Nelson Mandela - World Cup 2010 winner!

No other South African would have been as happy as Nelson Mandela, when FIFA announced 2010 Soccer World Cup host country name. When Nelson Mandela urged World Football governing body FIFA that they should allow South Africa organize 2010 Soccer World Cup as a gift of 10th democratic anniversary of his nation, it was almost sure that FIFA has to think seriously on the humble case of Noble Price winner and the most famous prisoner in world Nelson Mandela. South Africa had narrowly lost to Germany in the race to host 2006 World Cup, and was chosen from the North African bids from Morocco, Egypt and Libya.

"The 2010 World Cup will be organized by South Africa, we can all applaud Africa. The victor is football, the victor is Africa." were the words of Sepp Blatter, FIFA president when he announced the 2010 World Cup host name. The African National Congress said in a statement from national spokesman Smuts Ngonyama that the ANC "joins all South Africans in joyously celebrating the long-awaited announcement by FIFA that our country has been chosen to host the world's most prestigious sporting event, the Soccer World Cup, in 2010."

Nelson Mandela had stated that South Africa has all international standard facilities and can surely host World Cup, South Africa had lost for 2006 World Cup bid but this time we are hopeful that FIFA will give 2010 World Cup as a gift to South Africa.

Let us try to know Nelson Mandela who stood against racism had accepted Noble Price as an accolade to all people who have worked for peace. Nelson Mandela is a kind-hearted person, finds greatest pleasure in watching sunset with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky playing. He is very much disciplined about his habits and daily routines, early morning exercise, getting up by 4.30am everyday, irrespective of how late he has worked the previous evening, breakfast by 6.30 when the days newspapers are read. Today also he has daily standard working of 12 hours. Nelson Mandela hates wasting time and thinks it as an insult of those whom we are giving our time.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in a village near Umtata in the Transkei on the 18 July 1918. His father was the principal councillor to the Acting Paramount Chief of Thembuland. After death of his father, he was the supposed to get married and accept the the post of his late father, but his dream was to become lawyer, he was influenced by the stories of his great ancestors and their valor in war and in defense in protecting their fatherland. After receiving primary education, Nelson Mandela matriculated from Healdtown, a Wesleyan secondary school. He then enrolled at the University College of Fort Hare for the Bachelor of Arts Degree where he was elected onto the Student's Representative Council, from this point ahead Nelson Mandela’s political career began. He entered politics in earnest while studying in Johannesburg by joining the African National Congress in 1942. During World War II, Nelson Mandela and some youths gathered and formed a group under leadership of Anton Lembede.

There are numerous activities Nelson Mandela had joined and fought for, but it will be nearly impossible to give even introduction to each. There are many feathers of honor in the hat for this man. Nelson Mandela is referred father of nation (South Africa) today and in true manner he is a hero. Nelson Mandela had once stated "Struggle is my life" and truly he is one example for young people. Wherever he went, he never compromised his political principles, he rejected all the offers of freedoms at the cost of recognizing Transkei or renouncing violence, and he was a great source of strength for all those who stood with him.