Obama Highlights His Own ‘Improbable Journey’ During Mandela Address

"We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa, and the young people around the world - you too can make his life's work your own. Over thirty years ago, while still a student, I learned of Nelson Mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land. And it stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities - to others, and to myself - and it set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba's example, he makes me want to be a better man. He speaks to what's best inside us."