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Francois Pienaar

[on Nelson Mandela] Our relationship grew after the World Cup. When there was nothing to gain from a relationship with me, that's when our friendship grew. Irrespective of the wonderful qualities he had - the forgiveness, the selflessness, his humility, his intellect - the stories that make him extra-extra-special in our house are small things. He came to my wedding. When our first child was born, the phone rang in the early hours and it was Mandiba, to congratulate us and ask if he could be godfather. He really, really cared. I just loved him to bits.

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