? South Africa, the rainbow country, was invaded by the Dutch in the16th century, and then by the British at the beginning of the19th century, which drove the Dutch Boers inland at that time and gradually formed a mixed race. Racial discrimination has always existed.
? Mandela, a legendary figure, was released from hatred of whites and was imprisoned for 27 years. After his release, he began to run for president of South Africa. In his later years, Mandela successfully ran for the presidency of South Africa. Later, he did something that surprised everyone, letting bygones be bygones and trying to eliminate racial discrimination. What a noble personality you need to make up your mind next time. Thank God for giving me an invincible soul!
? Mandela needs a bond to unite and help the people of the whole country and eliminate the bond between blacks and whites. He chose to unite people through rugby, which is popular all over the world. Mandela's choice is far-sighted. South Africa's national football team Springbok is all white except one black, and is regarded as synonymous with racial discrimination by blacks. Mandela was also one of the people who hated this team at that time.
? There is still one year before the Rugby World Cup, but the performance of the Springboks makes blacks and the National Sports Bureau very dissatisfied, and they are ready to abandon the team and form a new team. When Mandela knew this situation, he immediately rushed to the State Sports Bureau to stop it from happening. It is a very dangerous thing to make this decision in this special period, which is likely to end his political career. However, in order not to intensify the white people and make this contradiction between black people and white people enter an endless vicious circle, he stepped forward and risked his life, which is admirable.
? Mandela must let the Springboks win the World Cup. Then he chatted with pienaar, the captain of the Springbok team, and asked: How did you restore the confidence of the players? This sentence silenced pienaar, and Mandela explained why he could keep his confidence in prison for 27 years. He said: I read a poem by a Victorian poet, which wrote: Thank God for giving me an invincible soul …
With Mandela's encouragement, pienaar regained his confidence and began to take his players to devil training and play football well. This is our mission. Pienaar's spirit infected every player, and the World Cup began. The Springboks overcame many difficulties and finally advanced to the finals. They will face a strong opponent, the Irish All Blacks.
Although the opponent's comprehensive strength in the upper half is strong, the Springbok team is not discouraged. It will be impossible to fight the war to the end, and finally win the game by one goal.
They won not only competition, but also the unity of the people of a powerful country.