Qualities+he+possess

Qualities: -Humble(everyone is equal, speaks to people regardless of rich and poor) -Supportive -No excuses(strict) -Approachable(willing to help) -Honest(always the truth, no sweet-talking,frank) -Forthright(going straight to the point;frank;outspoken;direct) -Capable -Honourable -Down-to-earth -Lucid(clear,easily understood) -Only cared that a person had given his best -Jovial(always smiling and loving,cheerful disposition,being optimistic)/Friendly(friendly man who didn't insult people) -Unflappable(show calmness in a crisis) -Determined(carried on playing when he was hurt in a game,hobbled into Parliament even with his left foot encased in plaster) -All-Rounder when he was in his early days (one of the rare students that could juggle both sports and academics)

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">It was because Lee Kuan Yew thought he was honest, capable and honourable that he drew up the Break-up contract and let Singapore be an independent country. It was also because of his loving, frank and forever supportive character that athletes look up to him as a role model.

Sources: "Joining the dots" booklet, Wikipedia