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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: 83
Born: 1940
Born: October 23
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento
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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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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, always they buy from the United States. The first who was sell to the United States was football.
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The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.
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Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.
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Neymar is undoubtedly the best player in Brazil. He deserves to play in the best team in the world next to the best player in the world, Messi.He is a very good player with great quality and a great future.I have no doubt. For me, Neymar is a genius.
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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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No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.
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Most important is be a good man.
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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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