I was asked to give a speech on the Everest swim, and during the Everest swim, I changed. I changed as a person, I honestly did. That mountain changed me, and I gave a speech about it for nine minutes.

Ordinary won't change the world.

I think every child in every country, not just South Africa, every year should go to a national park, and it should be part of their basic curriculum.

Very few things which are really worth achieving come easily. Sometimes they do, but most of the time you really have to work hard and cleverly.

You shouldn't be able to do a swim at the North Pole, it should be frozen over.

I do have spare time and I love to read, and I love just to go to a national park and just relax and just think. But most of the time, it's swimming or talking.

Mount Everest is a very spiritual place, it's a beautiful mountain.