Pele Quotes & Sayings
46 most famous Pele quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was a Brazilian athlete who passed away on 11 November, 2011.
“A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.”
“Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus Christ, Pele and Coca-Cola.”
“Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.”
“Everything is practice.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Brazil eats, sleeps and drinks football. It lives football!”
“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.”
“Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?”
“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.”
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