South Africa hosted the cricket world cup in 2003 and I was a part of the television crew that covered it for ESPN.
It gave me the opportunity to see the change that Nelson Mandela had on a nation. He did unite a nation and made them move forward in a single motion.
I also visited his home in Soweto and it was overwhelming. The house was living and breathing memory if the man who lived there.Anyone you spoke to in South Africa felt they knew Nelson Mendala and loved him for what he did for the Nation.They may not have been born during that time but they still felt the affect he had on them
I also visited the prison in Robben Island, our guide was an ex-prisoner and he showed us Nelson Mendela's cell.So small that if you stretched out your arms out it would touch the walls on either side. A single window, to look out from. A single mat to sleep on. He was special because he will always be the only one. He spent 27 years there and had no resentment or anger against his captors. That is inner strength.
Nelson Mandela will always be a inspiration to future generations. And never be forgotten.
"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."
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