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

Football is like a religion to me. I worship the ball, and I treat it like a god. Too many players think of a football as something to kick. They should be taught to caress it and to treat it like a precious gem.

I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michelangelo was born to paint.

Everyone talks about the forwards, the players when they are scoring goals. But sometimes I look for the complete player not just the players who score but those who can pass.

The first World Cup I remember was in the 1950 when I was 9 or 10 years old. My father was a soccer player, and there was a big party, and when Brazil lost to Uruguay, I saw my father crying.

If you don't give education to people, it is easy to manipulate them.

Yes, Ronaldinho is bigger than me. Exactly 4 centimeters.