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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
Actor
Association Football Player
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Film Actor
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San Mateo
California
Edson Arantes do Nascimento
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No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.
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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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To be a striker you need to be in good shape.
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Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people.
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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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I played futsal growing up in Baurd. In futsal you need to think quick and play quick so its easier for you when you move to normal football.
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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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Football is the only sport where you put people together, it doesn't matter if you are rich, or poor, or black, or white. It is one nation. This is the beauty of football.
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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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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)
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A team is not made up of isolated individuals. Always stay in the game. Don't be passive. Football is a team game. No one plays alone. Success depends on your whole team being a single unit.
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Great teams are not made up of many well-rounded players. Great teams are made up of a variety of players, each having their own strengths.
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Football is the best, is the biggest sport in the world.
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Brazil, always they buy from the United States. The first who was sell to the United States was football.
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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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Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do
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A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.
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I sometimes lie awake at night and wonder why I am still so popular and, to be honest, I don't know.
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I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'born' soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player
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Of course, my father was a soccer player. He used to play very good. Then, when I was young, eight or nine years old, ten years old, I just want to be like my father.
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