Chairperson, I'm unshaken by the intimidation. [Applause.]
Several of our sports stars and sports teams have had, and continue to show, glimpses of greatness across different sporting codes. The Springboks' courageous victories in 1995 and 2007 were testament to the strength of domestic rugby structures to produce world-class talent.
Bafana Bafana's metamorphosis from football minnows to champions of Africa in 1996 was proof that limited resources are not always an obstacle to achieving success in sport. The sight of Josia Thugwane, who was a security guard who became a long-distance runner ... [Interjections.] ... sprinting to gold medal glory at the 1996 Olympic Games ...