When people talk about revolutionary figures, they always talk about politicians and social activists. It’s true that politicians and social activists always bring a revolution. They establish new government, fight for democracy and freedom and they call for attentions on human rights. However, there are a huge number of people, who have different careers, are significant to the development of a country. They contribute and effect their countries in their own ways. In Ivory Coast, this “Mr. Significant” is Didier Drogba.
Born in March, 11th in 1978, Drogba is a world-famous soccer player from Ivory Coast. When Drogba turned 5, he moved to France because of the civil war in Ivory Coast. In France, he started to learn how to play soccer with his uncle, who played for the national team of Ivory Coast in the past. At the beginning, Drogba missed his hometown and parents terribly so that he came back to Abidjan after his third year in France.
However,bad situation in Ivory Coast made his parent lose their jobs. Drogba then had to return to France to live with his uncle. Several years later, his parents moved to France and lived in suburbs of Paris. He then returned to his parents and started to play team soccer. He was passionate and talent. When Drogba turned 19, he started his career in a French club: Le Mans.
Drogba went through a hard time in training and competing since his experience of moving a lot makes him not as good as his French teammates. His career was twisted at the beginning. However, five years later, he joined Guingamp, a club played in Ligue 1, which is the Championnat de France de football Ligue 1. His career became prosperous since then. Drogba’s outstanding performance in Guingamp made him a famous player in France. He then played for several famous French club. Drogba’s turning point in his career life appeared in 2004. He transfered to the world-famous soccer club: Chelsea in England. His talent and incredible performance gradually made him world famous player.
When Drogba became famous, the whole world started to notice this incredible soccer player and his hometown: Ivory Coast. Drogba became the captain of Ivory Coast national team and he led his team successfully in several important games. They made Ivory Coast a famous soccer country in Africa. When people talk about fantastic soccer teams, they started to talk about Ivory Coast. For Drogba himself, he has been named “African Footballer of the year” twice and he was the first winner of that title in Ivory Coast.
Drogba’s success in soccer started to effect beyond soccer world. Almost every little kid in Ivory Coast likes Drogba and every kid wants to become a man like Drogba. People started to play soccer all over the country. They gradually forgot the pain of wars in their country because of the happiness soccer brought them. There were much more posters of Drogba in the country than the posters of their president. Drogba was like a shinning star in Ivory Coast. He arose exactly the time when Ivory Coast needed a hero. Wars and conflicts have made Ivory Coast exhausted. The exist of Drogba was kind of a new hope to the country. People gathered to play soccer and cheered for their national team. They enjoyed the happiness of sports and they were proud of being a citizens of Ivory Coast. In 2006, the civil war in Ivory Coast was sever. At that time, Drogba returned to his homeland. His speeches and mediations finally brought peace to this country. For the first time, he proved that he was not just a soccer player. Drogba’s power was magic for Ivory Coast. His influence on Ivory Coast was so deep that he was absolutely a revolutionary figure in Ivory Coast.