As a child I learned what it meant to be persecuted. But, even then, at the worst of times, I knew there was good in the world.

My family are big philanthropists, but not at putting big money into sport. Today sport is professional. It has to support itself or it won't exist. It cannot depend on a few wealthy people making donations.

The game needs to be funded by sponsors, by members, by broadcasters. There needs to be a commercial relationship between the FFA and the people who supply the money so it is a natural alliance. Sport is not a charity.

In football, in football clubs, there are many decisions that don't make business sense. Yes, there is always a lot of emotion involved.

It was very frustrating when I was president of Hakoah. You could not make any headway. We couldn't attract the public because it was an ethnic game. Australians were not interested.

I did a lot during my lifetime and I think it is time to make a change to my life at a young age of 87.

All my life from a young man I have worked very hard and I enjoyed it very much and I was really afraid with what I would do when I no longer had the responsibility.

So you've got to test the envelope, find out what are your abilities and if you falter, pick yourself up and test it again. Otherwise, what is it all about, you know?

If I had stuck to my knitting, I would have had a wonderful career having a delicatessen in Blacktown.

I believe in a big Australia. I am an advocate for an ambitious immigration program.