶇的道路，卻也因此成為一段令人興奮的旅程。
Choose a direction, and if the road turns -- turn!
選擇一個方向，如果這條路轉彎了--那就隨著轉吧！
If there is a fork in the road -- take it!
如果路上出現了岔路口，那就做出選擇吧！
It's OK to map out your future -- but do it in pencil.
你可以規劃自己的未來，但要用鉛筆。
Continuing with the "new beginning and planning in pencil" theme,
正是遵循著“新的開始和用鉛筆規劃未來”這一主題，
it was in 2003, a new chapter in my life began and my fork in the road brought me here today.
2003年，我人生的新篇章開始了，人生的岔路口把我帶到了今天這里。
In 2003 I became the co-owner of an arena football team in Philadelphia.
2003年，我成為費城一支8人制室內橄欖球隊的所有人之一。
Talk about bumpy roads, lessons learned, humility and then divine intervention.
接下來談談我那崎嶇的道路、吸取的教訓、感到的卑微以及后來得到的神明的幫助吧。
OK, see if you can follow this:
好吧，看看你們能不能聽懂我說的這些：
Rock star loves football, hears about an opportunity to own an arena team, laughs with his bandmates about calling plays from the owner's box.
一個搖滾明星愛上了橄欖球，得知有機會擁有一支8人制室內球隊，想到可以在球隊所有人包廂里指導球隊戰術，不禁和樂隊成員一起大笑起來。
Then before you know it, calls are made on his behalf to pursue the team.
很快，不知不覺中，就有人以他的名義打電話，要收購球隊。
Band sobers up and backs out; singer doesn't!
樂隊其他成員醒過神來，打了退堂鼓，可主唱不退卻！
He finds a partner. They start an expansion team called the Philadelphia Soul.
他找到一個合伙人，開始擴大球隊規模，并將球隊命名為“費城靈魂”。
In its first 5 years, it's the league's most popular team, and they win a championship for Philadelphia.
在剛成立的5年里，那是聯盟內人氣最高的球隊，他們為費城贏得了總冠軍。
We approach this team very differently.
我們對待這支球隊的方式非常不同。
We use lessons learned in our "other lives" to put together a winning team on the field, but also to have impact off the field.
我們利用自己在“其他生活”中吸取的教訓，不僅打造出一支球場上的優勝隊，而且在場外也有一定的影響。
We make it an affordable, accessible, family affair and proudly announce that we intend to be the most philanthropic team in town.
我們讓球賽成為每家每戶都能支付的、都有機會觀看的家庭活動，我們自豪地宣布，我們要成為費城最致力于慈善的球隊。
