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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
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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Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.
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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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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 think that France, Germany, Spain, Holland and England will join Brazil in the semi-finals.
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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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If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.
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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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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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Over the years I've learnt to live with two persons in my heart. One is Edson, who has fun with his friends and family the other is the football player Pele. I didn't want the name. 'Pele' sounds like baby-talk in Portuguese.
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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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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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There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.
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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 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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Everything is practice.
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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 want to do my best to make the people happy. I play with my heart for the sport.
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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 always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
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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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