Nelson Mandela (from Long Walk to Freedom): Boxing is egalitarian. - TopicsExpress



          

Nelson Mandela (from Long Walk to Freedom): Boxing is egalitarian. In the ring, rank, age, color and wealth are irrelevant. I never did any real fighting after I entered politics. My main interest was in training: I found the rigorous exercise to be an excellent outlet for tension and stress. After a strenuous workout, I felt both mentally and physically lighter. It was a way of losing myself in something that was not a struggle. After an evening workout I would wake up the next morning feeling strong and refreshed, ready to take up the fight again. Proud of my sister Sharita who gave a boxing course at the Drakenstein Correctional Center in Paarl (South-Africa) to 2 offenders and 1 prison guard. Drakenstein is the former Victor Verster prison where Nelson Mandela spent the last 3 years of his imprisonment. vimeo/109311380
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:53:23 +0000

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