Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another.

The death sentence is a barbaric act . . . It is a reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.

During the years I lived here, the people of Alexandra ignored tribal and ethnic distinctions. Instead of being Xhosas, or Sothos, or Zulus, or Shangaans, we were Alexandrans. We were one people, and we undermined the distinctions that the apartheid government tried so hard to impose. It saddens and angers me to see the rising hatred of foreigners.

Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations

Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.

Hope is a powerful weapon, and (one) no one power on earth can deprive you of.

If there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people it is soccer.