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"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.'"
"The first World Cup I remember was in the 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."
"Most important is be a good man."
"Of course, my father was a soccer player. He used to play very good. Then, when I was young, eight or nine years old, ten years old, I just want to be like my father."
"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. (on Freddy Adu)"
"Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people."
"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. If the star is not well, the whole cast suffers."
"Always when I come to the field, I try to do my best for other people."
"Everybody knows my life. I won a lot of tournaments and scored more than 1,000 goals, won three World Cups but I could not play in Olympic Games."
"People always ask me: 'When is the new Pele going to be born?' Never. My father and mother have closed the factory."
"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"
"No doubt, I am earning more money with my endorsements than I ever earned playing soccer."
"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."
"I treat everybody the same. You know I love to be with people: the youngsters."
"Everyone talks about the forwards, the players when they are scoring goals. But sometimes I look for the complete player not just the players who score but those who can pass."
"Brazil, always they buy from the United States. The first who was sell to the United States was football."
"We're not great friends, but I admire him. If he thinks he's the best player of the century, that's his problem."
"Football is the best, is the biggest sport in the world."
"Yes, I have a lot of business interests. But I don't work for just anyone, and I choose the companies very carefully."
"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."