I have always felt inspire to talk about a great world public figure like Nelson Mandela. Being able to read this book has truly helped me to know better this well-known president of South Africa.
Invictus tells a story about the fighting of Mr.Mandela to gain his political power and people’s trust through sport, one year after he was democratically elected as president. The objective is clear; to reconcile blacks and whites and create the conditions for a lasting peace in the country. The idea of political power through sport was formed when he was still in prison for 27 years.
With the courageous and endless effort, he applied his idea in one of the memorable event in history; 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship. Leading South Africa through examples and kindness, he finally managed to unite their rugby national team, Springbok and indirectly drove them to the 1995 historical victory which still being cherished and remembered by the South Africans until today.
This is true as what people always said; Sports are uniting people in spite of your colors and races.
WanN
15th October 2015
Invictus tells a story about the fighting of Mr.Mandela to gain his political power and people’s trust through sport, one year after he was democratically elected as president. The objective is clear; to reconcile blacks and whites and create the conditions for a lasting peace in the country. The idea of political power through sport was formed when he was still in prison for 27 years.
With the courageous and endless effort, he applied his idea in one of the memorable event in history; 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship. Leading South Africa through examples and kindness, he finally managed to unite their rugby national team, Springbok and indirectly drove them to the 1995 historical victory which still being cherished and remembered by the South Africans until today.
This is true as what people always said; Sports are uniting people in spite of your colors and races.
WanN
15th October 2015