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Pelé
8 quotes
“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”
Pelé (1940–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A penalty is a cowardly way to score.”
Pelé (1940–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I was born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music.”
Pelé (1940–2022) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in Parton Keese, The measure of greatness (1980)
“Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pelé. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.”
Pelé (1940–2022) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "SI Flashback: Soccer's greatest genius" Sports Illustrated, (1 June 1999)
“When I was a professional footballer at Santos [where he played from 1956-74] there was a lot of time hanging around team hotels doing nothing. My way of passing the time was writing songs and strumming my guitar [...] I have written more than 500 songs. Sometimes I just write the lyrics. Sometimes the lyrics come with a melody. Even now, wherever I go I always have my little tape recorder - and tape everything that comes into my head. All my homes have guitars.”
Pelé (1940–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[On his unpublicized work as a songwriter.] I didn't want the public to make the comparison between Pele the composer and Pele the footballer. That would have been a huge injustice - in football my talent was a gift from God, music was just for fun.'”
Pelé (1940–2022) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Alex Bellos "He sings, he scores" The Guardian (21 May 2022)
“Success is not an accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.”
Pelé (1940–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Bobby Moore — he defended like a lord. Let me tell you about this man. When I played, I would face up to a defender, I would beat him with my eyes, send him the wrong way; I would look one way and then go the other. Defenders would just kick me in frustration. They would foul me because they couldn't stop me, or because I would confuse them with my movement. I would move my eyes, my legs or my body, but not always the ball. They would follow my move, but not Bobby, not ever. He would watch the ball, he would ignore my eyes and my movement and then, when he was ready and his balance was right, he would take the ball, always hard, always fair. He was a gentleman and an incredible footballer.”
Pelé (1940–2022) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interviewed by Lee Clayton, "Welcome into Pelé's World" in Daily Mail [England] (27 May 2006)