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A penalty is a cowardly way to score.
Pele
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Pele
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 23
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Association Football Player
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San Mateo
California
Edson Arantes do Nascimento
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I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
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I love people. I wanted to be with the people. I wanted to give something back what I get from football, because God gave everything to me.
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Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people.
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Everything is practice.
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I think that France, Germany, Spain, Holland and England will join Brazil in the semi-finals.
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I want to do my best to make the people happy. I play with my heart for the sport.
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Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?
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When football stars disappear, so do the teams, and that is a very curious phenomenon. It is like in the theatre, in a play, where there is a great star. If the star is not well, the whole cast suffers.
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Ronaldo has come through for the past two or three years and is the best in Europe. I think at the moment no doubt Ronaldo is the best player.
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There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.
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People always ask me: 'When is the new Pele going to be born?' Never. My father and mother have closed the factory.
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To be a striker you need to be in good shape.
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Yes, I have a lot of business interests. But I don't work for just anyone, and I choose the companies very carefully.
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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.
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No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.
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Football is like a religion to me. I worship the ball, and I treat it like a god. Too many players think of a football as something to kick. They should be taught to caress it and to treat it like a precious gem.
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When I was playing, they said soccer was a man's world and women should remain on the sidelines, all I can say is I'm glad I never had to go up against Mia Hamm
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If you ever want to be a decent player, you have to be able to use both feet without stopping to think about it.
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Neymar is undoubtedly the best player in Brazil. He deserves to play in the best team in the world next to the best player in the world, Messi.He is a very good player with great quality and a great future.I have no doubt. For me, Neymar is a genius.
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Everyone talks about the forwards, the players when they are scoring goals. But sometimes I look for the complete player not just the players who score but those who can pass.
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