The titanic effort that has brought liberation to South Africa, and ensured the total liberation of Africa, constitutes an act of redemption for the black people of the world.

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both.

Prison life, fortunately, I spent a lot of years, about 18 years with other prisoners, and, as I say, they enriched your soul.

Sports have the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sports can create hope, where there was once only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination. Sports is the game of lovers.

Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics.

I do not think that I was brought up in a unique society with unique features about giving.