"If I hadn't done the bad things I did in my life, Pelé wouldn't have been even second."

"My mother thinks I am the best. And I say, 'Mom, I am the best.'"

"The truth is I don’t remember much about the ’86 World Cup. I was high most of the time."

"Pelé made his (sexual) debut with a boy. He loves money more than what he loves to sleep."

"I have always been a controversial figure, and I will continue to be one."