Pelés bedste citater: "I was born to play football"

Ikonisk, fortryllende og måske den bedste fodboldspiller nogensinde. Det brasilianske ikon, Pelé er her ikke mere. Hans fuld navn var Edson Arantes Do Nascimento.

Pelé vandt VM med Brasilien tre gange i 1958, 1962 og 1970. Han spillede i størstedelen af sin karriere i den brasilianske klub Santos FC, hvor han scorede 619 mål. Klubben har i øvrigt meddelt, at man ændrer logoet som en hyldest til Pelé. En kongekrone og to stjerner.

Hans præstationer vil stå for evigt.Vi har samlet de bedste citater fra manden selv.

Pelé citater:

“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.”

“I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint.”

“A penalty is a cowardly way to score.”

"Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus, Pele and Coca-Cola.”

“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.”

“If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.”

“The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.”

“People argue between Pele or Maradona. Di Stéfano is the best, much more complete.”

“The ambition should always be to play an elegant game.”

“Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people.”

“Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don’t we?”