It often takes time for people to
understand their potential. People at certain situations associate themselves
with various activities until they find the one which actually suits them.
There are many cases where a person would start with some profession but ends
up with some other. Now, this is not uncommon and happens to people of
different walks of life. Footballers often undergo through certain
circumstances where they choose some other job before they realise what they
really love. The football industry has seen various scenes similar to this and
some of the top footballers of now and then have been a part of this journey.
Didier
Drogba
Didier Drogba is a prominent name in the
football industry and has graced Chelsea with his massive performances and sky
rocketing goals. However, his thoughts about football were not the same when he
was 21 years old. He felt that he would nave it to the professional level as a
footballer. He even turned down various offers coming from big clubs and
dedicated himself to a full time accountant. He started studying but soon he
realised where his potential laid, he quit the university and now he is keeping
an account of his goals.
Socrates
Remember Socrates? The Captain of Brazil in
1982 before he made passes to Zico and Falcao this man had some other career
choice. He planned to graduate as a doctor but destiny had some other story for
him. But after retiring from football, the humanitarian in him started doing well
for the society as a doctor and even protested against the military
dictatorship in Brazil before he died a tragic death.
Phil
Neville
Phil Neville was one of the popular names
in football and has made a great appearance in playing and managing the
activities of soccer. But while he was growing up, he was battling his way out
in cricket in the U-15 level. He was the youngest cricketer to be selected in
the Lancashire reserve team. He played alongside Andrew Flintoff in the U-19
level but his role somehow changed when Alex Ferguson chose this prodigy for
some other sport.
Zlatan
Ibrahimovick
Zlatan Ibrahimovick is a big name in this
generation of football and has always surprised the audience with some of the
most impossible goal scores. But his childhood had some other story to tell. He
started taking taekwondo classes as a child and even received a black belt post
his training. According to sources it is said that if Zlatan would have
concentrated on taekwondo as he did in football he would have broken the
records in it.
Miroslav
Klose
Miroslav Klose is one of the highest goal
scorers in the Fifa world cup who also had some other career before he realised
his knack. At 19 years, he started taking lessons to become a full time
carpenter. However, he was also training as an amateur footballer in the
seventh division of the German league. But on the first day of training he was
sent home saying that it would be better if he chose some other profession. But
fate had a different story as he got selected for Kaiserlauten at 22 years;
Klose dedicated his life only to football since then.
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