Quotes by Pele

“I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint.”

“I love people. I wanted to be with the people. I wanted to give something back what I get from football, because God gave everything to me.”

“Most important is be a good man.”

“Love is more important than what we can take...Please say with me three times-Love! Love! Love!”

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

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

“Football is like a religion to me. I worship the ball, and I treat it like a god. Too many players think of a football as something to kick. They should be taught to caress it and to treat it like a precious gem.”

“I think the kids always they look forward to be always the big stars. Not only football, any profession. They want to be the best, singer, they want to be the best political, only the stars. But I think sometime the life give you opportunity, and long to be a big star, but you don't need to be a big star, you need to be beautiful, excellent man. Human being. This is the first.”

“I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'born' soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player”

“I want to do my best to make the people happy. I play with my heart for the sport.”

“When you control the ball you control the score”

“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.”