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Here's a short quote from F1 racer Lewis Hamilton, from the London Times:
A few days ago, Hamilton took a call from one of his three all- time heroes: Nelson Mandela. "He asked if I would come to Johannesburg for the World Aids Day concert," he said. "I was gutted. Really gutted. If I had tried to contact Nelson Mandela a year ago I'm sure I would have been shot. I am so disappointed. [...] He is an old man now and I'd hate to think that I will not get to meet him again, especially when I had an opportunity like this," Hamilton said, visibly upset by having had to make such a sacrifice. "Mandela is not my only idol. I would probably pass out if I met Muhammad Ali. He and Michael Jackson are the only mega-stars in the world for me."
And another from Ugandan musician Ragga Dee (from All Africa):
At this point Ragga Dee is slowly beginning to sound like a person that has reached self-actualisation in his musical career. So, has he? He is visibly surprised at the question, and leans back: "Self-actualisation? Nooo! Just in my good times.
Highest point means Michael Jackson or something like that. Show me one single Ugandan that has achieved just a quarter of MJ's success. You don't achieve highest point by proclaiming it in The New Vision," he bursts into laughter. |
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