Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

No single person can liberate a country. You can only liberate a country if you act as a collective.

Leaders will have to give clear and decisive leadership towards a world of tolerance and respect for difference, and an uncompromising commitment to peaceful solutions of conflicts and disputes.

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.

The world remains beset by so much human suffering, poverty and deprivation. It is in your hands to make of our world a better one for all, especially the poor, vulnerable and marginalised.

Millions of people in the world's poorest countries remain enslaved by the chains of poverty. It is time to set them free.

In the 21st Century, the capacity to communicate will almost certainly be a key human right.