Pele Quotes

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Pele

Profession : Athlete

Birth : October 23, 1940

I've come to accept that the life of a frontrunner is a hard one, that he will suffer more injuries than most men and that many of these injuries will not be accidental.

Pele

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

Pele

I was really proud that I was named after Thomas Edison and wanted to be called Edson. I thought Pele sounded horrible. It was a rubbish name. Edson sounded so much more serious and important.

Pele

Yes, I have a lot of business interests. But I don't work for just anyone, and I choose the companies very carefully.

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