LESSONS FROM MY FATHER: My greatest supporter in sport and life — my dad, John Lebogang Molikoe

My dad’s name is John Lebogang Molikoe; my family members call him John, and friends usually call him Lebs for short. He grew up on a farm called Alpha Plaas in the Eastern Free State, not far from the Lesotho border, with his parents and his brother.

As a youngster, my father was apparently a busy, active child. He especially loved his sport, taking part in boxing, athletics, and soccer. Soccer was his passion and I am told he was super-talented. He loved soccer; in fact, he loved sport, in general. He didn’t know much about hockey. I started playing hockey at Charlo primary school but when I started playing at Woodridge College he always liked to compare it to soccer because they are similar sports in many ways. Despite his not knowing a lot about hockey, and saying at first that he didn’t understand why I would want to play it, he was very involved, making sure that I was training and working hard. He was always supportive and tried to get to matches when his work commitments permitted.

My dad has taught me always to respect my opponents, in fact, to respect all people around me. He and I are very similar, especially in sport — we don’t give up easily, and we always work hard for what we want. He’s engrained that in me: work hard, don’t give up.

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