"I am a naturalized Italian,but i'm from Ghana.I was adopted by my parents and adopted by two angels.I suffer with racism everyday.I am the first black to wear jersey of Italy.I'm not angry,but my life experiences make me act differently from other people.Then try to learn before you criticize me!" these are words from Mario Balotelli,the so called most arrogant ,worst behaving footballer of present times.he burst out from the Olympic stadium without having the strength to see the Spanish side toying with azure army.
Balotelli is a symbol.....not representing blacks or any other "colour" which socity call is inferior......but a representation of the ,bullied,policed,alienated society.Every time that tortured soul was freed into the greened pitch he had something to show to the world,he was avenging the world,the parents who abandoned him,the people who made him a laughing stock,the managers who tied him up.The tears in his eyes when Spain lift the Euro cup, and he had to watch it from the lower podium is a sight that will not fade in time.That was the tears of a man who had to fight a cruel path in every turn of life ,down played and ridiculed by all and finaly made it to the biggest of stages ,but unfortunately the he could not lift the trophy of Europe.It would have been a rising hope for millions of people around the world living in dark corners of life to see Mario kissing the euro cup,the prestige of whites.
Media never saw the footballer in Balotelli until his scorcher against Germany in Euro semi final,they only saw the rebel,the ill behaved,short tempered "black monster".Football pundits also criticized his temperament,his failure to keep calm,but none appreciated or patted his talent.This is why i said he is a symbol for all those who are stamped rebels,anti social and rude, who are alienated from the society.no one seeks why he/she is like that,no one cares what these people experienced in life ,the hard ships and insult they had undergone.there will be always a scar in the hearts of people who you think are ill tempered and ill mannered.give them their space and dignity,dont follow them,leave them for their world and they will also live in peace.
Actually personalities like Balotelli is bullied by the society,when society and media does think that a person or institution is not pleasing in their norms and they get haunted everywhere,then it has to be a long tough road like Mario took to end up as a rising star to silence those cribbers and rise above hatred.Now its a two year wait to see whether the outlaw Italian can outwit predictions to lead azures to world cup victory!!
The thing is till now no one really knew what mario was all about. His words has made people to view him from a different prespective. Hope Mario does better.
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