I Am The Captain Of My Soul.

When I Came To Johannesburg From The Countryside, I Knew Nobody, But Many Strangers Were Very Kind To Me. I Then Was Dragged Into Politics, And Then, Subsequently, I Became A Lawyer.

As The Years Progress One Increasingly Realises The Importance Of Friendship And Human Solidarity. And If A 90-year-old May Offer Some Unsolicited Advice On This Occasion, It Would Be That You, Irrespective Of Your Age, Should Place Human Solidarity, The Concern For The Other, At The Centre Of The Values By Which You Live.

I Have Always Regarded Myself, In The First Place, As An African Patriot.

Sport Can Create Hope, Where Once There Was Only Despair. It Is More Powerful Than Governments In Breaking Down Racial Barriers.

I Stand Here Before You Not As A Prophet, But As A Humble Servant Of You, The People.