Pelé

“In the future everyone will be world”

“Pelé is one of the few who contradicted my theory [...] Instead of 15 minutes of fame, he will have 15 centuries. Andy Warhol cited in Pelé's New York Times obituary”

“Welcome into Pelé's World”

“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.”

“[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”

“When I was a professional footballer at Santos [where he played from 1956”

“SI Flashback: Soccer's greatest genius”

“I was born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music. Quoted in Parton Keese, The measure of greatness”

“A penalty is a cowardly way to score.”

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