英国特兰米尔流浪者足球俱乐部主席马克·帕里奥斯在开学典礼上的致辞

SPEECH TO HONDER UNIVERSITY FRESHMEN –SEPT 2016

Thank you Mr Chairman for the honour and the opportunity to address the new Honder University students on this important day as they start one of the most critical parts of their education.

What you will learn at Honder in the next few years will equip you to be a success in life, I am sure. However, it is up to you to make the most of your time at the University.

"Why a football club and a university?" some people might ask. For me, it is an obvious, natural cooperation at the right time. In England we recognise that sport is another form of education. In 19th century Britain it was understood that team sports gave not only the benefits of discipline and physical fitness but also of teamwork. Benefits of people working together to achieve a common goal. Collaboration, co-operation.

On Tuesday I had the privilege of being present for your parade as you finished your military service. From that training you will have learned the benefits of discipline and working together as a unit, in much the same way as you do in sport and a team sport in particular.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club was formed in 1884 at a time when Victorian Britain was developing into a world power, and at the time that team sports were becoming an essential part of the educational curriculum in the country.

The Victorian Britons recognised, just as your Premier has, that such team sports can help to develop the culture and the citizens, the people that make up that culture. Football is the team sport that has captured the planet.

As a result of this, football has become part of the fabric of UK culture - every City, town and village has its own club and usually more than one. I think we are at the dawn of a similar period here in China as the country has emerged as a global economic and political power.

The vision of your Premier to become a world football power at the same time will change the lives of many for the better.

Wherever I went in the world as Chief Executive of The FA, the world's first national football association, I found that football is not only a key educational tool that builds culture, it is a common language that transcends nations and continents. If you can't speak English, French or Chinese, we can all speak football.

It breaks down barriers between nations and people and it is appropriate that as China becomes a global power it also takes its place in the global game of football. The time has come for China to be at the top table for football.

And so a cooperation between a Chinese educational establishment and one of the oldest English football clubs seems the right thing to do, at the right time."

Whilst I am English I am also Greek! My father instilled in me the need for education, something that I have carried with me all of my life. I was lucky enough to become a professional footballer but I did not do what everyone else did and leave school at 16.

I continued at school and went to Manchester University to study Psychology whilst playing as a professional footballer. This was something people did not do.

The Psychology degree has been a big influence in what and how I have done things over my whole life. I continued my studies after University and became a Chartered Accountant and still continued playing football. I played with professional clubs for 17 years.

This was only possible if you adopted a disciplined life. Something you will have learnt already from your military service which you should take with you into your studies.

For me, there are only two resources in a business: people and finance. So psychology and accountancy were a more useful combination than you would think. Together they enabled me to become the UK and European leader for business regeneration for PWC and to become the CEO of the FA (Sven G. Eriksson’s boss!).

Your education here at Honder will give you a framework on which you can hang your future experiences. It will help you to learn more quickly.

In my day, we had to learn and retain information but today information is easily available on the internet. So it is more important that you learn how to use that information. How to analyse, how to make decisions. I’m sure that Honder will give you those skills.

The use of information rather than the information is the more important aspect.Honder should and will give you a thirst to learn and if I can give you one piece of advice, it is when you leave Honder, remember what it taught you and keep learning.

From the age of 30, at the end of every year I have written down what things I have learnt in the year. Whenever I think I’ve not learnt much – I move on. I have changed my job.

At times here at Honder and in life afterwards things may not go well but remember it is not what happens to you but how you respond that matters. If you have a bad result that’s the time to go again to work harder.

On the dressing room door of our football club there is a sign:Blame no-one; expect nothing; do something.Above all avoid those self-limiting beliefs that whisper in your ear, especially at 3 o’clock in the morning. When Napolean (a great French leader) was asked what he wanted in his generals, he said, “A general that’s brave at 3 o’clock in the morning.”

I have seen in my life so many people who limit themselves because they think they can’t do something; it’s too hard; or they’re not good enough. But the most successful people are not put off by failure and try to stretch themselves to achieve and be the best that they can be.

By choosing Honder University you have taken a great step on the long march to being the best that you can be.

The University will undoubtedly play its part but you have to as well. You have to work hard. You have to go again if things don’t go as well as they should.

The English perception of China is that the people work hard and apply themselves more than the westerners do. I am sure that with the combination of that Chinese endeavour and the great institution that is Hinder University, you will succeed in not only fulfilling your potential but exceeding it.

Finally, can I thank the Chairman and all of the staff at Honder University for their hospitality and the opportunity to speak to you on this important day.

Can I also thank you for listening and wish you every success with your course and for the future.

英国特兰米尔流浪者足球俱乐部主席马克·帕里奥斯在开学典礼上的致辞

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非常感谢周院长，有机会在鸿德学院新学期开学典礼仪式上讲话，我倍感荣幸。开学典礼是重要的一天，它标志着最为重要的教育的新起点。

我可以肯定，在接下来几年里，大家在鸿德学院的学习生活会使各位走向成功之路。但是，大学之路怎么走，时间怎么渡过，还要取决于在座的各位。

可能有人要问，“足球怎么和大学扯到一起了？”我认为，足球和大学走到一起，是一件极其自然的事。英国人认为，足球是教育的另一种方式。19世纪，英国人意识到团体运动不仅让人强身健体，纪律严明，而且让人意识到团队的重要性。人们会互相协作，团结一致，为了共同目标而努力。

上周四，我有幸参加了学院的军训闭幕式，相信大家从军训中已经体会到了纪律、团队的重要性，其实团队体育运动也是如此。

流浪者足球俱乐部成立于1884年，当时英国处于维多利亚时期，正在发展成为世界强国，国家也把团体体育运动作为国家教育体系中的重要内容。

当时地的英国人民，和当今的中国总理一样，认为团体体育可以提高群众文化，提高百姓身体素质。足球这项团体运动在全球各个地方生根发芽，并广为流传。

后来，足球成为了英国文化重要的组成部分——每个城市、小镇以及村庄，都有自己的俱乐部，甚至不止一家。我认为，中国目前正处于世界经济、政治大国崛起的黎明时期。

中国总理对足球寄予厚望，认为中国会成为世界足球大国，同时会进一步改善人们的美好生活。

英国最大的足球组织是英国足球协会，我在担任英国足球协会首席执行官的时候，经常到世界不同国家参加国际活动时，每到一个国家，我都发现足球不仅仅是最好的文化教育工具，而且，它是一门共同的语言，跨越了民族和国土的限制。就算你不会讲英语、法语或者中文，但我们都会讲足球这个共同语言。

足球打破了国家和民族的隔膜障碍，中国正在向大国之路发展，因此，中国在全球足球中找到自己的位置也合情合理。现在时机已经来了，中国应该占据到足球运动的巅峰位置。

因此，中国的教育机构和英国最古老的足球俱乐部之一开展合作项目，情理之中，恰逢其时。

我是英国人，同时还是希腊人！我父亲向我灌输了教育的重要性，他的教导陪伴了我毕生。我很幸运自己能够成为一名职业足球运动员，我在16岁时高中毕业，但我做出了与他人不同的选择。

我考上了曼彻斯特大学心理学专业，同时还是名职业足球运动员。普通人并不会这么做。

心理学对我一生的影响重大，指导着我做什么事，怎么做。大学毕业后，我继续深造，成为一名注册会计师，并依然投身足球运动。我在职业足球俱乐部效力了17年，要不是严于律己，这根本不可能实现。大家在军训当中已经得到深深的体会，希望大家能把这个体会应用到日后的学习中。

我认为，做事无非两种资源：人选和金钱。心理学和会计学的组合到底有多大用途，可能远远地超出了大家的想象。因为学过这两个专业，我成为英国甚至欧洲普华永道国际会计事务所领导人，足球协会首席执行官（补充翻译：普华永道国际会计事务所，全球顶级会计公司，位居四大会计师事务所之首。）（中国超级联赛俱乐部、上海上港集团足球俱乐部主教练斯文-戈兰埃里克森的老板）

大家在鸿德学院接受的教育会让大家对自己的未来有个基本设想。它会让大家更快地学习。

我上学的时候，不得不自己学习、存储信息，但如今，互联网上的信息随处可查。所以，大家得了解如何使用信息，如何分析，如何决策。我相信鸿德学院会给大家传授这些技巧，

使用信息要比信息本身更重要。鸿德学院应该，并且将会激励大家学习。如果让我给大家一条建议，那么我认为大家在毕业离校之际，应该铭记在鸿德受到的教育，并继续学习。

我进入到30岁后，每年年末，我都会总结自己一年来的学习。一旦我觉得自己学习不足，就会继续学习的脚步。我的工作曾经更换。

大家在鸿德，或者日后的生活中，也许会遭遇不顺，但大家要牢记，发生什么事不重要，重要的是你如何应对。如果遇到不顺心的事，那就应该加把劲，继续努力。

我足球俱乐部更衣室上写着一句话：

勿责他人；不抱期望；付诸行动。

另外，远离被你耳边的束缚声音，尤其是凌晨三点。曾经有人问拿破仑对军官抱有什么的期望，他说道“一个能在凌晨三点勇气十足的军官”。

我这一生中看到很多人因为不能放手，或任务艰巨，或能力不足，束缚了自己的发展。而成功人士不会因为失败而受挫，他们会想方设法，实现心中梦想。来到鸿德学院，是大家踏上漫漫成功路的第一步。

学院自然会尽大学职责，但大家也要尽学生之责。同学们应该努力学习，就算遭遇不顺，也必须再度拼搏。

英国人认为中国人勤奋努力，已经远远超过西方人。我深信，在中国人民的勤奋努力下，在鸿德学院的精心培育下，大家不仅会发挥自己的潜力，而且会超越自我，走向成功！

最后，非常感谢周院长和鸿德学院全体教职工的热情招待，有机会在这里讲话，我深感荣幸。

也非常感谢大家聆听，祝大家学业有成，前程似锦。