"I dedicate this triumph to Fidel Castro and to all the Cuban people."

"I was waiting for them with a bazooka. I was crazy."

"Pelé these days is a slave. He sold his heart to FIFA. And when he gets kicked by his masters he comes to join us players."

"My mother thinks I am the best. And I was raised to always believe what my mother tells me."

"I'm not a politician. I'm a footballer. I'm a human being."