美国名人 篮球教练 凯·宇 高尔夫教练贝蒂-詹姆森.docx

美国名人篮球教练凯宇高尔夫运动员贝蒂詹姆森KayYowandBettyJameson:TheyChangedtheWorldofSportsforWomenplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:28repeatBy1.awanDavis2009-3-28VOICEONE:mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmFaith1.apiduswithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywetellabouttwowomenwhohelpedchangetheworldofsports,golferBettyJamesonandbasketballcoachKayYow.Bothwomenwerefoundersofwomen'ssportsorganizations.KayYowVOICEONE:SandraKayYowwasborninnineteenforty-twoinGibsonville,NorthCarolina.Shedevelopedaloveforbasketballfromherparents,Hiltonand1.ibYow.SheattendedEastCarolinaUniversityandearnedanEnglishdegree.ShewentontobecomeanEnglishteacher,librarianandgirls'basketballcoachatJayAllenHighSchoolinHighPoint,NorthCarolina.Innineteenseventy-one,shebegancoachingcollegesports.Shebecamethewomen'sathleticscoordinatorandwomen'sbasketballcoachat日OnCollegeinNorthCarolina.Fouryearslater,NorthCarolinaStateUniversityhiredherastheschool'sfirstfull-timewomen'sbasketballcoachandathleticscoordinator.Shealsocoachedwomen'svolleyballandsoftball.KayYowhadbecomeaverysuccessfulbasketballcoach.Innineteeneighty-oneshebegancoachingwomen'snationalteams.ShecoachedtheUnitedStatesteamintheWorldUniversityGames.Theteamfinishedsecond,winningasilvermedal.FiveyearslatersheledtheUnitedStateswomen'sbasketballteamintheGoodwillGamesandFIBAWorldChampionship.Bothteamswonfirstplaceandreceivedgoldmedals.Innineteeneighty-onezKayYow,alongwithothers,foundedtheWomen'sBasketballCoachesAssociation.Shealsoservedaspresidentofthegroup.TheWBCAwasestablishedtounitecoachesatalllevelsofthegameandtodevelopbasketballasasportforwomenandgirls.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:KayYowInnineteeneighty-seven,KayYowlearnedshehadbreastcancer.ShedidnotletherhealthproblemsinterferewithherresponsibilitiesascoachandIeadenOneofherfamousexpressionswas:"Whenlifekicksyou,letitkickyouforward."JusttenmonthafterlearningshehadcancershecoachedtheUnitedStateswomen'sbasketballteamtoanOlympicgoldmedalinSeoul,Koreainnineteeneighty-eight.KayYowhasbeenrecognizedforherservicetothegameofbasketball.ShewasnamedtotheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofFame,theWomen'sBasketballHallofFameandtheFellowshipofChristianAthletesHallofFameamongothers.CoachYowalsobecamewell-knownforherworkincancerawareness.IntwothousandsevensheestablishedtheKayYow/WBCACancerFundinpartnershipwiththeVFoundationforCancerResearch.TheVFoundationwasnamedforYow'sfriendJimmyValvano.HewastheformercoachofNorthCarolinaStateUniversitymen'sbasketballteam.Hediedofcancerinnineteenninety-three.ThatsameyearYowlosthermother,1.ibYow,tobreastcancer.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:KayYowdiedintwothousandnine.Shewassixty-sixyearsold.Earlierthatmonth,shehadannouncedthatshewouldnotreturntocoachingthatseason.Shehadmissedfourgamesbecauseofextremelackofphysicalenergy.Shehadfoughtsicknessfromcancerformorethantwentyyears.HerfuneralwasheldinCaryzNorthCarolina.Hundredsofpeopleattended,includingcoachesandathletesfromNCStateandOtherteams.Duringtheceremony,mournerswatchedavideomessageYowhadrecordedforthefuneral.Shethankedthemfortheirsupport,andshespokemostlyofherstrongreligiousbeliefswhichhelpedherthroughdifficulttimes,includingherbattlewithcancer.Shealsoreadapoemshewroteinnineteenseventy-sixcalled"MyThoughtsonSport."Shetalkedabouttheimportanceoflearningaboutlifethroughsports.Shesaidsportsstretchedhertoherlimitsandsometimesshewantedtoquit.Shesaidwinningwasmorethanthescoreontheboard.VOICETWO:KayYowtouchedtheheartsandlivesofmanypeople.Shewasknownasagreatcoach,teacherandfriend.Sheexpressedloveandkindnesstowardpeopleincludingstrangers.Immediatelyafterherdeath,KayYowwashonoredatmanycollegebasketballgames,bothwomen'sandmen's.TheWomen'sBasketballCoachesAssociationgavepermissionforteamstowearthecolorpinktohonorCoachYow'sworkineducatingpeopleaboutbreastcancer.Pinkiscommonlyusedbygroupsthattrytoraisemoneytosearchforacureforthedisease.PeoplesaidmanykindwordsaboutKayYow.Theyrememberedherasawomanofgreatemotionalandreligiousstrength.Theyspokeofhowshefoughtextremesicknessinabraveandgracefulway.DukeUniversitymen'sbasketballheadcoachMikeKrzyzewskisaid:"GodblessKay.Afightertotheend."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:BettyJamesonwasanotherwomanimportantintheworldofsports.Innineteenfifty,sheandtwelveotherwomenfoundedthe1.adiesProfessionalGolfAssociation.Theywereinvolvedinallareasofthesport.Theyplayed,organizedgolftournaments,establishedrulesforthegroupandsupervisedmembership.The1.PGAgainedtheattentionofmanynewsorganizations.TheyconsideredJamesonandotherstobebeautifulwomen.Photographerslikedtakingpicturesofthemandbegancallingthemthe"glamourgirls."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:BettyJamesonElizabethJamesonwasborninnineteennineteeninNormanzOklahoma.ShegrewupinDallas,Texas.Shebeganplayinggolfataveryyoungage.Shewasverygoodinthesportandwonmanycompetitions.Innineteenthirty-two,BettyJamesonwontheTexasPublinxcompetition.Shewasjustthirteenyearsold.Twoyearslater,shewontheSouthernChampionship.Inbothnineteenthirty-nineandnineteenforty,JamesonwontheUnitedStatesAmateurcompetition.TwoyearslatershewontheWesternOpenforthefirstofherthreemajortitles.Shecompletedhernon-professionalcareerwithfourteenmajorvictories.VOICEONE:BettyJamesonbeganplayingprofessionalgolfinnineteenforty-five.Shewonmanyprofessionaltitles,includingtheUnitedStatesWomen'sOpeninnineteenforty-seven.Herscorewastwohundredninety-five.Shewasthefirstfemalegolfertoscorelowerthanthreehundredinaseventy-twoholetournament.Yearslater,shesaiditwasthebestmomentofhercareer.Shefinishedhercareerinthe1.adiesProfessionalGolfAssociationwiththirteenmajorvictories.Thatmaynotseemlikemanywinscomparedtowomen'sgolftoday.However;duringthattimegolfwasconsideredasportformen.Womenwerenottreatedthesameasmeninsports.The1.PGAfoughttochangethat.Theorganizationwassuccessfulinmakingwomen'sgolfrecognizedasaseriousprofessionalsport.BettyJamesonVOICETWO:BettyJamesonwasofficiallyacceptedintotheHallFameofWomen'sGolfinnineteenfifty-one.Shebecameoneofsixinauguralmembersofthe1.PGATourHallofFameinnineteensixty-seven.The1.PGAchosetorecognizenineteenfifty-oneasthedateofheracceptance.ShewasalsonamedtotheWorldGolfHallofFameandtheWomen'sSportFoundationHallofFame.Intwothousand,the1.PGAcelebrateditsfiftiethanniversary.DuringtheceremonyBettyJamesonwasrecognizedasoneoftheorganization'stopfiftyplayersandteachers.Jamesonandthetwelveother1.PGAfounderswerehonoredwiththeCommissioner'sAward.Theywererecognizedfortheirpartinfurtheringthecauseofwomen'sgolf.BettyJamesondiedintwothousandnine.Shewaseighty-nineyearsold.Inherlateryears,shewasforcedtoliveasimplelifebecauseoflackofmoney.Shesaidthesituationcausedhertolearnthroughsuffering.Shesaid:"Justlikeingotyoualwayslearnmorewhenyoulosethanwhenyouwin."(THEME)VOICEONE:Thisprogramwaswrittenandproducedby1.awanDavis.mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmFaith1.apidus.YoucanlearnmoreaboutfamousAmericansanddownloadpodcastsofourprogramsonourWebsite,.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.