Pele Quotes

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

To be a striker you need to be in good shape.

The bicycle kick is not easy to do.

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

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

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

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.

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

I think that France, Germany, Spain, Holland and England will join Brazil in the semi-finals.

Brazil is crazy about football. People, they wait for this moment, but this doesn't mean we are going to win the championship. That is the problem.

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)

I think he'll reach 1000 goals, but he'll never overtake my total. (on 40-year old Romario)

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.