123 Quotes by Pele

I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn’t been a soccer player.

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.

If you don’t give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.

When you control the ball you control the score.

I don’t think I’m a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart.

I sometimes lie awake at night and wonder why I am still so popular and, to be honest, I don’t know.

The biggest family in the world is football, because football has more associate – and FIFA, for example – has more associates than UNESCO.

People always ask me: ‘When is the new Pele going to be born?’ Never. My father and mother have closed the factory.

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.