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Pele Biography

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛtsõ (w)ɐˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nɐsiˈmẽtu]; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé ([peˈlɛ]), is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as the greatest football player of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). That same year, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee. According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful league goal-scorer in the world, scoring 1281 goals in 1363 games, which included unofficial friendlies and tour games. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.

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George Best was the greatest player in the world.

George, Greatest, Player, World

A team is not made up of isolated individuals. Always stay in the game. Don't be passive. Football is a team game. No one plays alone. Success depends on your whole team being a single unit.

Depends, Football, Games, Isolated, Teamwork

Yes, Ronaldinho is bigger than me. Exactly 4 centimeters.

Bigger, Centimeters, Exactly, Ronaldinho, Yes

I played futsal growing up in Baurd. In futsal you need to think quick and play quick so its easier for you when you move to normal football.

Football, Growing Up, Moving, Think, Easier

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

Inspirational, Soccer, Player, Become, Think

Considerable research on successful soccer players and their developmental history, affirms that a good percentage of them have spent time in isolation, working on soccer skills.

Developmental, Percentage, Player, Soccer, Successful, Time

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

Hard, Love, Motivational, Sacrifice, Soccer, Success

I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint.

Born, Football, Michelangelo, Play, Write, Writing

Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people.

Inspirational, People, Sports, Young

Nelson Mandela was one of the most influential people in my life. He was my hero, my friend, and also a companion to me in our fight for the people and for world peace. Let us all continue his legacy with purpose and passion.

Fighting, Hero, Life, Passion, Purpose, World

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

Act, Businessman, Good, Heart, Thinking, Too Much

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

Athlete, Difficult, Inspiration, Sports, Victory, Winning

Football is the best, is the biggest sport in the world.

Sports, Football, World, Biggest, Sport

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.

Ball, Beach, Hard Work, Player, Respect, Train

When you control the ball you control the score

Ball, Balls, Control, Score

The bicycle kick is not easy to do.

Inspirational, Easy, Kicks, Bicycle, Kick

It was with a homosexual, I was barely 14 years old. But let's be fair, I wasn't the only one who did it. He was a man in Bauru that all our team visited.

Bauru, Fair, Men, Old, Soccer, Team

Brazil eats, sleeps and drinks football. It lives football!

Brazil, Drinks, Football, Lives, Sleep

The biggest family in the world is football, because football has more associate - and FIFA, for example - has more associates than UNESCO.

Associate, Associates, Example, Fifa, Football, World

The first World Cup I remember was in the 1950 when I was 9 or 10 years old. My father was a soccer player, and there was a big party, and when Brazil lost to Uruguay, I saw my father crying.

Brazil, Cup, Father, Party, Soccer, Years

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