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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.
Pele
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Pele
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 23
Actor
Association Football Player
Athlete
Film Actor
Politician
San Mateo
California
Edson Arantes do Nascimento
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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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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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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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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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Most important is be a good man.
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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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I think that France, Germany, Spain, Holland and England will join Brazil in the semi-finals.
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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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If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.
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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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A penalty is a cowardly way to score.
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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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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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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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George Best was the greatest player in the world.
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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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