Newcastle United cult hero Papiss Cisse helplessly watched folks die as an ambulance driver earlier than he turned a Premier League star.
Cisse, 38, joined Newcastle in 2012 and went on to fireplace 13 objectives and two assists in 13 Premier League matches. But prior to creating it large on the soccer pitch, the footballer would spend his teenage years driving ambulances again house in Senegal.
During these years, he skilled devastating losses that introduced him to tears. However, Cisse asserts these distressing experiences had been essential in shaping his resilience and monetary duty for his household.
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In a 2013 interview with the BBC, Cisse recalled the painful journey stating: “I saw people die in the past when I was 15 and driving the ambulance. I was only 15, which is very young, and that was why I stopped going to school because I had this job.”
“Sometimes I had a little money which I gave to my parents. It was hard for me, it was very difficult for me because I was so young. My first time in the job I saw someone die and I cried but I became strong.”
Cisse additional defined his previous occupation as an ambulance driver in a dialogue with the Mirror, recounting the heart-wrenching occurrences of seeing moms and youngsters move away with no strategy to intervene, occurrences that left lasting scars.
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Cisse stated: “It left you desolate, seeing what happened to them. One day, we were taking a pregnant woman to hospital. She became ill and passed away in front of us when we were on the road.
“It was very, very transferring. I used to assist deal with some very ailing folks on the journeys. The worst was if you had been evacuating a child, however you can not save them. Terrible.”
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But Cisse reckons it was these powerful instances within the ambulances that made him sturdy sufficient to win at life. He’s by no means forgotten his ambulance days, which is why he placed on a giant occasion to get cash for a brand new ambulance for his previous house, Sedhiou. Now he is a high footie participant, he can do stuff like this.
At the massive money-raising do, with stars like Hatem Ben Arfa, Moussa Sissoko and Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Cisse stated: “These were experiences that made me really strong. It is something I never forget and I know what it feels like for these families. The more medicine and equipment they have, the less chance of a tragedy happening.”