Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people. That is why it is so important that the FIFA World Cup will, for the first time ever, be hosted on the African continent in 2010. We feel privileged and humbled that South Africa has been given this singular honour of being the African host country.

People respond in accordance to how you relate to them. If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how they'll react. But if you say, 'We want peace, we want stability,' we can then do a lot of things that will contribute towards the progress of our society.

Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation

There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested.

Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.

Know your enemy - and learn about his favorite sport.

I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.