Pele Quotes - Page 2

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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.

  Pele

  Dirty, Intelligent, Player

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• A penalty is a cowardly way to score.

  Pele

  Inspirational, Soccer, Winning

  Quoted in Peter Ball and Phil ShawThe Book of Football Quotations (1989).

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• 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.

  Pele

  Hero, Passion, Fighting

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• 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.

  Pele

  Soccer, Successful, Player

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• If you ever want to be a decent player, you have to be able to use both feet without stopping to think about it.

  Pele

  Athlete, Player, Thinking

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• 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.

  Pele

  Football, Growing Up, Moving

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• 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.

  Pele

  Soccer, Team, Men

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• I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, 'Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared.'

  Pele

  Football, Father, Philosophy

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• Everyone talks about the forwards, the players when they are scoring goals. But sometimes I look for the complete player not just the players who score but those who can pass.

  Pele

  Player, Goal, Looks

  Source: www.prostamerika.com

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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.

  Pele

  Inspirational, Player, Important

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

  Pele

  Football, Sleep, Brazil

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

  Pele

  Heart, Thinking, Too Much

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

  Pele

  Soccer, Doubt, Earning

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• Always when I come to the field, I try to do my best for other people.

  Pele

  People, Trying, Fields

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

  Pele

  Football, Example, Fifa

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• George Best was the greatest player in the world.

  Pele

  Player, World

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

  Pele

  Jesus, Icons, Three

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• I treat everybody the same. You know I love to be with people: the youngsters.

  Pele

  People, Treats, Youngsters

  Source: www.global-leaders.tv

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• Great genetics are not necessarily a precursor for success in the game. Brazilian Legend Pelé has often said that soccer stars are not born. Without proper soccer training a player will never reach his full potential. It is true that great speed would benefit someone who plays as a winger but would not be as useful for a goalkeeper. The greatest advantage of soccer is that it is not as discriminating as basketball or volleyball. There are no limitations when it comes to physique and it all comes down to individual soccer skills.

  Pele

  Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball

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• When football stars disappear, so do the teams, and that is a very curious phenomenon. It is like in the theatre, in a play, where there is a great star. If the star is not well, the whole cast suffers.

  Pele

  Soccer, Football, Stars

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• When I was playing, they said soccer was a man's world and women should remain on the sidelines, all I can say is I'm glad I never had to go up against Mia Hamm

  Pele

  Soccer, Men, Mia

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• How much soccer training is it needed to become a top player? It depends on the efficiency of your training routine. Setting long and short-term goals is a must. When planning out a soccer training regime, one must strive for realistic and consistent program that will diminish specific weaknesses. Broad versatility of soccer skills is the Nirvana of every dedicated trainee.

  Pele

  Soccer, Player, Skills

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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.

  Pele

  Past, Player, Thinking

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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)

  Pele

  Player, Giving, Joy

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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.

  Pele

  Motivational, Soccer, Sports

  "SI Flashback: Soccer's Greatest Genius". Sports Illustrated, June 01, 1999.

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