The bicycle kick is not easy to do. I scored 1,283 goals, and only two or three were bicycle kicks.
From Pele
Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.
Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus Christ, Pele and Coca-Cola.
I don't think I'm a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart.
Edson is the person that supports Pele. Edson is the base. Pele just comes and adds the face.
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.
The World Cup is a very complicated tournament - six games, seven if you make it to the final - and maybe if you lose one game you're out, even if you're the best.
I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.
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.
When you are young, you do a lot of stupid things.
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