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

"I have to pay so much, it was good. But it was a big responsibility because I am a human being and everybody can make a mistake, you know."

"I am a Brazilian. I am a Catholic. I am a football player."

"I never thought I would be famous."

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