Pele — "I was so proud because my father -- he gave me Edison because of Thomas Edison. …"
I was so proud because my father -- he gave me Edison because of Thomas Edison. I was so proud because Edison was a very important engineer -- the light.
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Explaining the origin of his birth name, Edson.
Date: 2011 (Interview with CNN).
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