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I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
Pele
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Pele
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 23
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San Mateo
California
Edson Arantes do Nascimento
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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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Success isn't determined by how many times you win, but by how you play the week after you lose.
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The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.
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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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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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There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.
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George Best was the greatest player in the world.
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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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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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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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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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If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.
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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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Most important is be a good man.
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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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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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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.
Pele
The World Cup is a very complicated tournament - six games, seven if you make it to the final - and maybe if you lose one game you're out, even if you're the best.
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No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.
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