I'd like to try to inspire the youth, that's obviously where our future is and the kids are the ones you can mould and you can give them ideas and opportunities and I'd like to try to inspire all the young kids because I had a dream when I was young, that was to play for Australia.
Interpretation
Inspiring the youth is crucial for shaping the future.
Steve Waugh emphasizes the importance of encouraging young people, as they are the future leaders and change-makers. He shares his personal aspiration to inspire youth by drawing from his own experiences and dreams, highlighting the potential to shape young minds and offer them opportunities to pursue their ambitions.
In practice
During a school assembly to motivate students.
I suppose, because I am a sportsman and travel all over Australia, I see every day Australians doing small and large and often unnoticed deeds; many times I thought how nice it would be for them to be recognised, so I hope somehow that in receiving this honour that I represent these people.
I'm aware of my old plays and occasionally think about them, but I'm much more anxious about finding the next play.
Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f**king sharp knife to it.
I shall always be able to come up with new fantasies. As long as there are people walking around in the street, as long as I have books to read and windows to look out of, I'm not going to use them up.
I just always loved comedy and I really wanted to be good at it. And it was heartbreaking, 'cause I started and I wasn't good at it. I was only 17-years-old, so I had a lot to learn about life in general. But I just kept on trying. I was young enough and stupid enough and I had no other choice. I had nothing else I was good at.
My dream was to play in the NBA and live my authentic life as a proud gay man at the same time. I was able to accomplish both of those goals because of the people who have supported me throughout my life.
Martin Luther was asked, what would you do if tomorrow the world would come to an end, and he said, 'I would plant an apple tree today.' This is a real good answer. I would start shooting a movie.
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