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
I think I've always had the shots. But in the past, I've suffered too many mental lapses. Now, I'm starting to get away from that and my mental discipline and commitment to the game are much better. I think I'm really taking a good look at the big picture. That's the difference between being around for the final or watching the final from my sofa at home.
The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world.
I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
The bicycle kick is not easy to do.
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.
Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?
Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.
A penalty is a cowardly way to score.
Everything is practice.
If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.
Everybody knows my life. I won a lot of tournaments and scored more than 1,000 goals, won three World Cups but I could not play in Olympic Games.
Brazil's always had great players, both at home and abroad, but we need to put all that talent together and mould a team out of it.