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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.
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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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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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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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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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, Ronaldinho is bigger than me. Exactly 4 centimeters.
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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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I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'born' soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player
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Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.
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There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.
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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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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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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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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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I think that France, Germany, Spain, Holland and England will join Brazil in the semi-finals.
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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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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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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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I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
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Most important is be a good man.
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