My name is Michael Phelps. And I'm here to share with you that things don't always seem as they appear, nor do they turn out the way that you expect them to.
我叫迈克尔·菲尔普斯。在这里，我想要告诉大家，事情并不总是像它们最初看上去的那样，也不总是你所期望的那样。
I didn't know it at the time four years ago things were happening in my life that indirectly led me to standing on a stage in Qatar, in front of some of the world's leading healthcare experts.
我此前并不知道这些道理，直到四年前的时候，我生活中发生了一些事情，这让我间接地站在了卡塔尔的舞台上，面对着一些世界顶尖的医疗专家。
At that time, I was a world champion swimmer, with 18 gold medalist to my name. I've been competing for 18 years, and I don't think I'd be boasting too much if I said that I became pretty good at the sport that I devoted a huge amount of my life to.
当时，我是一名世界游泳冠军，获得过18枚金牌。我已经参加了18年的比赛，我在这项运动上投入了大量时间，毫不夸张地说，我游得很出色。
I'd enjoyed great professional success up until the point. But in 2014, none of that mattered. I was so down on myself that I spent five days alone in my room, and quite frankly, I didn't want to be alive.
在此之前，我一直享受着职业生涯取得的巨大成功。但在2014年，这些都变得无关紧要了。我感到非常沮丧，一个人在房间里呆了五天，坦率地说，我那时候都不想活着了。
I saw myself as worthless and as someone who let down so many people that I cared most about. But having reached rock bottom, I decided to ask for help and it was one of the best decisions of my life.
我认为自己一文不值，让我最关心的人失望。但当我跌入谷底时，我决定寻求帮助，这是我一生中最好的决定之一。
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