Sport At Its Best

Francois Pienaar was the captain of the World Cup winning, South African rugby team that was so inspired by Nelson Mandela in 1995 (76. Nelson Mandela: rugby helps unite a nation).  I came across this video recently which shows Pienaar talking about Mandela as both a friend and god-parent to one of his children.  It’s clear that he sees what a great leader and person Mandela was and is, and what an important place in history the events surrounding his presidency and ’95 World Cup holds.  It’s worth a look…