How Did Mandela Inspire His Follower?
“Boxing is egalitarian,” Mandela said. When you are probing a fighter’s strengths and weaknesses, you are not thinking about their social status. In the glance of winning or losing nothing is about the rank, age, colour, or wealth. In 1990 Mandela considered the boxing theory to be the ideal training for what was to come and tried to encourage his followers, the ANC members, to apply it. This theory teaches the individual when it is appropriate to move and how to attack or to defend himself. "And how to pace yourself over what could be a long contest”
(Martin, 2013). Mandela was a passionate, energetic, and disciplined person. And these particular characteristics along with many others were the ones that …show more content…
Through his ongoing battle to dismantle the legacy of apartheid he remained persistent, and as a result, he faced a number of challenges along the way. By defying South African law with the organization of strikes, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison and sent to Robben Island. He was heavily verbally and physically harassed by the white prison wardens while he was striving to become a leader during his imprisoned. Only one visit and a letter every six months he was allowed to have. During the time he served imprisonment, both his mother and eldest son died suddenly and
Mandela was forbidden to attend either funeral. He was also faced with one of the most difficult tasks battling two diseases, prostate cancer, and tuberculosis. His biggest guilt while held in prison was having the constant feeling of putting his family second to his political endeavours.
Executing His Challenges
After spending over two decades held in a prison cell, Mandela eventually bent even the most brutal prison officials to his will. He assumed leadership over his jailed comrades
“Boxing is egalitarian,” Mandela said. When you are probing a fighter’s strengths and weaknesses, you are not thinking about their social status. In the glance of winning or losing nothing is about the rank, age, colour, or wealth. In 1990 Mandela considered the boxing theory to be the ideal training for what was to come and tried to encourage his followers, the ANC members, to apply it. This theory teaches the individual when it is appropriate to move and how to attack or to defend himself. "And how to pace yourself over what could be a long contest”
(Martin, 2013). Mandela was a passionate, energetic, and disciplined person. And these particular characteristics along with many others were the ones that …show more content…
Through his ongoing battle to dismantle the legacy of apartheid he remained persistent, and as a result, he faced a number of challenges along the way. By defying South African law with the organization of strikes, Mandela was sentenced to life in prison and sent to Robben Island. He was heavily verbally and physically harassed by the white prison wardens while he was striving to become a leader during his imprisoned. Only one visit and a letter every six months he was allowed to have. During the time he served imprisonment, both his mother and eldest son died suddenly and
Mandela was forbidden to attend either funeral. He was also faced with one of the most difficult tasks battling two diseases, prostate cancer, and tuberculosis. His biggest guilt while held in prison was having the constant feeling of putting his family second to his political endeavours.
Executing His Challenges
After spending over two decades held in a prison cell, Mandela eventually bent even the most brutal prison officials to his will. He assumed leadership over his jailed comrades