KamikazeBlue 337 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 WORTH READING! I didn't buy Didier Drogba's autobiography but I read the foreword by José Mourinho on amazon (you can read the first few pages on there), and I loved it!It's really sweet (very sappy, I'm warning you), and proof of José and Didier's father-son like relationship, so I typed it out so that you all can read it here if you want. I'm a person who likes to treasure memories, and with them I can tell the world many things. I'm not a writer, even less a poet, but my life has been rich with stories, stories full of extraordinary moments. Looking back at them, I can find only a few special people who I will keep in my soul and in my heart forever.Didier Drogba came into my life in the fifth minute of a Champions League game in Marseille's mythical Vélodrome. I'd hardly sat down when that giant with the number 11 on his shirt scored. I remember he celebrated that goal like it was his last and he turned an already hostile atmosphere into a fireball of flares, chants and emotion. The crowd went mad, the noise was deafening.At half-time I found him in the tunnel and told him: 'I don't have the money to buy you, but do you have any cousins that can play like you in the Ivory Coast?' In the middle of this tense qualification game he laughed, hugged me and said: 'One day you'll be in a club which can buy me.'Six months later I signed for Chelsea. I had found a super powerful club which everybody wanted to negotiate with, everybody wanted to be linked to - and everybody wanted to play for. I had a number of options, but I arrived and said: 'I want Didier Drogba.' Doubts and questions were raised by a few people: 'Why this one?', 'Why not that one?', 'Are you sure he will adapt?', 'Is he really that good?''I want Didier Drogba,' I said.A few days passed and I met with Didier in a private airport in London. Again he hugged me, but this time in an unforgettable way: an embrace that showed this man's gratitude, and the affection he feels towards people who mean a lot to him. Indescribable. Then he told me: 'Thank you. I will fight for you. You won't regret it. I will stay loyal to you forever.' And that's just what he's done...His loyalty came out in his leadership and in the way he always faced up to the difficult moments. Moments when nothing else matters than to be there for your leader and your colleagues. This was a person I knew I could count on whenever and wherever I needed. When the team was under pressure he would go back and help the defenders; when he felt pain he would stretch himself to the limit and never give up. Then of course came what he did best: he scored and scored. Those goals brought him titles, amazing awards, but what stays with me are the countless stories we have together. The FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium, 2007. Manchester United: the last game of the season. A lot of people thought this would be my last game in charge of Chelsea. It was a great battle, and then Didier scored in extra-time. The final whistle blew and everybody went mad - apart from two calm individuals. I ran into the dressing room to call my wife. One player avoided the immediate celebrations and followed me down the tunnel. It was Didier, chasing me for a hug. The game was over but in his mind as he left the pitch was only one thing: to hug me as soon as possible. Was he remembering our first encounter? Our second? Or was he thinking that this embrace could be the last...? He found me, we hugged and we cried.Didier is a special person. And I repeat if I may: person. I could say player of course - and he's an unbelievable one - but above all, his impact on the world at the moment is as a person: as an African, as an emperor of the Ivory Coast, as a father, and as a son and as a friend. And some of us have the privilege to have him in our lives.Months after the Cup final I was out of Chelsea. As on the first day, there came that same embrace. I couldn't speak and Didier could only say: 'This is not possible, this is not possible, this is not happening.' I could only find the strength to turn and walk away.Perhaps this preface should focus on Didier the player. But the player everybody knows - the leader, the title collector, the benefactor as well. All these things he has achieved with skill, effort and humility. Didier is in my life as one of the best players I have managed in my career. But much more importantly, he's in my life as one of the best and most unforgettable friends.Together, the tow of us side by side, fighting for the same thing? Far away? In different clubs? In different countries? Or old, with Didier in retirement and me coaching in a wheelchair? It doesn't matter...Didier. Always near to my heart.-José Mourinho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Going to buy this. Worth all the money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidzeret 2,257 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Fantastic, When I read this I remember when didier came and gave everyone a ring for winning the champions league. Fantastic man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Fantastic, When I read this I remember when didier came and gave everyone a ring for winning the champions league. Fantastic man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Who has read his portrait of a hero book that was written by John McShane? That got me through some tough night's out in the sticks in Nicaragua living with a family that couldn't speak a word of English. He had a really, really tough childhood, which goes a long way to explaining his strong mentality and why he invested so much in that hospital in the Ivory Coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,448 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Really miss the Didier Drogba days with Chelsea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Skipper 20,609 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Hero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachikethas 1,154 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Take my money.(insert the meme pic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 WOW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishC300 1,865 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Speechless............... Didier Drogba. You legend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,139 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Two amazing men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Fantastic, When I read this I remember when didier came and gave everyone a ring for winning the champions league. Fantastic man i can give u as many likes as the times u would care to post... but the guy is a LEGEND, in every sense of the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary gordon 1,777 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Drogba was and will always be my favourite Chelsea player. If I ran things at the club, he would.be writing his own contact. I.can't believe how we let him go. smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 @KamikazeBlue, thanks.It may be sappy, but I cried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamikazeBlue 337 Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 @KamikazeBlue, thanks.It may be sappy, but I cried. I cried too.. We will never get anyone as amazing as the Drog.No matter how great mata,hazard,oscars grows to be.He is the embodiment of all things Chelsea..I miss him a lot..like u all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles 9,790 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 King Didier Lovely stuff from Jose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Still gutted we let him go, sure he wasn't in his prime or that but his performance vs Bayern? Probably one of the best in his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Drogba was and will always be my favourite Chelsea player. If I ran things at the club, he would.be writing his own contact. I.can't believe how we let him go. smhAs painful as it was i think it was the right time, but this isn't the time or place to go into detail.He will be back as a club ambassador soon enough, that is for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary gordon 1,777 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 As painful as it was i think it was the right time, but this isn't the time or place to go into detail.He will be back as a club ambassador soon enough, that is for sure.No doubt your right, I just miss the big guy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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