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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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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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I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
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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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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 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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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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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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The bicycle kick is not easy to do.
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Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?
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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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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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Yes, Ronaldinho is bigger than me. Exactly 4 centimeters.
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