"[On his unpublicized work as a songwriter.] I didn't want the public to make the comparison between Pele the composer…"

"Pelé is one of the few who contradicted my theory [...] Instead of 15 minutes of fame, he will have 15 centuries."

"Success is not an accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of wha…"

"Bobby Moore — he defended like a lord. Let me tell you about this man. When I played, I would face up to a defender, …"

"The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning."

"A penalty is a cowardly way to score."

"I was born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music."

"When I was a professional footballer at Santos [where he played from 1956-74] there was a lot of time hanging around …"

"Wenn er einen Freistoß ausführte, wollten sich die Spieler, die die Mauer bildeten, am liebsten umdrehen, um sich das…"

"In the work of evangelisation it is necessary to keep in mind that many university students are attracted to science …"