"I learned how to be a team player, how to be part of a group, how to work together."

"Pele doesn't die. Pele will never die. Pele is going to go on for ever."

"I used to tease the other kids because I played better than them. Then my father said, 'Come here. Don't do this with the kids, because God gave you the gift to play football. You didn't do anything. …"

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

"Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string."