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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.
Pele
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Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: October 23
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento
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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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George Best was the greatest player in the world.
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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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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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Everything is practice.
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The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.
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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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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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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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A penalty is a cowardly way to score.
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Yes, Ronaldinho is bigger than me. Exactly 4 centimeters.
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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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Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do
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