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More Than Just a Game
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Left! Left! Left! Left! Left! Left! Left! |
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In South Africa in the '60s, |
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The police... The police were |
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peaceful protests were met with killing, |
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Our people were denied all basic rights. |
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- Manu! |
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Come on, boys, defence! |
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We risked our lives |
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and many of us ended up |
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the Alcatraz of Africa. |
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We found ourselves in a place and a time |
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when it was easy to lose one's self. |
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If sport was never there on Robben Island, |
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a very notorious place to live. |
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It seems strange that with what |
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that we go and tell people |
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If you look at the way |
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to be allowed to play soccer, it's... |
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But we did play soccer on Robben Island |
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We were just becoming aware |
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that was taking over most of our lives. |
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My first knowledge of this system |
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He came into the class and wrote the word |
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emphasising the "apart" and "hate". |
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I made explosives. |
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In those days, you could get the |
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Imagine today going into a shop and saying, |
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"Good day, sir, can I have some ammonium |
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"I want to make some TNT, you see. " |
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I think we knew that we were getting |
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when we were getting into the Struggle. |
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But I don't think we knew exactly |
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It seemed normal to |
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So much injustice in the land. |
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There was tension. And we were young. |
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I was in Standard 9 at |
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We were collecting unexploded shells |
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In the end, they came in overnight, |
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arrested 250 to 300 kids. |
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Came in again, and those of us who were |
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of the chaos that were around |
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The Struggle meant a lot to me, |
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because I saw what was happening. |
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I realised that our people were oppressed |
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and therefore I felt that I should involve |
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Good evening, Mr Sitoto. |
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I was arrested by the British |
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And they drove us |
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And of course, some of us came from |
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The main liberation organisation |
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We were a group of young activists, |
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We had decided to study Mao Tse-tung's |
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And when they finally arrested us, |
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the media sounded as if the whole Red Army |
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We were at the beginning stages |
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and some of us were still trying to |
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And then a comrade and I were arrested |
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- Good afternoon. |
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Your pass, please. |
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I don't carry a pass. |
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Chairman Mao says |
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Never mind, Mr Solomon, |
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You and Mr Bam. |
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Good day, Mrs Mandela. |
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Bloody bitch! |
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Football was my passion. |
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I was the Terror of Atteridgeville. |
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- Pass the ball. |
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When I played football, I played hard. |
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Every time I got a ball or an open field, |
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They told me not to go to school that day. |
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This girl had come to my house and told me |
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and that they were going to look for me |
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And I had said to her, "Let them look for me |
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"Let them come and pick me up. " |
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What was a couple of years in prison? |
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What was 15 years |
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We didn't realise. We didn't think |
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as to send schoolchildren to Robben Island. |
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You people always say you want to go |
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So now we're taking you overseas! |
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The island, it seemed to one, |
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You had a feeling some are forsaken. |
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The waters just seemed |
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We were told in no uncertain terms |
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like somebody without a name and were |
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You have to be an epitome of obedience |
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to the racially supreme master. |
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Come, don't be shy. |
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The coffee is getting cold. |
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You darkies look a bit hesitant, or what? |
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Not enough pap and wors, hey? |
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Just like in the old kraal, hey darkies? |
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...at home... |
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Welcome to Devil's Island. |
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We apologise for... |
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We don't understand Afrikaans. |
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Then you're going to come short because |
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We don't use kaffir-lover talk either... |
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...so say one more English word and |
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Do you understand me? |
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Ok then. |
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Good. |
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Welcome... |
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Once again, I apologise if the meal that |
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...but here on the island we enjoy |
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If there is bird shit on your food, you will |
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...or you must learn to like shit. |
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Warder Delport is full of shit... |
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...but we like him. |
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Right, Warder Delport? |
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We know that you think you're going |
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Your Mr Mandela also thought |
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Do you know where your Mr Mandela |
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He's sitting on his arse over there in the |
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And you're never going to see him again. |
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But what do I hear from Warder Drikus? |
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He says you don't even know how |
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...he says that you... |
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...looked like a bunch of chimpanzees when |
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Do you know the story of the three |
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Wants to protest... |
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Wants to study... |
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Wants to rule... |
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All you communists and terrorists who |
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...you all think you are strong. |
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But do you know what happens after a |
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The same as what's going |
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Before we are done with you here... |
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before you leave here... |
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you will beg to shine my shoes... |
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That's not going to happen. |
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Right, fingerprints and identity cards... |
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...as quick as you can. |
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So it became very clear |
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we would have to fight the notion |
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We had to show the authorities |
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that we could organise ourselves |
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But it was tough, especially in the quarry. |
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During winter, sitting down, |
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exposed to the freezing Atlantic sea spray, |
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is something that is very difficult |
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Sedick, for example, still feels cold today. |
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Come, come, come, get up, get up, move! |
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You are here to work, you're not |
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Do I look like a radio? No, |
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I want you out of my prison, now! |
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Move, move, move! |
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It was the same routine every day. |
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"Kom, kom, kom. " |
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The problem was you had to grab any two |
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or different sizes, whatever. |
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I'm a size 10. |
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- What is this? |
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You know what, I've got two left feet here. |
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Come on, man, you're the clever one here, |
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how about you organise me a right foot? |
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I think Blues has got three 7 s over there. |
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What's wrong with Blues? He's the only one |
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Hey, gents, I'm going to find a 10. |
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Hey, seriously, and not a 7-10, a 10-10. |
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Line, stop! |
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No matter how hard they tried |
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we were prepared to survive. |
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We were prepared and determined |
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Line, move! |
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Hey, Tony, this could be a 10. |
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I'm sure if you asked Delport nicely, |
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Negotiating, you know, |
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You had to negotiate in order to make |
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Come on, move. Why is this taking so long? |
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Put some speed into those legs! |
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The biggest mistake the authorities made |
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was to put us all together in that |
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If they intended to break us in that way, |
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because different people with different ideas |
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cross-pollinated ideas and thinkings. |
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And when I look back at it, |
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people became much more stronger |
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than they would otherwise have been. |
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Step forward those men who |
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Come now, men! |
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Lovely, lovely, come here. |
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There are your cars... your speed machines. |
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And now? |
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You've got licences, don't you? |
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You're qualified. |
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Drive! |
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I remember one of the warders, he said, |
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there in the quarry |
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We are going to be destroyed. |
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he said, "Daar maak jy groot klippe klein |
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"There you will make big stones small |
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It was very hard in the quarry, |
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When we remember the quarry, |
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we see it as a place that unified us |
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and it also contributed in |
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Robben Island is remembered as |
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And the stone quarry, we remember it |
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It was a decision we made that there |
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our vision of ourselves to be blurred |
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by the vision the Prison Department |
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And that made us demand, not concessions, |
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but privileges in terms of their own, |
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Mass murder everybody. |
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We could not just spend |
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so we ended up organising games. |
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Which we played out of the sight of warders. |
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which we made out of cardboards, |
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or draughts, which was made out of |
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And of course there was ludo. |
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We'd draw the ludo board on a blanket |
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which was just as well. |
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What is this noise? |
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Do you think this is a holiday resort? |
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Get up, get up, what have you got there? |
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What do you have? Show me! Where is it? |
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Why are you getting up? |
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What is this? |
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Why is there a chess board here? |
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No more games! |
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Let this be a lesson. |
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No more games! |
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And keep quiet! |
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And we enjoyed those games, |
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We needed something more physical. |
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Hey! Shut up! |
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And suddenly, soccer was a passion. |
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It was all we could think about. |
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We made soccer balls with anything. |
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Pieces of rag, paper, anything. |
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For us youngsters, it became a crusade. |
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Now we would organise our guys |
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we would go to the senior warder. |
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We requested our request for soccer |
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And? |
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We request the right to play football |
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Sport is not a right. |
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It's a privilege. |
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Out. |
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We request the right to play football |
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No! |
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Declined. |
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- We request the right to play football... |
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Nee. |
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- We request... |
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...on weekends. |
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- We request... |
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- The right to play football... |
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...play football on weekends. |
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Uit! |
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We request the rights to better food. |
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- En? |
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to play football on weekends. |
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No. |
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No. Out. Get out. |
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We request the right to play... |
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Yes, yes, yes the right to play football... |
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On weekends. |
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When the hell else would you play football? |
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Do you think this a damned social club? |
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Of course on bloody weekends! |
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Out. |
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Get out. |
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Next. |
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- Naidoo, is somebody still waiting outside? |
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It says here one time soccer ball |
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What's this word here, Naidoo? |
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Funds, sir, to be bought with funds. |
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I'm talking to Naidoo. |
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When I'm talking to you, |
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Bought with funds donated |
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For a bunch of communists, |
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That 20c a month you pay us |
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Naidoo, are you being funny? |
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Do you want to make jokes? |
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Hey? Do you want to... |
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Let's see if you're still so funny once I've |
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chucked your ass into solitary confinement |
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The chaps simply want a ball. |
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A proper kit, as soon as the guys |
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Moseneke, if the CO lets you play, |
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You boys are going to break - |
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You people are little |
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Thank you, sir. |
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Boss! |
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If you continue to ask me |
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you bloody learn to call me "Baas. " |
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- Understand? |
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Now get out. |
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Well, we had to show that our approach was |
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Once we got going it also |
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that cut across party political lines |
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It was that united front |
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And it was a really very powerful |
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Do you hear what they are asking, Fourie? |
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Do you even read these things? |
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These guys are obsessed with their soccer. |
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But does Captain think? |
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They are dying in the quarry. How long do |
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Come on, Fourie, |
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Give them their damned soccer. |
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We will invite the Red Cross to come |
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After all they like soccer in Switzerland, |
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I couldn't say Captain. |
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Well I know they like chocolates. |
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So we'll give the geezer from Geneva a |
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But find a few guys who look a little |
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And speaking of healthy... |
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...this plant looks a little tragic, |
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Yes Captain. |
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But can I ask Captain what... |
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Fourie... |
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In two weeks... |
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...three... |
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they'll be exhausted... |
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...and this whole thing will be forgotten. |
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And insist that we keep control of it. |
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We are giving it to them, understand? |
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They're not taking it from us... |
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that's how it works. |
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So Captain's answer is? |
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Yes Fourie... |
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...my answer is yes. |
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Let them build their field and let them play. |
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It was amazing. |
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In 1967, four years after arriving |
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we began to play soccer |
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just outside our communal cells. |
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Everybody wanted to play football. |
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He took the line, come on Lizo. |
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As a person who came from |
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because I played rugby and cricket. |
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And when this soccer |
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those who introduced it |
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Right, ke madoda, here we go, |
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- Control it and kick. |
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Good. Tony. |
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All right, all right, gents, Alfred, you ready? |
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Anthony Suze was one of |
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He loved soccer, he was a hard kicker |
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and we even nicknamed him... |
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Which means, "Move, I'm going to kick!" |
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Here we go. There! Almost there! |
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- Marcus, you ready? |
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All right, let's do this. |
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Okay, we'll work on that. |
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- We'll have to work on that. Lizo? |
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- All right. |
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Hey, it's rugby, Tony. |
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Hey, gents, I think we found our goalkeeper. |
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- Hey! |
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There was selflessness in the teaching, |
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but it was not always about being selfless. |
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Those guys that I taught about soccer, |
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I taught because I wanted the best players |
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I wanted to win. |
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Lizo, here. |
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- Sorry. Sorry. |
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Alfred, Alfred! |
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- Come guys, let's keep it moving. |
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I couldn't believe it. |
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And I asked him, I said, |
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"forces and velocity and stuff like that. |
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This is... no, no, no, Dick... Pro, the ball. |
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Listen to me |
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- Over here, okay. |
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Okay. Lizo... |
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Now Lizo, he was different, |
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Okay, now when Lizo passes me the ball, |
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First touch you get on the ball, |
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No, I don't think I can do that, hey. |
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Dick, don't think. Just listen to me. |
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you hit it into the net. Okay? |
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- kick under the ball. |
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Sorry, sorry, sorry. Sorry. |
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- I'll try it again. Okay, okay. |
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- I'll try it again. |
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Eye on the ball. Okay, ready, ready. |
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Just give the others a chance rather, man, |
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No, no, no, no, |
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Lizo, don't lie to the man. |
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he's the worst football player in the world. |
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Tony, it's difficult when you don't come |
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Hey, hey, I come from a sports background. |
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- What sports? |
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Swimming, Dick, swimming! |
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That's one sport that's not going to get |
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the five-mile freestyle to Cape Town, huh? |
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He was helpless. |
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You know, thank God for soccer. |
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When I first arrived |
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looking like skin and bones |
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I thought I would die here, |
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And it was driven by people like Pro Malepe. |
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Pro was a diamond. He was fast. |
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He was known as Pro because |
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from Pretoria and he was allocated |
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and the non-soccer players to prepare them |
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He didn't know when to stop. |
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When Pro trains, he just goes |
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and it's up, up, up, |
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but he never knows when to stop. |
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I need you to be saving goals, |
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Keep your feet on the ground. |
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Come, I'm counting. |
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One! Two! Three! |
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Gentlemen, this is the man |
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Freddie Simons is a specimen |
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It's passion, it's commitment, it's power. |
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You're going to kill yourselves. |
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You're going to go down. |
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Morning, Sir. |
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Don't you bloody |
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It's a shit morning. |
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Why is that? |
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Promotions... |
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...all of them. |
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Every damned one of them. |
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And not you, Mr Delport? |
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And not bloody me. |
| 00:31:42 |
The English call it "passed over. " |
| 00:31:46 |
Pass over. |
| 00:31:48 |
Do I look like a bloody Jew, that I |
| 00:31:52 |
That is not right. |
| 00:31:53 |
No, it's not right. |
| 00:31:56 |
You're a good guard. |
| 00:31:59 |
Mr Delport, an excellent officer, |
| 00:32:04 |
you're always there in the rain with us. |
| 00:32:10 |
Yes, always. |
| 00:32:13 |
But that is the problem, Mr Delport. |
| 00:32:16 |
How's that? |
| 00:32:18 |
Why is it you that is standing in the rain |
| 00:32:22 |
It's... |
| 00:32:25 |
It's because they're using you. |
| 00:32:27 |
They do not respect you. |
| 00:32:30 |
and you're an excellent officer. |
| 00:32:35 |
They treat you like us. |
| 00:32:37 |
Like a... like sort of... |
| 00:32:41 |
Like less than a human being. |
| 00:32:44 |
You must write a letter. |
| 00:32:47 |
I don't know how to write such a letter. |
| 00:32:52 |
Maybe we can help you. |
| 00:32:58 |
Delport, who was so violent and so mean, |
| 00:33:04 |
He joined our classes |
| 00:33:08 |
And slowly Delport become more human |
| 00:33:14 |
and finally, he passed his subjects |
| 00:33:19 |
"Things change... " |
| 00:33:21 |
Many of the warders loved to watch us play |
| 00:33:22 |
because we created |
| 00:33:33 |
Come, come, come, you men must work... |
| 00:33:35 |
Look lively with that wheelbarrow... |
| 00:33:38 |
I want to build! |
| 00:33:40 |
Move it, stackers! |
| 00:33:45 |
Hey, hey! You see that aeroplane? |
| 00:33:49 |
That's a white man flying there, |
| 00:33:53 |
And you can't even |
| 00:33:57 |
Hey, don't turn your back on me, boetie. |
| 00:33:59 |
When I'm talking to you, |
| 00:34:02 |
Hey, Jaco. |
| 00:34:03 |
The Old Man's looking for you... |
| 00:34:06 |
...sounds urgent. |
| 00:34:09 |
You'd better move it. |
| 00:34:17 |
So, who's in the starting 11 on Saturday? |
| 00:34:20 |
We're playing against the Bucs, aren't we? |
| 00:34:22 |
We're going to crush them. |
| 00:34:23 |
Ja, Shinners better have his boots |
| 00:34:25 |
Malan, leave that prisoner alone. |
| 00:34:29 |
Get away there, he has work to do. |
| 00:34:33 |
Best hurry... |
| 00:34:37 |
There were warders |
| 00:34:40 |
there were warders |
| 00:34:43 |
There was this warder, |
| 00:34:46 |
who could come and open up every time |
| 00:34:49 |
But there was always a degree of tension |
| 00:34:54 |
to break down the barriers, |
| 00:34:57 |
it took years to improve the situation |
| 00:35:01 |
You had those who were among them |
| 00:35:05 |
They had cases where warders |
| 00:35:10 |
where young men just put that rifle |
| 00:35:28 |
We decided to organise soccer |
| 00:35:33 |
We wanted to play |
| 00:35:36 |
if there are clubs, the one club can plan |
| 00:35:42 |
We want to set up |
| 00:35:47 |
We wanted competition, |
| 00:35:50 |
we are going to create interest, |
| 00:35:54 |
had to be introduced |
| 00:35:59 |
I understand, Tony, |
| 00:36:02 |
the chaps can be quite regimented. |
| 00:36:05 |
You know I can play with anybody, |
| 00:36:10 |
They say a lot of things, Mark, |
| 00:36:13 |
Everybody is saying something, |
| 00:36:18 |
Carefully, discussion, negotiation, |
| 00:36:23 |
Yes, but you see them, I mean, you see |
| 00:36:28 |
a united front or these games serving |
| 00:36:32 |
and what do they do the moment we start |
| 00:36:35 |
ANC on this side, PAC on that side. Hey? |
| 00:36:38 |
Right from the beginning, |
| 00:36:41 |
according to political organisations. |
| 00:36:43 |
Tony, it's more complicated than that. |
| 00:36:46 |
Football is never just football. |
| 00:36:47 |
Hey, I don't know what game |
| 00:36:49 |
but when I'm playing football, |
| 00:36:52 |
and I'm doing it properly. |
| 00:36:53 |
But everything that we do here, |
| 00:36:56 |
- You don't have to tell me. |
| 00:36:59 |
We must keep on saying it. |
| 00:37:03 |
It's very easy in this place to retreat into... |
| 00:37:06 |
"into familiar things"? |
| 00:37:11 |
We cannot discriminate along party lines. |
| 00:37:13 |
Do I hear it right that you've put |
| 00:37:16 |
in the Manong constitution? |
| 00:37:19 |
Exactly right. |
| 00:37:21 |
Today Manong, tomorrow |
| 00:37:24 |
and next year FIFA. |
| 00:37:27 |
If we're going to do this, |
| 00:37:29 |
And that's the FIFA way, or no way at all. |
| 00:37:32 |
That is why I recruited Lizo, |
| 00:37:37 |
into my team, Manong, |
| 00:37:39 |
which was predominantly |
| 00:37:43 |
Our motto was "A lapile", which literally |
| 00:37:49 |
We stood for soccer and not politics. |
| 00:37:52 |
Our team's aims were very clear. |
| 00:37:56 |
Two, to spread sportsmanship |
| 00:38:00 |
The third one was to ensure that |
| 00:38:03 |
was taught soccer on the island. |
| 00:38:16 |
Penalty! Penalty! Penalty! Penalty! |
| 00:38:26 |
They're not getting that tired any more. |
| 00:38:28 |
You know, I'm seeing a steady |
| 00:38:31 |
For one, better discipline from the players, |
| 00:38:34 |
and for two, you know, |
| 00:38:36 |
better coaching methods |
| 00:38:44 |
Pass the ball! |
| 00:39:07 |
You have to admit, né Sedick, |
| 00:39:11 |
Absolutely. And it's also having |
| 00:39:24 |
Through football, we could realise |
| 00:39:30 |
about our humanity, about ourselves. |
| 00:39:33 |
It's for enjoyment, it's for relaxation. |
| 00:39:36 |
It is for fun, it is to give |
| 00:39:40 |
to get away from the hardships |
| 00:39:44 |
We worked hard to keep football together. |
| 00:39:54 |
That Suze bastard can play. |
| 00:40:05 |
Hey, Suze! |
| 00:40:18 |
I don't think I'd be wrong if I say |
| 00:40:23 |
soccer saved many of us on the island. |
| 00:41:18 |
Indres Naidoo and Sedick Isaacs |
| 00:41:27 |
They could not play very well, |
| 00:41:30 |
but they were very good administrators. |
| 00:41:35 |
You know, when people see that reams |
| 00:41:39 |
they might find it strange |
| 00:41:41 |
that we created such a large bureaucracy |
| 00:41:45 |
and our associations there on the island. |
| 00:41:55 |
But that's the way we fought the Struggle. |
| 00:41:57 |
That was the system we came out of. |
| 00:42:00 |
What we did, we did properly, thoroughly, |
| 00:42:06 |
Sunday to Wednesday to do post-mortem. |
| 00:42:09 |
Wednesday we're planning for Saturday |
| 00:42:12 |
and if perchance there were delays, |
| 00:42:16 |
if for some reason, |
| 00:42:18 |
we would end up filled with anxiety. |
| 00:42:25 |
Hey, hey, what's all this? |
| 00:42:30 |
Ah, Mr Malan, you know we only have |
| 00:42:34 |
I'm sure it's about 9:15 now. |
| 00:42:35 |
It's just five past. |
| 00:42:38 |
We can't run our prison according to |
| 00:42:44 |
Eish, Warder Malan, |
| 00:42:46 |
You've got fifteen years, Sitoto! |
| 00:42:48 |
You've got plenty of time. |
| 00:42:50 |
Swart says last week |
| 00:42:53 |
Did you watch? |
| 00:42:54 |
No. |
| 00:42:56 |
Are you going to watch now? |
| 00:42:57 |
Come people! |
| 00:42:59 |
Move it! |
| 00:43:00 |
Your five minutes will become ten, |
| 00:43:02 |
then you're going to file a complaint |
| 00:43:03 |
...then we'll have to sit with Delport in |
| 00:43:07 |
Come on, let's go! |
| 00:43:08 |
Warder Malan is now speaking Xhosa? |
| 00:43:10 |
Hey, Wena, I wonder what Warder Delport |
| 00:43:13 |
Silence! |
| 00:43:14 |
Ja, that is exactly what he would say. |
| 00:43:24 |
Playing football was the only time |
| 00:43:29 |
away from the cells |
| 00:43:35 |
It was so wonderful to feel the sun on you |
| 00:43:42 |
It brightened us. |
| 00:43:57 |
Why did I get a yellow card? |
| 00:44:01 |
Mr Maseko, the Makana Football |
| 00:44:06 |
has reviewed your case |
| 00:44:09 |
It was a 50-50 situation |
| 00:44:13 |
But you, on the other hand, |
| 00:44:16 |
across the face of the ball, |
| 00:44:19 |
That's why you got the yellow card. |
| 00:44:24 |
Thank you very much. |
| 00:44:26 |
Did you get that down? |
| 00:44:28 |
Defence! |
| 00:44:36 |
Pass the ball, man! |
| 00:44:48 |
And then they sent warders |
| 00:44:53 |
and we finally got colour into the game |
| 00:45:00 |
You know, the uniform of a prisoner |
| 00:45:03 |
It's the same all over and all over, |
| 00:45:07 |
but now putting something different |
| 00:45:11 |
to a greater extent, |
| 00:45:16 |
enjoying ourselves outside prison. |
| 00:45:21 |
Makana Football Association |
| 00:45:27 |
a warrior, who was arrested by the British. |
| 00:45:31 |
He was taken to the island. |
| 00:45:34 |
He attempted to escape. |
| 00:45:39 |
And we honoured him |
| 00:45:44 |
This Makana Football Association, |
| 00:45:48 |
We had over 200 guys playing. |
| 00:45:52 |
For example, there were three teams. |
| 00:45:57 |
The A team was for the top players, whereas |
| 00:46:03 |
guys like Sedick, for example. |
| 00:46:08 |
The A division had three teams. |
| 00:46:18 |
The B division had three teams. |
| 00:46:27 |
And the C division had two teams. |
| 00:46:34 |
The A teams needed chairmen, |
| 00:46:38 |
and they got the chairmen. |
| 00:46:40 |
The criteria we had was not the ability |
| 00:46:46 |
or a sense of formal education, |
| 00:46:49 |
but what we needed was the ability to lead. |
| 00:46:53 |
The A chairmen were going to be led |
| 00:46:56 |
the Makana Football Association chairman. |
| 00:46:59 |
And the guy they eventually chose, |
| 00:47:03 |
a guy that could debate issues. |
| 00:47:05 |
He had a fantastic grasp |
| 00:47:08 |
Dikgang Moseneke, |
| 00:47:11 |
I think he was 16 years |
| 00:47:14 |
Today, he is the Deputy Chief Justice |
| 00:47:23 |
Yeah, we demanded |
| 00:47:28 |
where we were going to play our sport. |
| 00:47:30 |
Regulation size, to FIFA requirements. |
| 00:47:37 |
And so, in 1969, we moved to our new field. |
| 00:48:06 |
Well, Harry Gwala was a prominent member |
| 00:48:10 |
but he also had |
| 00:48:15 |
in what was known as the Socialist Bloc, |
| 00:48:19 |
He would know the names |
| 00:48:21 |
Moscow Dynamos, which was |
| 00:48:25 |
He was also very strict on the field. |
| 00:48:29 |
It was not easy for him |
| 00:48:32 |
Welcome, gentlemen. First on our agenda |
| 00:48:38 |
But first he will take us through |
| 00:48:42 |
Oh, he has also advised me that he would |
| 00:48:48 |
before he reads the report. |
| 00:48:51 |
- Yes, sure. |
| 00:48:53 |
Thank you, Chairman Gwala. |
| 00:48:55 |
No, it's just that, how can I put it, |
| 00:49:00 |
We are not only referees. |
| 00:49:03 |
We know how it is. |
| 00:49:07 |
But I know I've said this before, |
| 00:49:09 |
and please forgive me |
| 00:49:12 |
but we cannot allow rough play. |
| 00:49:53 |
What? |
| 00:49:59 |
Makana Football Association, |
| 00:50:03 |
Black Eagles versus Dynaspurs, |
| 00:50:10 |
Finally, we've got the Silver Stars |
| 00:50:15 |
Linesmen will be Mr Njama, Mr Kunene, |
| 00:50:19 |
Look, can't we have Mr... |
| 00:50:49 |
The League log latest points. |
| 00:50:57 |
I don't want to hear it, Mr Suze. |
| 00:51:00 |
I ruled according to what I saw |
| 00:51:03 |
Field of play, what field of play, |
| 00:51:07 |
- when that happened? |
| 00:51:09 |
- use the official channels. |
| 00:51:13 |
Do you want to know what you can do |
| 00:51:15 |
I'll tell you what you can do, |
| 00:51:18 |
file them, in triplicate for all I care! |
| 00:51:20 |
Right is right |
| 00:51:23 |
and in this case, |
| 00:51:36 |
Presentation to the B Division champions! |
| 00:51:47 |
- Well done, sir. |
| 00:51:53 |
B Division champions! |
| 00:52:01 |
We had fans, we had banners, |
| 00:52:06 |
Spectators were fanatics, you know, |
| 00:52:11 |
They tended now to own the sport itself. |
| 00:52:17 |
A chap like Blues, |
| 00:52:21 |
For my sake, Mark, win it for me! |
| 00:52:24 |
then think of Baartman, |
| 00:52:28 |
It hurts me. Please, I'm begging you. |
| 00:52:31 |
I don't want those other guys to win. |
| 00:52:34 |
You're my only hope, my heroes, |
| 00:52:50 |
Defence! |
| 00:52:55 |
Dick! Hey, Dick! |
| 00:52:58 |
They promised me |
| 00:53:02 |
They swore! |
| 00:53:04 |
Leave that Blues maniac alone |
| 00:53:08 |
A real soccer man! |
| 00:53:12 |
Isaacs! Sedick Isaacs! |
| 00:53:15 |
- What is it, Blues, I can hear you! |
| 00:53:18 |
What? Hey, Blues, you a crazy man. |
| 00:53:22 |
- You still support the losing team. |
| 00:53:26 |
- What day, Blues? |
| 00:53:31 |
Hey, you said that three weeks ago! |
| 00:53:36 |
- You're confusing me. |
| 00:53:44 |
Pass the ball! |
| 00:53:52 |
Wow! It can't be. |
| 00:53:54 |
- Look at that! |
| 00:53:55 |
- Look at that! |
| 00:53:57 |
- Hey, hey! Mandela. |
| 00:54:02 |
- Ahmed Kathrada! |
| 00:54:03 |
No, no, no, no, no, no, |
| 00:54:07 |
That's... Come, you're not supposed to |
| 00:54:11 |
Power... is ours! |
| 00:54:19 |
After that, we never saw the prisoners |
| 00:54:24 |
They actually built a wall between us |
| 00:54:30 |
When we used to have regular meetings, |
| 00:54:34 |
And of course, there was a motto |
| 00:54:39 |
The motto of the Makana Football |
| 00:54:43 |
Gentlemen, we have here the names |
| 00:54:48 |
the big match on Saturday. Okay! Shabalala. |
| 00:54:53 |
When I played it was like I was home again. |
| 00:54:58 |
Chilewane, Kekane, Zwelendawu. |
| 00:55:02 |
When we were told that we were not going |
| 00:55:08 |
we felt so bad. |
| 00:55:11 |
I'm sorry for those gentlemen |
| 00:55:13 |
- We'll practise hard this week with Pro. |
| 00:55:15 |
As far as we were concerned, |
| 00:55:19 |
all aspects of your life had to be catered for. |
| 00:55:23 |
Your mind, your body, your soul, |
| 00:55:30 |
Playing sports, playing soccer was |
| 00:55:33 |
of that integrated, holistic approach to life. |
| 00:55:37 |
For me it was very difficult |
| 00:55:40 |
And by now we were successfully |
| 00:55:43 |
We had allowed no interference from |
| 00:55:48 |
It was one area on the island |
| 00:55:51 |
and where we had control over our lives. |
| 00:55:53 |
- Hey! Hey! |
| 00:55:56 |
we found time to discuss soccer issues. |
| 00:55:59 |
Like me complaining |
| 00:56:01 |
and Pro's complaints about training. |
| 00:56:09 |
I tell you, man, they're going to lose. |
| 00:56:12 |
They're going to lose |
| 00:56:14 |
because they only went to the bathroom |
| 00:56:16 |
Ten minutes! |
| 00:56:18 |
I thought it was scheduled for half an hour? |
| 00:56:20 |
No, it's 45 minutes! |
| 00:56:22 |
The upper body for fifteen minutes |
| 00:56:26 |
- And running for fifteen minutes, man. |
| 00:56:32 |
What is Pro complaining about now? |
| 00:56:34 |
He's angry that Harry took |
| 00:56:37 |
to give the guys another glimpse |
| 00:56:40 |
Pro feels they are |
| 00:56:45 |
What's Pro's feeling |
| 00:56:48 |
Marcus, it is very difficult. |
| 00:56:52 |
Hey! Old Boots hasn't had |
| 00:56:54 |
because old Boots plays football |
| 00:56:57 |
And he is very unhappy about not playing. |
| 00:56:58 |
Yeah, well, I'm very unhappy about it |
| 00:57:01 |
They told me Boots wants to |
| 00:57:04 |
- if you play Pro again. |
| 00:57:08 |
The selection process, |
| 00:57:11 |
You want to play inclusive soccer. |
| 00:57:16 |
But then you know that Saturday, the other |
| 00:57:20 |
You start wondering to say, "Now, look man, |
| 00:57:27 |
"Talk to your guys, you know, they should |
| 00:57:31 |
"until we've played our football |
| 00:57:35 |
There were clubs playing, |
| 00:57:39 |
in order to play within one another's clubs, |
| 00:57:43 |
they created what was called |
| 00:57:46 |
Mix the clubs up, and those who played |
| 00:57:49 |
now played against one another |
| 00:57:53 |
and they called it "selected sides. " |
| 00:57:55 |
A side was picked on Robben Island, |
| 00:57:58 |
and they named themselves |
| 00:58:02 |
The Raiders were, almost by accident, |
| 00:58:06 |
Strong soccer players like Suze, |
| 00:58:11 |
And it was out of the whole discourse |
| 00:58:15 |
and a desire to win at all costs, that |
| 00:58:21 |
- Maybe we won't have... |
| 00:58:32 |
Young guys, fast guys, hard guys. |
| 00:58:36 |
They've poached two players from Manong. |
| 00:58:41 |
The Bucs team have lost two players. |
| 00:58:44 |
People are saying these Raiders play |
| 00:58:59 |
Suze only plays for one thing |
| 00:59:03 |
- Skull and Bones forever. |
| 00:59:08 |
I know you gents. I know you, |
| 00:59:12 |
You're not secessionist hooligans! |
| 00:59:17 |
Atlantic Raiders, they were the elite. |
| 00:59:22 |
The best players in the best team. |
| 00:59:24 |
Selected from across all the cells |
| 00:59:27 |
Atlantic Raiders was just a team |
| 00:59:30 |
that had everything to do |
| 00:59:35 |
Yeah, yeah, there were complaints |
| 00:59:39 |
we were the strongest team. |
| 00:59:41 |
They were rocking the boat |
| 00:59:43 |
The men wanted to leave their clubs |
| 00:59:47 |
We were good, man. |
| 00:59:48 |
The Atlantic Raiders was a top team |
| 00:59:53 |
and the Blue Rocks were right at the bottom. |
| 00:59:56 |
It was a very poor team. |
| 01:00:02 |
Go! Go! Go! |
| 01:00:07 |
Old crocks, you know? |
| 01:00:10 |
But everybody had to play |
| 01:00:13 |
It was the ethos. |
| 01:00:16 |
And so that's how it came naturally |
| 01:00:20 |
these old guys, these crocks, |
| 01:00:25 |
It was always going to be a massacre. |
| 01:00:29 |
I don't know what was their preparation |
| 01:00:33 |
But what I know that our preparation, |
| 01:00:47 |
Nice! |
| 01:00:55 |
And then the big day came. |
| 01:00:58 |
I was really looking forward to that match. |
| 01:01:01 |
You know, although we were |
| 01:01:03 |
we did not want politics to consume us. |
| 01:01:06 |
We did seminars and political discussions. |
| 01:01:11 |
And playing Blue Rocks was |
| 01:01:28 |
- Offside ref, offside. |
| 01:01:40 |
He was totally offside. Totally. |
| 01:01:46 |
Really, it's a tough experience, |
| 01:01:52 |
to go and collect a ball that has been scored |
| 01:01:58 |
- A goal? |
| 01:01:59 |
It's a goal. I am applying FIFA rules, |
| 01:02:02 |
That was clearly offside, |
| 01:02:04 |
And two bloody yards away |
| 01:02:07 |
- How can that possibly... |
| 01:02:09 |
I cannot ref under these conditions. |
| 01:02:12 |
Harry Gwala is stubborn. |
| 01:02:14 |
- Where are you going? |
| 01:02:15 |
Where's he going? You're walking away. |
| 01:02:18 |
Anthony Suze is stubborn! |
| 01:02:21 |
That's against rules and you know it! |
| 01:02:24 |
It was crazy but we said, "Let's just |
| 01:02:32 |
Pass the ball! |
| 01:02:34 |
Move. |
| 01:02:40 |
Come gents, come gents. |
| 01:02:44 |
Pass the ball! |
| 01:02:46 |
The old crocks decided |
| 01:03:11 |
Pass the ball, man. |
| 01:03:21 |
Pass the ball, Freddie! |
| 01:03:40 |
It went on until when it came clear that |
| 01:03:46 |
the pros, the Raiders camp, could not score. |
| 01:04:00 |
Blue Rocks! Blue Rocks! Blue Rocks! |
| 01:04:05 |
Blue Rocks! Blue Rocks! |
| 01:04:08 |
Blue Rocks! Blue Rocks! |
| 01:04:11 |
Blue Rocks! Blue Rocks! |
| 01:04:16 |
The record book of course reflected |
| 01:04:21 |
- I know, Tony, I saw it. Okay, I saw it. |
| 01:04:26 |
A formal appeal or something. |
| 01:04:29 |
We will appeal immediately. There are |
| 01:04:32 |
- For instance, for starters... |
| 01:04:35 |
- Yes. |
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You saw what he did, he just went off |
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- That is against FIFA regulations, right? |
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How then? Jesus, Dick, I mean |
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- But now, they couldn't take it. |
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Blame the referee, blame the linesman, |
| 01:04:58 |
We appealed almost immediately. |
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We threw the book at the MFA. |
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We went there with our captain, |
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our vice captain, Lucas Mahlangu, |
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But Mr Isaacs, the executive committee |
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that you have covered this territory already. |
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If you had a complaint, it behoves you |
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the irregularity had been observed. |
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Once again, I'd like to refer you to |
| 01:05:33 |
of the Makana Football Association, |
| 01:05:38 |
- where it clearly states that... |
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What we are saying, and not for |
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is that we are aware of section 7C. |
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines |
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The events leading to our protest... |
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Mr Isaacs! Please do not try |
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It will not be tolerated. |
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Mr Secretary, I'm simply pointing out |
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are complex and require checking. |
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- Go on. |
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the process of becoming conscious |
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that is, observing them, |
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which is why we are presenting |
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through the correct channels now. |
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- He allowed... |
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...that rubbish hand-ball of a goal |
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like a bloody chicken! |
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And he unceremoniously deserted the field |
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after allowing a goal which had |
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And which arose from a malicious |
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of the Referees' Charter. In light of these... |
| 01:06:58 |
...horrible mistakes, I kept on shouting, |
| 01:07:00 |
Dick, I kept on shouting, "Come on! |
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"Can't you see? |
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"Don't you know what an offside is?" |
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He then reacted to the infringement |
| 01:07:13 |
of the association football rules with mirth, |
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This is fully counter to the spirit |
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And it is also proof... |
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...that all referees are |
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You tell them, Dick, you tell them. |
| 01:07:37 |
We asked for a replay. |
| 01:07:39 |
We asked for a change of the status of |
| 01:07:44 |
But sometimes I think we fought too hard. |
| 01:07:47 |
It took five months to resolve the |
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We allowed due process to take place, |
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no matter how frustrating |
| 01:08:02 |
And we would never have become |
| 01:08:05 |
One of the cardinal rules was never |
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and never give warders or guards |
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Duress. We'd make our case in such a way |
| 01:08:23 |
Was it the right thing to do? It seemed like |
| 01:08:28 |
It seemed like the only thing to do. |
| 01:08:31 |
What the bloody hell is going on here? |
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I'll beat you to a pulp. |
| 01:08:37 |
When Makana Football Association |
| 01:08:41 |
we'll not allow them to play. |
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We went and squatted on the soccer field. |
| 01:08:46 |
It's duress, Warder Delport. |
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Protest, Warder Delport. |
| 01:08:51 |
You know about protesting and what |
| 01:08:57 |
You can't do that here! |
| 01:08:59 |
Freddie, Anthony, how long are you |
| 01:09:03 |
For as long as it takes to get justice. |
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Mister Makaleni. |
| 01:09:07 |
This man belongs to your club. |
| 01:09:11 |
Yes. |
| 01:09:12 |
This man belongs to my club, Manong. |
| 01:09:15 |
...but, he has forgotten this. |
| 01:09:16 |
Now he thinks he is another kind of animal. |
| 01:09:19 |
And now, gents, why such long faces? |
| 01:09:24 |
A vulture must fly high from time to time. |
| 01:09:28 |
No, I do not see any vulture, |
| 01:09:32 |
but I see something |
| 01:09:39 |
Please, Anthony. |
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No, no, no, Chairman. |
| 01:09:47 |
It is not proper. This thing is not proper! |
| 01:10:02 |
Your mother raised a disgusting |
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Don't you got any manners? |
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Uncivilised. |
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That's what you are. |
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No respect for age. |
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No respect for sport. |
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Uncivilised. |
| 01:10:34 |
This is your mess. |
| 01:10:38 |
Play or chat, you have 45 minutes. |
| 01:10:43 |
No. |
| 01:10:45 |
44. |
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- And now? |
| 01:10:56 |
We were serious. |
| 01:11:01 |
To hell with the consequences. |
| 01:11:03 |
It's the principle. If you're playing to FIFA |
| 01:11:08 |
What about the principle of comradeship? |
| 01:11:12 |
You guys have become |
| 01:11:15 |
I'm not obsessed with anything. |
| 01:11:19 |
Warder Malan, |
| 01:11:20 |
give us a "little booster" please man. |
| 01:11:34 |
Hey, very nice. |
| 01:11:35 |
Now go, please. |
| 01:11:38 |
Careful, prisoner. |
| 01:11:41 |
Just now I'll toss this "booster" |
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and you... |
| 01:11:46 |
I'll have you for calling me man |
| 01:11:48 |
And then we will see who is "going" |
| 01:12:02 |
- I heard that old guy in C2... |
| 01:12:04 |
Mpofu, yeah. |
| 01:12:06 |
He's got high blood pressure |
| 01:12:09 |
Everyone gets high blood pressure and |
| 01:12:14 |
But you can't tell me we're also |
| 01:12:16 |
because of the Atlantic Raiders. |
| 01:12:17 |
Hey, guys, I don't like it. The whole |
| 01:12:26 |
What is wrong, is setting down guidelines, |
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agreed to |
| 01:12:31 |
And then changing those guidelines |
| 01:12:33 |
Comrades, please. |
| 01:12:37 |
or the disciplinary hearing where it belongs. |
| 01:12:39 |
- Please, it is very distressing. |
| 01:12:43 |
This is something that affects |
| 01:12:45 |
- So we have to take position on... |
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Do not tell me what to do. Leave it alone! |
| 01:12:57 |
This is causing mayhem, |
| 01:13:02 |
Those who are angry, |
| 01:13:05 |
they don't talk to one another, and so forth. |
| 01:13:07 |
Laughter, ridicule, turn to anger, |
| 01:13:13 |
it turned to emotion, |
| 01:13:19 |
It was serious. We couldn't accept the fact |
| 01:13:24 |
Gentlemen. |
| 01:13:27 |
I have here my report on the activities of |
| 01:13:32 |
over the period January to June, 1971. |
| 01:13:36 |
And I had intended to read |
| 01:13:39 |
before I make it available to you |
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There are various administrative |
| 01:13:48 |
And there are also players |
| 01:13:50 |
as having improved dramatically |
| 01:13:57 |
But right now I think I would like to start |
| 01:14:02 |
with an issue that has been weighing |
| 01:14:07 |
and that has certainly depressed me |
| 01:14:14 |
Why do we play soccer? |
| 01:14:18 |
Do we play to win? So we can |
| 01:14:23 |
For points, for diplomas and trophies? |
| 01:14:27 |
No. |
| 01:14:30 |
Let us remember that our sporting activities |
| 01:14:34 |
are meant and aimed at making |
| 01:14:38 |
and less intolerable than it is. |
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Let us not allow them to become the causes |
| 01:14:48 |
than they already are. |
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Some of us might say, |
| 01:14:55 |
"which have no bearing |
| 01:14:59 |
I would like to answer those people |
| 01:15:04 |
If we had no noble ideals, |
| 01:15:25 |
So the guys appealed to us |
| 01:15:31 |
They threatened us in all kinds |
| 01:15:35 |
They appealed to our sentiments as political |
| 01:15:42 |
It didn't work, but you see, |
| 01:15:48 |
we felt we had to back down. |
| 01:15:52 |
It was becoming unpleasant for everybody. |
| 01:15:55 |
And we wanted to throw in the towel, |
| 01:16:18 |
Anthony, what have you... |
| 01:16:20 |
There was this old man |
| 01:16:24 |
He was the chairman of our club, Manong. |
| 01:16:27 |
Makaleni was not a highly educated person, |
| 01:16:29 |
but he was very articulate |
| 01:16:34 |
And he understood people. |
| 01:16:37 |
And particularly, he understood |
| 01:16:41 |
And he knew my weakness. |
| 01:16:45 |
What do you have to lose? |
| 01:16:48 |
- You can tell these... |
| 01:16:50 |
It's an impossible position, it's impossible. |
| 01:16:54 |
It only seems impossible |
| 01:16:58 |
But humour a foolish old man like me |
| 01:17:02 |
You've got nothing to lose. |
| 01:17:06 |
Now lead them back to us. |
| 01:17:09 |
Yeah, yeah, but, Mnumzana, it's not just me. |
| 01:17:14 |
No, no. Find a way, find a solution. |
| 01:17:18 |
And lead them back to us. |
| 01:17:20 |
Lead, Anthony, don't just play. |
| 01:18:05 |
Where are you going, Anthony? |
| 01:18:09 |
Back. |
| 01:18:12 |
Because they were good soccer players, |
| 01:18:50 |
Here, by the 1970s, I'd obviously |
| 01:18:59 |
We continued playing soccer, of course, |
| 01:19:04 |
into more senior administrative positions. |
| 01:19:07 |
For instance, I'd become a soccer referee, |
| 01:19:11 |
and had become part of my club executive. |
| 01:19:16 |
For us it was an era coming to an end. |
| 01:19:18 |
There was, of course, still a number of |
| 01:19:23 |
For those of us who arrived in the '60s, |
| 01:19:27 |
It was quite something, |
| 01:19:31 |
I was 19 when I got to the island. |
| 01:19:38 |
Yeah, I think, as I said, ironically, for me, |
| 01:19:47 |
because I left so many people. |
| 01:20:00 |
But when we look back, I think it was |
| 01:20:13 |
My first thoughts were, |
| 01:20:18 |
"I'm used to where I am now |
| 01:20:25 |
"Am I going to fit? |
| 01:20:31 |
"My family, who are they any more? |
| 01:20:36 |
"Do I still know them? |
| 01:20:39 |
All those things went through my mind |
| 01:20:49 |
Today you find a lot of people talk |
| 01:20:55 |
Yes, there was a lot of suffering, |
| 01:21:00 |
And that sort of thing worries me. |
| 01:21:05 |
were the families we left behind, |
| 01:21:11 |
It was very, very, very emotional. |
| 01:21:15 |
The idea of going into the ship and going |
| 01:21:21 |
June '76, the students' uprising, right? |
| 01:21:26 |
Those are something that were inspiring us. |
| 01:21:29 |
They were making us more stronger. |
| 01:21:32 |
And we felt that liberation was just |
| 01:21:39 |
Those were students, |
| 01:21:45 |
They fought bravely, you know, |
| 01:21:49 |
And they were arrested in droves |
| 01:22:17 |
Young people who were coming in were |
| 01:22:21 |
So they needed no encouragement |
| 01:22:27 |
keeping and adhering to the structures |
| 01:22:33 |
We feel quite pleased sometimes |
| 01:22:38 |
that could guide people |
| 01:22:42 |
how we tried to live our lives. |
| 01:22:44 |
And I think, hopefully, |
| 01:22:47 |
that should get people to understand |
| 01:22:53 |
One could say that we passed on the baton, |
| 01:22:56 |
we passed on the legacy to them, |
| 01:23:03 |
It was more than a game. |
| 01:25:27 |
The 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| 01:25:31 |
will be organised in South Africa. |
