Ellenの部屋6『Ellen Meets an Inspiring College Wrestler and His Mom』
今回は、21歳の足がないレスリング選手、Zion Clarkさんがゲストで出演した回です。この動画をきっかけに、この方に興味をもっていろいろ調べたのですが、本当に素晴らしい人ですね。逆境に負けず、自らを鍛え上げて、健常者相手に同等以上に立ち回る彼の姿は見る人を熱くさせます。
本編はこちらから。
彼についてはこちらの記事が詳しく紹介しています。
また、彼の練習風景はこちらです。
大まかな流れについて
0:00～ 彼の生い立ちについて
2:00～ どのようにZionを迎え入れたのか？
3:04～ どのようにレスリングを始めたのか？
4:50～ 似たような境遇の子供たちにどのようなことを話すのか？
5:38～ オリンピックについて
6:40～ Zionが義母にしてあげたいこと
チェックした英文
■ OK, I'm a foster mom (2:05)
[訳]私は義理の母です。
■ They're about to ship him off to Cincinnati.(2:18)
[訳]彼らは彼をシンシナティに送ろうとしている
■ I just knew he was meant to be mine. (2:46)
[訳] 彼は私の子供になる運命にあると知った。
■ and getting bounced around (3:20)
[訳] 様々な場所を飛び回る
■I get right straight to the point. (5:13)
[訳] 本論に直接入る
※訳は私が自分なりに考えてつけたものです。もしもっといいものがあれば教えてください。
英文スクリプト
Ellen: Our next guest is going to blow you away.He was born without legs, due to a rare condition that affects his spine. But that has not stopped him from becoming a college wrestler and an inspiration to everyone who meets him. From Massillon, Ohio, please welcome Zion Clark and his mom Kimberly. Hi. Well, oh boy, oh boy. You're something else. And, man, you're strong.
Zion: Thank you.
Ellen: I just hugged you and you're like, solid-- solid. OK, so what was this condition that you-- what do you call the condition that you were born with?
Zion: It is called caudal regression syndrome. It is a very rare condition. Only one kid out of 100,000 each year are born with it. And it is very rare. There's different stages to it. Some kids are born with like a big portion of their spine missing-- or a small portion. Some are born with legs, this portion missing or not. I was just born without legs. A lot of people say it's different,
but it's really just the only thing I know. Right, of course.
Ellen: That's all you know. And probably because of this, you had a tough time before you were even born?
Zion: Yeah, so my mother-- she's really not the greatest. But it's nothing to be helped. She was diabetic and also was doing heavy drugs while she was pregnant with me-- in and out of jail. She actually got pregnant with me while she was in jail. She had me and was deemed unfit to take care of me. So I went to my first couple of homes. And like, the first couple of homes, they weren't bad-- just a couple of bad things happened, so I had to be removed. But then there was other homes where it would get to the point where I'd be like-- sometimes being starved-- just a lot of bad things. But I swear-- by God's grace, my mom got ahold of me and the rest is history.
Ellen: Yeah. Yeah-- So how did Zion come into your life, Kimberly?
Kimberly: OK, I'm a foster mom. So they called me one day-- they reached out and said, we have-- I kept all girls. So they reached out and asked me--
we have a young fellow who-- he exhausted all his resources. They're about to ship him off to Cincinnati. So would I consider my criteria to change to have him be a fit to come stay in my home. And he went to school with my daughter and foster child-- my regular daughter. So we're at the Christmas cantata-- I saw him before he even saw me. He was going across the stage on his hands, and I was sitting up in the audience. I was like, oh, that's him--
that's my son. I just knew he was meant to be mine. You know, and so when I called-- I give God all glory-- the son that I always wanted. And I didn't have to go through the diaper stages. I got the fun stuff. So we reached out and we told them, let's do this. And they brought them to my house and--
Ellen: And he's your--
Kimberly: The rest is history. You know?
Ellen: OK. And man, to have such a loving mother-- to have this turn out-- because I think you-- you are speaking to a lot of kids out there that are in the foster system, or wherever-- and getting bounced around. And to say you were beaten and starved and everything that happened to you-- you came through it. And now you have a loving family and you're successful and happy. And I think that's the message we want to say to kids out there that are in a bad situation-- cause you can get through that. And how did you start wrestling?
Zion: I was about seven, eight years old. My art teacher, he was actually the wrestling coach at the time-- came up to me and he's like, hey you look like you could be a wrestler. I didn't know what it was. So I took the flyer home, back to my foster parents. They took me to the practice-- I didn't know what I was doing. I had no clue what I was doing, actually. And then I worked really hard over the summer between junior and senior year-- ended up going the first 18 matches of my season, undefeated. And ended my season 33 wins and 15 losses.
Ellen: Whoo! You must be so proud--
Kimberly: I am.
Ellen: --to watch him compete. I mean, I'm sure people see him walk in there and they're like, well I'm going to for sure win. And then you see him just get these guys. Like it's--
Kimberly: Yes. Well, I'm sitting in the audiences at his wrestling matches.
You know, I'm always ear hustling. Cause people-- you know they never saw someone without legs wrestle before. So he'll come out and they're sitting there like, what-- that guy doesn't have any legs, what is he getting ready to do. And I'm thinking to myself, you guys don't know Zion, but you're getting ready to learn today. You know?
Ellen: Yeah. It's amazing. And you're going and you're visiting other schools-- and so you're talking and inspiring other kids?
Zion: Yeah, so I'll go around talking to kids. I really try to go for the schools that approach me about kids that are going through a lot of problems. And I'll talk to these kids. And a lot of these kids, like, they're really young. So the first thing is like-- whoa, you don't have legs, oh my gosh And obviously they'll have little questions. But what my question is to them, I'll ask them like,
are you going through a hard time? Like, I get right straight to the point. And sometimes it breaks my heart when a majority of them all raise their hand.
And what I really try to tell them, I mean, it's going to be hard-- life's going to be hard. You got to keep working for it. And in the end, hard work is going to outwork anything.
Ellen: Yeah. All right, Zion and Kimberly-- we're going to take a break. More with them when we come back. We're back, with the incredible Zion and his mother Kimberly. So it is possible that you're going to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo?
Zion: Yes ma'am. So currently in the United States-- for Paralympic Track and Field I am one of the top two 100 meter sprinters in the country. I like it, it's fast. And on top of that, I'm in college wrestling. I'm a national qualifier-- really cool stuff. And I'm working with a bunch of Olympians-- like great guys.
And what this-- and this is going to sound crazy. But if I can go to the Paralympics and the regular Olympics-- like, I wrestle able-bodied men-- like,
probably men that are way bigger than me-- cause, I'm a really small guy--
able-bodied men, beat them-- I could make history. I can be the first two-sport athlete-- Paralympic, Olympic-- put them into one and just do something amazing with it.
Ellen: Well, you're going to do it. You're going to do it. I'm proud of you. You just think it--
Zion: Yes ma'am.
Ellen: --and you see it and you're going to do it. All right, since you're a college athlete, I can't give you a gift. That's a stupid rule, but I can't give you anything. But you have a dream for your mom. What is your dream?
Zion: So I'm in the process-- I'm really trying to make a lot of money, right? I mean, who doesn't? And my mom she does way, way too much for me. Like, I'm so grateful. If it wasn't for her, I could really just be in a bad place right now. And I'm just so grateful. Like, I don't know what I'd do without her And my biggest dream-- I just want to get her a new house, get her a new car-- just set her up for life and just give back what she gave to me.
Ellen: Well, that's a good dream. I don't have a house, but I do have a car. And that car over there is yours. Oh my God! Come on over.
Kimberly: Oh my God!
Ellen: All right, you are going to love this car. My friends at Chevy have award-winning, quality cars, trucks, and SUVs. This 2019 Chevy Traverse is ready for anything. It has technology to help you keep on track and all the space you need. It's yours.
Kimberly: Oh my God!
Ellen: We'll be right back.
Kimberly: Thank you!
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