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chyneyee's review
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
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5.0
I felt strange when the first time I heard about the existence of the West Indies rebel tour to South Africa. Isn't apartheid discriminating against black people, and why would any West Indians do that? Even if you are struggling financially, surely you can't accept the money paid by the same country which discriminates against your own people.
Somehow, I agreed with Roland Butcher's words about those playing as a moral policeman -
Somehow, I agreed with Roland Butcher's words about those playing as a moral policeman -
"They were scathing but the question would be: had they been in a similar position to the others, would they be so scathing? They were coming from a privileged background. If they'd been in the same situation and taken the same stance that would have been fantastic, but you will never know."
I'm trying to put myself into a situation where I'll never get chosen for the national team because the team always have the usual top players. I'll keep working hard, and even if I have an outstanding record at the domestic level or even when one of the national players is injured, I'm still not chosen for the team. The worst is when someone with poorer performance plays for the national team, and I'm on the waiting list until retirement age. So, I will never get the opportunity to play for the country, and I also do not have enough money to support my family. Should I take the money and end my career with a stabler life or retires with nothing? Both choices come with consequences, but which one is the harder one? It's always going back to money versus conscience.
It's ironic when most of the participants for the rebel tour were forgotten heroes, some on the edge of being dropped or no longer in favour of being selected for the national team, and some were in a state of injury or fitness doubts. But when they joined the rebel tour, they were in a huge spotlight, and all their past achievements had been erased since that day.
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