AB de Villiers @ABdeVilliers - Let us now, more than ever, stick together as a nation! We owe him that much. #madiba you will be missed! #tata #inspiration #leader JP Duminy @jpduminy21 - To a man who has changed the mindset of a nation, May we inspire and motivate as u hav. You will always b remembered #RIPNelsonMandela Brian Lara @BrianLara - Great time to score a century @DMBravo46... 104* at lunch. &quot;Sport has the power to change the world....&quot; Nelson Mandela. #RIPMadiba <img alt="Brian Lara" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/lara6dec.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 769px;" /> Brian Lara. Pic/ Getty Images Chris Gayle @henrygayle - RT @Coachsim13: He let his light shine so that other peoples light could shine also #RIPNelsonMandela Shaun Pollock @7polly - Rest in peace Mr Mandela and thank you!!!...... Sanjay Manjrekar @sanjaymanjrekar - Met Mr Mandela In 1993. In a personal chat he spoke about Mahatma Gandhi, It was fascinating listening to one great man talk about another Herschelle Gibbs @hershybru - The greatest statesman,a true leader amongst men and the most unique individual.the legend that is NELSON MANDELA.RIP Glenn McGrath @glennmcgrath11 - The world has lost a great man. RIP Nelson Mandela. <img alt="Glenn Mcgrath" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/mcgrath6dec.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 352px;" /> Glenn McGrath. Pic/ Atul Kamble Bishan Bedi @BishanBedi - Obsesed wid anti-aparthied NelsonM was epitome o human resistance against all known tyrany!Truly tireles tenacious towering man our times!! Azhar Mahmood @AzharMahmood11 - The world has lost a true inspiration to human race. But he leaves a strong message and legacy behind. #Mandela Tiger Woods @TigerWoods - Pop &amp; I felt your aura when we met, I feel it today &amp; I will feel it forever. You have done so much for humanity... You will always be in my heart Mr. Mandela. Yohan Blake @YohanBlake - Rest in Peace Nelson Mandela. Father to the world. Your inspiration lives forever. Aaron Finch @AaronFinch5 - #NelsonMandela what in inspiration to billions of people. May his legacy live on forever! Vernon Philander @VDP_24 - RIP to a Legend. Left a legacy which is almost impossible to be repeated. #Mandela #truelegend Usman Khawaja @Uz_Khawaja - Nice to see everyone at Adelaide oval this morning paying their respects to Nelson Mandela. Adam Hollioake @adamhollioake - Always hated jokes people make bout famous people who die...I dare anyone to do it bout Nelson Mandella...will be shot down by the people Ramachandra Guha @Ram_Guha - Unlike Gandhi, Mandela loved sport. On meeting a group of foreign visitors in jail, he asked: &#39;Is Don Bradman still alive?&quot; ...u00a0

After Nelson Mandela passed away, many celebrities from various sports took to social networking site, Twitter  to pay their respects to the great South African legend

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