Sports stars pay tribute to Tata
Australia and England cricket team had a moment of silence before the start of the second day of the second Ashes test match at the Adelaide Oval in respect of the great man Nelson Mandela.
"Let us now stick together because of what he has done," says Proteas skipper AB de Villiers.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter described Mandela as one of the "greatest humanists of our time".
Brazilian Legend Pele says, " He was my hero, my friend," Pele tweeted on twitter, Tiger Woods also took to twitter saying Mr Mandela will always be in his heart.
"What an extraordinary life he had, I am privileged to have known him", SA swimmer Ryk Neethling.
Ernie Els spoke ahead of the second day of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City today.
The Big Easy said: "Tata fought for what he believed in, went to prison for so many years and came out to lead our country up until now. He was the father of our country and our continent. It’s just very sad that he had to go".
Gary Player mentioned that, "Madiba had a heart of gold and always had the people of his country in heart,"
South African Rugby Union(SARU)Oregan Hoskins went on to say, "Madiba was a great beacon of light."
Sharks CEO John Smit says,"Madiba left a life long legacy", while Springbok captain Jean de Villiers said: “His lasting memory of Madiba is that of a person who had enormous ability to bring people together. His presence at a Test Match just lifted the crowd and energised the team".
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