0:00:00.000,0:00:01.931 What an honor. 0:00:02.104,0:00:06.302 I am so excited. Thank you[br]for coming all this way to see me. 0:00:06.475,0:00:09.000 Yes, Sir. Thank you for inviting me,[br]Mr. President. 0:00:09.511,0:00:12.173 So, tell me, Francois,[br]how is your ankle? 0:00:13.181,0:00:18.118 - My ankle?[br]- I was told it was hurt. Has it healed? 0:00:19.321,0:00:23.951 The truth is, Sir, you never really play[br]at 100 percent. No matter what. 0:00:24.126,0:00:27.323 Yes. In sports as in life, eh? 0:00:27.496,0:00:29.361 - Yes. Sir.[br]- Please, sit. 0:00:30.299,0:00:33.598 Take this one.[br]Looking into the light hurts my eyes. 0:00:37.272,0:00:42.232 Mrs. Brits,[br]you are a shining light in my day. 0:00:42.411,0:00:44.208 Yes, Sir. 0:00:44.379,0:00:48.816 Mrs. Brits, this is Francois Pienaar,[br]captain of the Springboks. 0:00:52.321,0:00:53.811 Shall I pour, Sir? 0:00:53.989,0:00:56.856 No, no. I would prefer to do it myself. 0:00:57.025,0:00:59.858 Thank you very much, Mrs. Brits. 0:01:01.964,0:01:04.432 How do you like your tea, Francois? 0:01:04.599,0:01:06.727 Just milk, please. 0:01:08.270,0:01:11.239 The English have given us many things... 0:01:11.406,0:01:13.738 ...including rugby. 0:01:14.142,0:01:20.081 But afternoon tea,[br]that is the greatest. 0:01:20.248,0:01:22.182 There we are. 0:01:22.718,0:01:23.810 Thank you, Sir. 0:01:24.353,0:01:27.481 You have a very difficult job. 0:01:27.856,0:01:29.380 I do? 0:01:31.026,0:01:32.516 I have a trading business. 0:01:32.694,0:01:35.162 Captain of the Springboks. 0:01:35.897,0:01:38.695 A very difficult job. 0:01:39.267,0:01:41.167 Well, not compared to yours,[br]Mr. President. 0:01:42.838,0:01:48.276 Well, no one is trying to tear my head off[br]while I'm doing mine. 0:01:48.443,0:01:49.637 Yes, Sir. 0:01:49.811,0:01:52.075 Tell me, Francois... 0:01:52.748,0:01:55.774 ...what is your philosophy on leadership? 0:01:55.951,0:01:59.785 How do you inspire your team[br]to do their best? 0:02:01.089,0:02:04.354 By example. I've always thought[br]to lead by example, Sir. 0:02:04.526,0:02:08.360 Well, that is right.[br]That is exactly right. 0:02:08.530,0:02:13.297 But how to get them to be better[br]than they think they can be? 0:02:13.468,0:02:15.561 That is very difficult, I find. 0:02:16.738,0:02:19.332 Inspiration, perhaps. 0:02:19.541,0:02:24.376 How do we inspire ourselves to greatness,[br]when nothing less will do? 0:02:25.280,0:02:29.114 How do we inspire everyone around us? 0:02:29.951,0:02:33.546 I sometimes think it is[br]by using the work of others. 0:02:35.891,0:02:38.086 On Robben Island... 0:02:38.660,0:02:41.891 ...when things got very bad... 0:02:42.731,0:02:44.995 ...I found inspiration in a poem. 0:02:45.734,0:02:49.431 - A poem?[br]- A Victorian poem. 0:02:50.505,0:02:52.405 Just words. 0:02:53.008,0:02:59.174 But they helped me to stand[br]when all I wanted to do was to lie down. 0:03:01.483,0:03:04.179 But you didn't come all this way[br]to hear an old man talk... 0:03:04.352,0:03:05.979 ...about things that make no sense. 0:03:06.154,0:03:09.123 No, no, please, Mr. President.[br]It makes complete sense to me. 0:03:10.592,0:03:14.494 On the day of a big match, say, a test... 0:03:14.663,0:03:18.690 ...in the bus on the way to the stadium.[br]Nobody talks. 0:03:19.101,0:03:23.595 - Yes. They're all preparing.[br]- Right. 0:03:23.772,0:03:28.641 But when I think we're ready,[br]I have the bus driver put on a song. 0:03:28.810,0:03:31.779 Something I've chosen. One we all know. 0:03:32.881,0:03:35.475 And we listen to the words together. 0:03:36.818,0:03:38.046 And it helps. 0:03:39.988,0:03:46.951 I remember when I was invited to[br]the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. 0:03:47.963,0:03:52.627 Everybody in the stadium[br]greeted me with a song. 0:03:53.235,0:03:55.829 At the time, the future... 0:03:56.004,0:04:00.134 ...our future, seemed very bleak. 0:04:00.876,0:04:06.610 But to hear that song in the voices[br]of people from all over our planet... 0:04:06.782,0:04:10.479 ...made me proud to be South African. 0:04:10.819,0:04:14.915 It inspired me to come home[br]and do better. 0:04:15.557,0:04:19.493 It allowed me to expect more of myself. 0:04:20.161,0:04:22.756 May I ask, what was the song, Sir? 0:04:22.931,0:04:27.868 Well, it was "Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika". 0:04:29.070,0:04:31.766 A very inspiring song. 0:04:33.108,0:04:36.635 We need inspiration, Francois. 0:04:37.078,0:04:40.844 Because in order to build our nation... 0:04:41.082,0:04:45.230 ...we must all exceed[br]our own expectations.