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

"For 20 years they have asked me the same question, who is the greatest? Pele or [Diego] Maradona? I replay that all you have to do is look at the facts – how many goals did he score with his right foo…"

"We went to Africa and we stopped the war in Africa because the people went to see Pelé play. They stopped the war. Just God can't explain that. I don't know why – it is impossible to know why – but th…"

"Football is the only life I know."

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