Steve Jobs on Organ Donation: A thank-you and update
What Jobs talks about
In this brief 2009 address, Jobs says he is doing well after a liver transplant and explains that he would not be there without the generosity of an organ donor. He uses the moment to encourage others to choose organ donation.
He also thanks the Apple community for its support and praises Tim Cook and the team for handling Apple during a difficult period. The message is both personal and reassuring, with Jobs signaling that he is back at Apple and looking ahead to future products.
Jobs speaks throughout.
In his words
“I am very happy to be here with all of you today.”
“I wouldn't be here without such generosity.”
“That's why I hope that we can all be generous and choose the option of donating our organs.”
“They handled the responsibility in a very difficult time and managed the company very well.”
“I am back in Apple and enjoying every day.”
Key points
- Jobs says his liver was transplanted about five months earlier.
- He credits the donor’s generosity for saving his life.
- He asks people to consider donating their organs.
- He thanks the Apple community for its support.
- He praises Tim Cook and the Apple team for managing the company well.
- He says he is fine now and working with Apple’s teams on future products.
Full transcript
I am very happy to be here with all of you today. And as some of you might know, my liver was transplanted about 5 months ago. So now I have a 20 year old person's liver whose car died in an accident and he was willing to donate his organs. And I wouldn't be here without such generosity. That's why I hope that we can all be generous and choose the option of donating our organs.
I would like to take a moment to thank all the people of the Apple community for their support. It is a great honor for me. And I would also like to thank the entire team of Tim Cook and Apple. They handled the responsibility in a very difficult time and managed the company very well. Thank you all. Let's give them a round of applause. So I am fine now. Can I stand on my feet? I am back in Apple and enjoying every day. And I am working with our talented teams so that I can bring great products for all of you in the future. This is really amazing.
Thank you.
Transcribed from the audio with OpenAI Whisper. Timestamps link to the video above. Errors are possible.