Quotes by Pele

About Pele:

Edson Arantes do Nascimento is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who is widely regarded to be the greatest player of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The same year, France Football asked their former Ballon d'Or winners to choose the Football Player of the Century; they selected Pelé. In 1999, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC, and Time named him in their list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century. In 2013 he received the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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.

Pele

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.

Pele

If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it's the biggest sport in the world.

Pele

I represent Brazil all over the world. Wherever I go, I have to do my best, to not disappoint the Brazilian people.

Pele

A penalty is a cowardly way to score.

Pele

Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.

Pele

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

Pele

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

Pele

Pele doesn't die. Pele will never die. Pele is going to go on for ever.

Pele

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.

Pele

The bicycle kick is not easy to do.

Pele

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

Pele

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.

Pele

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

Pele

I sometimes lie awake at night and wonder why I am still so popular and, to be honest, I don't know.

Pele

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

Pele

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

Pele

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

Pele

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.

Pele

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.

Pele

Author Bio

  • NamePele
  • Descriptionformer Brazilian soccer player
  • AliasesEdson Arantes do Nascimento
  • BornOctober 23, 1940
  • CountryBrazil
  • ProfessionAssociation Football Player; Politician
  • AwardsKnight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire