Research Paper On Nelson Mandela

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We all have one common goal when there are two teams whether it’s a country vs another country or it's our school vs another school. Our goal remains the same to Win. This wasn’t President Mandela’s goal when he wanted to get his country to win the world cup. The President took a risk to reunite his beloved country of Africa that said no matter what race you are, you are important to a bigger part of the country, you are the champions. He even let the Afrikaans know that Rugby is a national sport not just for the whites but to bring together people. So without a doubt it, President Mandela proved that Sports do have the ability to unify people, because It was more than the drive, the hope and the teamwork it was knocking down racial barriers, stopping discrimination that made the difference. …show more content…
One of the way it is shown is when ·Nelson Mandela greets each player by their names, showing he respects each one individually and telling them Good Luck. This makes the team motivated that the president of the country knows each of them by their name and that he really wants to make a difference. Another way was when President Mandela comes to visit again the rugby team presents him with a Springbok hat welcoming him to the team. After winning the world cup[Mandela] “He said to me ‘Thank you for what you have done for South Africa,”’ Pienaar. I said to him, ‘No, Madiba, you’ve got it wrong. Thank you for what you’ve done for South