“Don’t call me a doctor, though,” the soccer legend pleaded with a chuckle.
For Radebe, the most difficult part about leading Leeds United, and later South Africa, had to do with finances. “It’s scary when you come to bonus negotiations,” he said.
His real challenge and highlight of captaincy, though, was the honour of leading people from diverse backgrounds. “To lead a team of different cultures and traditions, that is a good mission,” Radebe said with his serious face on.
The doctor is a humble man in person and insisted that his co-panel athlete, Geraldine Pillay, was just as legendary as he has been.
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This is probably the reason why Madiba proclaimed Radebe his hero – an honour Radebe doesn’t take lightly. He was blown away by the man when meeting him in Leeds, and to this day his face lights up when he speaks of Tata.
Carmen van Wyk, Kaya FM’s special events co-ordinator, emphasised Madiba’s words and said that 2015’s relay is about taking Tata’s legacy and making it part of our legacy as South Africans. “This year’s event is all about making every day a Mandela day,” she said.
The main feature of the launch was two discussion panels with the likes of Gauteng MMC for Health Qedani Mahlangu (on the first panel) and Lucas Radebe (on the second panel).
The panel discussions revolved around the important role that sport plays in the social wellbeing of Johannesburg, and also highlighted the need to take Madiba’s legacy to heart in our daily lives.
“For us, every day is a Mandela Day,” concluded Mahlangu.
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