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George Best was the greatest player in the world.
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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His left foot is fantastic. It's like Mozart. God gave Freddy the gift to play soccer. If he is prepared mentally and physically, nobody will stop him. (on Freddy Adu)
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To be a striker you need to be in good shape.
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Everything is practice.
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If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.
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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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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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A penalty is a cowardly way to score.
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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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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 always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
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Most important is be a good man.
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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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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 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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Football is the best, is the biggest sport in the world.
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There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.
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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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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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Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.
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Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people.
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