“The reason the sport has grown so big, I think, is that it's not only for rich people. It's not just for big people—size doesn't exclude people. Everyone can participate. That's why it's become so popular worldwide. You don't need to have any special quality in particular to play.”Tagged: Football, soccer, size
“Football is the best, is the biggest sport in the world. It is the biggest family in the world is the football. The same passion you have here in Turkey, we have in Brazil, they have in Russia, they have in Germany, they have... you know football is the only sport where you put people together, you…”Tagged: Football, soccer, Turkey, Brazil, Germany
“The biggest family in the world today is football, because football has more associate—and FIFA, for example—has more associates than UNESCO. Then it becomes a big family.”Tagged: FIFA, UNESCO, Football, soccer, Family
“I cried watching that game and not just because of the score. I cried because I do not know what happened to the joy of Brazilian football.”Tagged: Crying, soccer, Brazil, Football, Joy
“Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pelé. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.”Tagged: soccer, kids, Responsibility, manhood
“Everything on earth is a game. A passing thing. We all end up dead. We all end up the same, don't we?”Tagged: Game, Mortality
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice.”Tagged: Success, Hard Work, perseverance, Learning, studying