Edson Arantes do Nascimento, KBE, known as Pelé, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Named FIFA co-Player of the Century in 1999, Pele is a global ambassador for soccer and other humanitarian causes. Inspirational Pele quotes will give you the edge you need to create your success and live like a winner.
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Most Famous Pele Quotes
Everything is practice.
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. Pele
Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.
Success isn’t determined by how many times you win, but by how you play the week after you lose. Pele
A penalty is a cowardly way to score.
Football is the only sport where you put people together, it doesn’t matter if you are rich, or poor, or black, or white. It is one nation. This is the beauty of football. Pele
I don’t believe there is such a thing as a ‘born’ soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents.
There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you. Pele
I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn’t been a soccer player.
A team is not made up of isolated individuals. Always stay in the game. Don’t be passive. Football is a team game. No one plays alone. Success depends on your whole team being a single unit. Pele
No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer.
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. Pele
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.
Great teams are not made up of many well rounded players. Great teams are made up of a variety of players, each having their own strengths. Pele
Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.
I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint. Pele Quotes
The first World Cup I remember was in 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.
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. Pele
Considerable research on successful soccer players and their developmental history, affirms that a good percentage of them have spent time in isolation, working on soccer skills.
Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string. Pele
How much soccer training is needed to become a top player? It depends on the efficiency of your training routine.
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. Pele
Another reason why I am always close to people, because communication is very important. When I stopped playing soccer I continued to work with UNICEF.
It was with a homosexual, I was barely 14 years old. But let’s be fair, I wasn’t the only one who did it. He was a man in Bauru that all our team visited. Pele
I was barely 14 years old. But let’s be fair, I wasn’t the only one who did it.
I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, ‘Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared. Pele
When I was playing, they said soccer was a man’s world and women should remain on the sidelines, all I can say is I’m glad I never had to go up against Mia Hamm.
Nelson Mandela was one of the most influential people in my life. He was my hero, my friend, and also a companion to me in our fight for the people and for world peace. Let us all continue his legacy with purpose and passion. Pele
When football stars disappear, so do the teams, and that is a very curious phenomenon. It is like in the theatre, in a play, where there is a great star.
A penalty is a cowardly way to score. Pele
His left foot is fantastic. It’s like Mozart. God gave Freddy the gift to play soccer. If he is prepared mentally and physically, nobody will stop him.
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. Pele Quotes
A team is not made up of isolated individuals Football is a team game. No one plays alone. Success depends on your whole team being a single unit.
Most important is be a good man. Pele
I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, ‘Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared.
When you play against dirty players or very tough players, it’s easy to escape because you know what they’re going to do. But when the player is tough but intelligent, it’s much more difficult. Pele
The head talks to the heart and the heart talks to the feet.
I don’t think I’m a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart Pele
When you control the ball you control the score.
If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it’s the biggest sport in the world. Pele
I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint.
How much soccer training is it needed to become a top player? It depends on the efficiency of your training routine. Setting long and short-term goals is a must. When planning out a soccer training regime, one must strive for a realistic and consistent program that will diminish specific weaknesses. Broad versatility of soccer skills is the Nirvana of every dedicated trainee. Pele Quotes
I think the kids always look forward to being always the big stars. Not only football, any profession.
I represent Brazil all over the world. Wherever I go I have to do my best, to not disappoint the Brazilian people. And that I’ve done. Pele
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.
When I was playing, they said soccer was a man’s world and women should remain on the sidelines, all I can say is I’m glad I never had to go up against Mia Hamm Pele
There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.
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
Great teams are not made up of many well rounded players.
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. Pele
He was a man in Bauru that all our team visited.
Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don’t we? Pele
A good player is not who only scores goals but someone who can cheer his team and when the team is not performing well, he can act as a leader.
Ronaldo has come through for the past two or three years and is the best in Europe. I think at the moment no doubt Ronaldo is the best player. Pele
Great teams are made up of a variety of players, each having their own strengths.
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. Pele
Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus Christ, Pele, and Coca Cola.
To be a striker you need to be in good shape. Pele
You must respect people and work hard to be in shape. And I used to train very hard. When the other players went to the beach after training, I was there kicking the ball.
Success isn’t determined by how many times you win, but by how you play the week after you lose. Pele
I don’t think I’m a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart.
No individual can win a game by himself. Pele
Success isn’t determined by how many times you win, but by how you play the week after you lose.
If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it’s the biggest sport in the world. Pele
The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.
In the last decade, the most complete, for me, is Zidane. Today we have Messi and Ronaldo but Zidane for me the most comprehensive. Pele
Love is more important than what we can take Please say with me three times Love! Love! Love!
When you control the ball you control the score. Pele
Football is like a religion to me.
I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint. Pele
Brazil eats, sleeps, and drinks football. It lives football!
Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus, Pele and Coca Cola. Pele
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.
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. Pele
No individual can win a game by himself.
A penalty is a cowardly way to score. Pele
If you don’t give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.
The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning. Pele
I played futsal growing up in Baurd. In futsal, you need to think quick and play quick so it’s easier for you when you move to normal football.
Over the years I’ve learnt to live with two persons in my heart. One is Edson, who has fun with his friends and family; the other is the football player Pele. I didn’t want the name. Pele sounds like baby talk in Portuguese. Pele
People always ask me: When is the new Pele going to be born?’ Never. My father and mother have closed the factory.
Football is the only sport where you put people together, it doesn’t matter if you are rich, or poor, or black, or white. It is one nation. This is the beauty of football. Pele
When you play against dirty players or very tough players, it’s easy to escape because you know what they’re going to do. But when the player is tough but intelligent, it’s much more difficult.
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
I want to do my best to make the people happy. I play with my heart for the sport.
Football is the ultimate in team sport. And no individual can win a game by himself. Pelé is a famous name, but Pelé made his goals because another player passed to him at the proper time. Pele
I worship the ball, and I treat it like a god.
I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, ‘Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared. Pele
Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don’t we?
The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world. Pele
