How Argentina's blind soccer team became champions (with English subtitles) | Gonzalo Vilariño

(Full English subtitles are available for this talk -- click the CC button in the bottom right of your screen to turn subtitles on.) With warmth and respect, Gonzalo Vilariño tells the captivating story of Argentina's blind soccer team — and how a sincere belief in themselves and their capabilities transformed the players from humble beginnings into two-time World Champions. "You have to get out there and play every game in this beautiful tournament that we call life," Vilariño says. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more. Find closed captions and translated subtitles in many languages at http://www.ted.com/translate Follow TED news on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tednews Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TEDtalksDirector

Topics:

["TED Talk", "TED Talks", "Gonzalo Vilariño", "soccer", "blind soccer", "disability", "disabilities", "Argentina", "Argentina blind soccer team", "Los Murciélagos"]

Duration

Duration minutes: 14

Duration seconds: 19