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1、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,golferBettyJamesonan
2、dbasketballcoachKayYow.Bothwomenwerefoundersofwomenssportsorganizations.KayYowVOICEONE:SandraKayYowwasborninnineteenforty-twoinGibsonville,NorthCarolina.Shedevelopedaloveforbasketballfromherparents,Hiltonand1.ibYow.SheattendedEastCarolinaUniversityandearnedanEnglishdegree.ShewentontobecomeanEnglisht
3、eacher,librarianandgirlsbasketballcoachatJayAllenHighSchoolinHighPoint,NorthCarolina.Innineteenseventy-one,shebegancoachingcollegesports.Shebecamethewomensathleticscoordinatorandwomensbasketballcoachat日OnCollegeinNorthCarolina.Fouryearslater,NorthCarolinaStateUniversityhiredherastheschoolsfirstfull-
4、timewomensbasketballcoachandathleticscoordinator.Shealsocoachedwomensvolleyballandsoftball.KayYowhadbecomeaverysuccessfulbasketballcoach.Innineteeneighty-oneshebegancoachingwomensnationalteams.ShecoachedtheUnitedStatesteamintheWorldUniversityGames.Theteamfinishedsecond,winningasilvermedal.Fiveyearsl
5、atersheledtheUnitedStateswomensbasketballteamintheGoodwillGamesandFIBAWorldChampionship.Bothteamswonfirstplaceandreceivedgoldmedals.Innineteeneighty-onezKayYow,alongwithothers,foundedtheWomensBasketballCoachesAssociation.Shealsoservedaspresidentofthegroup.TheWBCAwasestablishedtounitecoachesatallleve
6、lsofthegameandtodevelopbasketballasasportforwomenandgirls.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:KayYowInnineteeneighty-seven,KayYowlearnedshehadbreastcancer.ShedidnotletherhealthproblemsinterferewithherresponsibilitiesascoachandIeadenOneofherfamousexpressionswas:Whenlifekicksyou,letitkickyouforward.Justtenmonthafterlearn
7、ingshehadcancershecoachedtheUnitedStateswomensbasketballteamtoanOlympicgoldmedalinSeoul,Koreainnineteeneighty-eight.KayYowhasbeenrecognizedforherservicetothegameofbasketball.ShewasnamedtotheNaismithMemorialBasketballHallofFame,theWomensBasketballHallofFameandtheFellowshipofChristianAthletesHallofFam
8、eamongothers.CoachYowalsobecamewell-knownforherworkincancerawareness.IntwothousandsevensheestablishedtheKayYow/WBCACancerFundinpartnershipwiththeVFoundationforCancerResearch.TheVFoundationwasnamedforYowsfriendJimmyValvano.HewastheformercoachofNorthCarolinaStateUniversitymensbasketballteam.Hediedofca
9、ncerinnineteenninety-three.ThatsameyearYowlosthermother,1.ibYow,tobreastcancer.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:KayYowdiedintwothousandnine.Shewassixty-sixyearsold.Earlierthatmonth,shehadannouncedthatshewouldnotreturntocoachingthatseason.Shehadmissedfourgamesbecauseofextremelackofphysicalenergy.Shehadfoughtsicknessf
10、romcancerformorethantwentyyears.HerfuneralwasheldinCaryzNorthCarolina.Hundredsofpeopleattended,includingcoachesandathletesfromNCStateandOtherteams.Duringtheceremony,mournerswatchedavideomessageYowhadrecordedforthefuneral.Shethankedthemfortheirsupport,andshespokemostlyofherstrongreligiousbeliefswhich
11、helpedherthroughdifficulttimes,includingherbattlewithcancer.Shealsoreadapoemshewroteinnineteenseventy-sixcalledMyThoughtsonSport.Shetalkedabouttheimportanceoflearningaboutlifethroughsports.Shesaidsportsstretchedhertoherlimitsandsometimesshewantedtoquit.Shesaidwinningwasmorethanthescoreontheboard.VOI
12、CETWO:KayYowtouchedtheheartsandlivesofmanypeople.Shewasknownasagreatcoach,teacherandfriend.Sheexpressedloveandkindnesstowardpeopleincludingstrangers.Immediatelyafterherdeath,KayYowwashonoredatmanycollegebasketballgames,bothwomensandmens.TheWomensBasketballCoachesAssociationgavepermissionforteamstowe
13、arthecolorpinktohonorCoachYowsworkineducatingpeopleaboutbreastcancer.Pinkiscommonlyusedbygroupsthattrytoraisemoneytosearchforacureforthedisease.PeoplesaidmanykindwordsaboutKayYow.Theyrememberedherasawomanofgreatemotionalandreligiousstrength.Theyspokeofhowshefoughtextremesicknessinabraveandgracefulwa
14、y.DukeUniversitymensbasketballheadcoachMikeKrzyzewskisaid:GodblessKay.Afightertotheend.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:BettyJamesonwasanotherwomanimportantintheworldofsports.Innineteenfifty,sheandtwelveotherwomenfoundedthe1.adiesProfessionalGolfAssociation.Theywereinvolvedinallareasofthesport.Theyplayed,organizedgo
15、lftournaments,establishedrulesforthegroupandsupervisedmembership.The1.PGAgainedtheattentionofmanynewsorganizations.TheyconsideredJamesonandotherstobebeautifulwomen.Photographerslikedtakingpicturesofthemandbegancallingthemtheglamourgirls.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:BettyJamesonElizabethJamesonwasborninnineteenni
16、neteeninNormanzOklahoma.ShegrewupinDallas,Texas.Shebeganplayinggolfataveryyoungage.Shewasverygoodinthesportandwonmanycompetitions.Innineteenthirty-two,BettyJamesonwontheTexasPublinxcompetition.Shewasjustthirteenyearsold.Twoyearslater,shewontheSouthernChampionship.Inbothnineteenthirty-nineandnineteen
17、forty,JamesonwontheUnitedStatesAmateurcompetition.TwoyearslatershewontheWesternOpenforthefirstofherthreemajortitles.Shecompletedhernon-professionalcareerwithfourteenmajorvictories.VOICEONE:BettyJamesonbeganplayingprofessionalgolfinnineteenforty-five.Shewonmanyprofessionaltitles,includingtheUnitedSta
18、tesWomensOpeninnineteenforty-seven.Herscorewastwohundredninety-five.Shewasthefirstfemalegolfertoscorelowerthanthreehundredinaseventy-twoholetournament.Yearslater,shesaiditwasthebestmomentofhercareer.Shefinishedhercareerinthe1.adiesProfessionalGolfAssociationwiththirteenmajorvictories.Thatmaynotseeml
19、ikemanywinscomparedtowomensgolftoday.However;duringthattimegolfwasconsideredasportformen.Womenwerenottreatedthesameasmeninsports.The1.PGAfoughttochangethat.Theorganizationwassuccessfulinmakingwomensgolfrecognizedasaseriousprofessionalsport.BettyJamesonVOICETWO:BettyJamesonwasofficiallyacceptedintoth
20、eHallFameofWomensGolfinnineteenfifty-one.Shebecameoneofsixinauguralmembersofthe1.PGATourHallofFameinnineteensixty-seven.The1.PGAchosetorecognizenineteenfifty-oneasthedateofheracceptance.ShewasalsonamedtotheWorldGolfHallofFameandtheWomensSportFoundationHallofFame.Intwothousand,the1.PGAcelebrateditsfi
21、ftiethanniversary.DuringtheceremonyBettyJamesonwasrecognizedasoneoftheorganizationstopfiftyplayersandteachers.Jamesonandthetwelveother1.PGAfounderswerehonoredwiththeCommissionersAward.Theywererecognizedfortheirpartinfurtheringthecauseofwomensgolf.BettyJamesondiedintwothousandnine.Shewaseighty-nineye
22、arsold.Inherlateryears,shewasforcedtoliveasimplelifebecauseoflackofmoney.Shesaidthesituationcausedhertolearnthroughsuffering.Shesaid:Justlikeingotyoualwayslearnmorewhenyoulosethanwhenyouwin.(THEME)VOICEONE:Thisprogramwaswrittenandproducedby1.awanDavis.mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmFaith1.apidus.YoucanlearnmoreaboutfamousAmericansanddownloadpodcastsofourprogramsonourWebsite,.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.
