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" When I retired, at that time I had a lot of proposals to play in Europe, England, Italy, Spain, Mexico. But I said no, after 18 years I want to rest, because I want to retire. "

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" The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player. "

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" I represent Brazil all over the world. Wherever I go I have to do my best, to not disappoint the Brazilian people. And that I've done. "

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World

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" When you play against dirty players or very tough players, it's easy to escape because you know what they're going to do. But when the player is tough but intelligent, it's much more difficult. "

" I am constantly being asked about individuals. The only way to win is as a team. Football is not about one or two or three star players. "

" Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people. "

" When you are young, you do a lot of stupid things. "

" Brazil's always had great players, both at home and abroad, but we need to put all that talent together and mould a team out of it. "

" I don't think I'm a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart. "

" Edson is the person that supports Pele. Edson is the base. Pele just comes and adds the face. "

" Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we? "

" I have to trust something that gives me power; I have to believe in something, but in my career I have a lot of moments I cannot explain with God. "

" When I was a footballer, I surrounded myself with footballers. We were all friends. But in Brasilia you don't know who your friends are. It can be a dangerous place. "

" 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. "

" In 1962, my injury wasn't because of violence; I just kicked the ball and it happened. And that was OK because Brazil won; I didn't have any difficulty in accepting that. I still got a medal because I'd played two games. "

" The bicycle kick is not easy to do. I scored 1,283 goals, and only two or three were bicycle kicks. "

" Everything is practice. "

Pele

Everything

Practice

" Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus Christ, Pele and Coca-Cola. "

" Lionel Messi is a wonderful player. Very skillful. Highly intelligent. He is not good in the air. "

Pele

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Intelligent

" Everybody knows my life. I won a lot of tournaments and scored more than 1,000 goals, won three World Cups but I could not play in Olympic Games. "

" I played for Santos at 16, and we had an excellent team, so it helped a lot. And then I played for Brazil at the Maracana against Argentina. So I get more experience. This was one year before the World Cup, and it made a lot of difference. "

" A penalty is a cowardly way to score. "

" No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer. "

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Soccer

Money

" The bicycle kick is not easy to do. "

" If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them. "

" When I was minister of sport in Brazil, I tried to bring in a law that would make the chairmen of clubs reveal their accounts like other businesses. It was turned down, but I think it is an important story that will make a good film. "

" The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world. "

" I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player. "

" All my life I thank God. My family was very religious. "

" 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. "

" I've come to accept that the life of a frontrunner is a hard one, that he will suffer more injuries than most men and that many of these injuries will not be accidental. "

Pele

Injuries

Life