I don't believe there is such a thing as a 'born' soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player

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

I sometimes lie awake at night and wonder why I am still so popular and, to be honest, I don't know.

We're not great friends, but I admire him. If he thinks he's the best player of the century, that's his problem.

I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.

Success isn't determined by how many times you win, but by how you play the week after you lose.

I don't think I'm a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart.