Pele
Pele
Edson Arantes do Nascimentoɐˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nɐsiˈmẽtu]; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. Pelé is also credited with making the phrase "the beautiful game" synonymous with football. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics. The same year, France Football asked their former Ballon d'Or winners to...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth23 October 1940
CityTres Coracoes, Brazil
CountryBrazil
No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.
I represent Brazil all over the world. Wherever I go I have to do my best, to not disappoint the Brazilian people. And that I've done.
The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.
Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people.
Football is the best, is the biggest sport in the world.
Brazil is crazy about football. People, they wait for this moment, but this doesn't mean we are going to win the championship. That is the problem.
Another reason why I am always close to the people, because the communication is very important. When I stopped to play soccer I continued to... I continued to work with UNICEF. I did a lot of work with UNESCO. We did a lot of charity programme and games.
I treat everybody the same. You know I love to be with people: the youngsters.
The biggest family in the world is football, because football has more associate - and FIFA, for example - has more associates than UNESCO.
Always when I come to the field, I try to do my best for other people.
Yes, Ronaldinho is bigger than me. Exactly 4 centimeters.
I think he'll reach 1000 goals, but he'll never overtake my total. (on 40-year old Romario)
He is the greatest player in the world right now, without a doubt, he is the player who gives Brazilians the most joy. (on Ronaldinho)
For 20 years they have asked me the same question, who is the greatest? Pele or Maradona? I replay that all you have to do is look at the facts - how many goals did he score with his right foot or with his head?