My father gave me some advice when I was very young - whatever someone tells you in the future, don't forget Pele is the best.
Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele.
Pele was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously, because I wasn't born
There's Pele the man, and then Pele the player. And to play like Pele is to play like God.
Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play.
I can be a new Di Stefano, but I can't be a new Pelé. He is the one that goes beyond the limits of logic.
Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life.
Pele was the only footballer who surpassed the boundaries of logic.
Messi is the best player of all time. Better than Pele, better than Maradona and better than anyone else.
I think now Messi is probably done more than most players. But he is in the same class as Alfredo de Stefano, Johan Cruyff, Pelé. When he finishes and he retires, he will automatically become one of them. A player that people will talk about forever, while the game of football is as good and as popular as it is. He is a sensational player.
Pelé is one of the few who contradicted my theory: instead of fifteen minutes of fame, he will have fifteen centuries.
People always ask me: 'When is the new Pele going to be born?' Never. My father and mother have closed the factory.
Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus Christ, Pele and Coca-Cola.
Pele should go back to the museum.
Pele was the most complete player I've ever seen.
I am not Pele or Maradona
I met Pele once. I am not often nervous but in this moment I was shaking. He's a wonderful person.
His vision was just outstanding. If you think of him in the same way as Pele then you would come close.
If I had been born ugly, you would have never heard of Pele
He is the best. The best in the world, yes. Probably the best ever. I saw Maradona a couple of times. I never saw Pele. But Cristiano is amazing. This man is the best. . . Cristiano is a goals machine. He is an incredible player. He is like Zidane, there will never be another Ronaldo.
