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moeen ali is probably the main person i look up to in the world right now. he’s one of the calmest and most rational people on the earth and always has really nuanced thoughts into everything.
england may have lost today to a great pakistan team, but i loved seeing mo perform.
england may have lost today to a great pakistan team, but i loved seeing mo perform.
if you don’t follow cricket, i’ll share some things he’s done which i find really admirable in this thread.
grew up from absolutely nothing in a poor part of birmingham and grafted his way into playing professional sport predominately dominated by affluent white people.
great video of that here:
great video of that here:
wore “Save Gaza” and “Free Palestine” wristbands in a game, exposing systematic problems in the game laws which allow military symbols to be wore but not a humanitarian symbol: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jul/29/moeen-ali-wristbands-england-india-icc
is an absolutely inspirational muslim, playing through periods of fasting and never afraid to speak out about his beliefs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/42092407/moeen-ali-i-want-people-to-think-muslims-are-not-all-bad
one of the few people to call out the intense racial abuse in a sport full of it, giving other minority cricketers the confidence to do the same: https://www.itv.com/news/2018-09-26/i-couldnt-believe-what-i-had-heard-moeen-ali-tells-of-racial-abuse-during-ashes-match
when he speaks out about his religion and beliefs he’s a voice to so many people who’s voices aren’t heard; that’s way more valuable than being good at a sport.
yes, those qualities of rationality and calmness make him an excellent player, but he is also a superb person.
yes, those qualities of rationality and calmness make him an excellent player, but he is also a superb person.
he’s helped bring change to an england team which used to be pretty racist to one that is open and more understanding to different cultures, which has set england up to win games.
it’s impossible not to love him.
it’s impossible not to love him.
