Tafiyar Michail Antonio zuwa saman kwallon kafa ta Ingila ba ta kasance mai sauƙi ba — tsohon ɗan wasan gaba na West Ham United ya bayyana cewa ɗaya daga cikin matsalolin farko a hanyarsa bai fito daga ƙungiyar hamayya ko rauni ba, sai dai daga mahaifiyarsa.

Yana magana da FourFourTwo don kawo sabon littafinsa na rayuwa Humans Not Robots, wanda HarperCollins ta buga, Antonio ya tuna wani lokaci mai muhimmanci yana da shekara 14, lokacin da Tottenham Hotspur suka kusance shi.

Damar Spurs da ta ɓace

Wani malami, Malam Watson, yana da alaƙa da Tottenham Hotspur kuma ya shirya masu nema daga ƙungiyar su zo kalli Antonio da abokin karatunsa a wata gasar makaranta. Ɗan wasan gaba matashi ya burge su, kuma gayyata ta shiga kwalejin ta biyo baya.

"Na yi murna sosai, ina cewa cikin zuciyata, 'Ya Allah, zan je kwalejin Spurs, wannan shine farkon zama ƙwararren ɗan wasa,'" Antonio ya gaya wa FourFourTwo.

Da farin ciki, ya ruga gida don raba labarin — sai ya hadu da ƙin yarda mai karfi daga mahaifiyarsa, wadda ba ta sha'awar kwallon kafa kuma tana mai da hankali sosai kan karatu na ɗanta.

"Na koma gida don gaya wa mahaifiyata — ba ta sha'awar kwallon kafa sosai ta tambaya, 'Yaya, ina yake?' Na ce North London, ta tambaya, 'To yaushe za ka je?'" Antonio ya tuna.

Da ya bayyana abin da ake bukata kowace rana — tafiya zuwa North London bayan makaranta da dawowa gida da ƙarfe 11 dare ko tsakar dare — mahaifiyarsa ba ta yi jinkiri ba.

"Ta ce, 'A'a, ba zai yiwu ba. Karatunka ya zo da farko, babu yadda za a sa karatunka cikin haɗari saboda kwallon kafa, wadda ba tabbas ba,'" ya ce.

Hawaye da mafarki da aka jinkirta

Kowane yunƙuri na yin magana da hannu ya rufe nan take. Mahaifiyar Antonio ta turara shi kai tsaye gado, ta rufe tattaunawar kafin ta fara.

"Na yi fushi sosai! Na yi kuka duk daren nan ba tare da tsayawa ba, na yi tunanin ta ɗauke mafarkin na daga gare ni," ya yarda.

Tabbas, mafarkin bai ƙare gaskiya ba. Antonio ya ci gaba da gina dogon aiki mai nasara, musamman a West Ham United, inda ya zama ɗan wasa da magoya baya ke ƙaunarsa da kuma ɗaya daga cikin ɗan wasan gaba mafi aminci a Premier League. Hanyarsa, duk da haka, ta wuce ta ƙungiyoyi da yawa na ƙananan gasar, ƙi yarda, da wahalhalu kafin ta isa saman.

Labarinsa ya tunatar da mu cewa hanyar zuwa kwallon kafa ta ƙwararru ba ta kasance a bayyane ba — kuma ko da 'a'a' da niyyar alheri ta mahaifiya ba zai iya kashe ƙwararren baiwa ba.

Humans Not Robots na Michail Antonio, wanda HarperCollins ta buga, yana samuwa yanzu.