Soccer has taught humility to the next mayor of NYC
Zohran Mamdani on. what soccer has taught him throughout his lifetime. (via The Cooligans)
Video Transcript
Being a footballer and playing soccer, what has that taught you about politics or maybe even?
What have you learned from the game that could help you be a better mayor?
Help you in your political life?
Humility.
Ah.
There was nothing like getting a little bit.
Older on the soccer field.
Mm.
... And learning that you cannot play up top anymore.
And you have to play left-back.
You need it.
Yeah.
As you learn what you know and what you don't.
Know.
And I think that's a critical skill for Politics, because a lot of times people want to pretend like they know everything.
Like, they don't need a team around them.
But you only have to play one game to Understand that you will only be as good as the people around you.
And if you actually admit to your strengths and your weaknesses, And then you actually work around all of it.
How did you incorporate that in your...
In your campaign?
Because you ran an absolutely amazing campaign.
First of all, the clapbacks as two comedians.
Improv Level One, Magnet Theater.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Magnet, we canyou know what?
I knew it.
No.
I knew it.
I, I knew there was a Zip Zap Zop in your past.
I knew it.
Yes, ma'am.
