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born 1983 South Africa
Bryan Gary Habana OIS (born 12 June 1983) is a South African former professional rugby union player. Playing mainly as a wing, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
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Growing up in a country with so much history and so much diversity between the cultures, I was never conscious of the differences.
Gary is your second name because he was South African and he played with a smile on his face.
It’s a value I hold dear to my heart and will do until I start turning in my grave.
I didn’t worry about the colour of a man’s skin or the significance of his surname, and for this, I am thankful to my parents.
Chester’s presence seemed to say, ‘There’s many other people who can do this’. And I wanted to be one of them.
The biggest thing about my childhood, was the love shown to us by our parents. If you have that always coming towards you, you automatically try to give it out to other people.
I thought, ‘If I could be part of this, it would be unbelievable’.
One of the core values in our family was that colour was not an issue.
I called you Bryan because of Bryan Robson’s drive, his ability to inspire his teammates, his love for the game and his determination to come back from bad injury.
I’d heard about the game, knew my dad had played it, but I’d never been bothered. There wasn’t a rugby culture in my primary school; athletics, cricket and football were my sports.
He was also showing the new face of South Africa, centre of the stage for the black community.
Bryan is a professional, but he doesn’t play for money. He doesn’t need to. My business (the home improvements company Three By Four) has been successful and Bryan has a lot of shares.
I think purely in terms of getting work done, I’m so grateful that I have 21 females as direct reports to me, because females work phenomenally hard, and they bring you a different perspective
It showed me what the country could be, what potential there is. It meant a lot to me that Chester Williams was part of the team and that he was there totally on merit.
I think the transition, though, is in business. You need to apply those skill sets that professional sports taught you correctly
To get the respect of your peers, you’ve got to do it again and again. Being nominated this year will be no good unless I get nominated again and again.”
I tell him that I am working hard to make him wealthy. All the money that he has received in endorsements has been placed in a trust fund and if he stopped playing now, then he wouldn’t have to work again.
Then I went to Cape Town and saw that opening match. It was a turning point for me . .
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