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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.
Pele
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Pele
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 23
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento
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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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Yes, Ronaldinho is bigger than me. Exactly 4 centimeters.
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George Best was the greatest player in the world.
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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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I want to do my best to make the people happy. I play with my heart for the sport.
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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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Everything is practice.
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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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You must respect people and work hard to be in shape. And I used to train very hard. When the others players went to the beach after training, I was there kicking the ball.
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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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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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