Pele

"The ball is round, the game lasts ninety minutes, and everything else is just theory."

"I was born for soccer, just as Michelangelo was born for painting."

"Everything is a learning process."

"The beautiful game is more than just kicking a ball around."

"I think what I have done in my life is nothing compared to what I have to do."

"Enthusiasm is the greatest asset you can possess."

"A player dreams of being a champion, that's the only thing that keeps a man going."

"You must always be positive. But I'm positive and still I get hit."

"I have learned all the things that I am supposed to learn, and more."

"Everything I want to do has already been done, but I still want to do it."

"Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die."

"I tell the young players to enjoy the moment. Don't worry about tomorrow."

"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing."

"Before I was a champion, I was a dreamer."

"The more I practiced the luckier I got."

"I am still learning."

"When you are young, you must learn; when you are old, you must teach."

"God gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it."

"I didn't have the advantages some people had, but I had the advantage of motivation."

"To be a champion, you have to train like a champion."

"The beautiful thing about football is that it can give everything to you."

"I always thought that anybody could be great because everybody has something within them."

"Scoring a goal is like a magician producing a rabbit from his hat."

"When I see the ball, my first instinct is to play it."

"I'm not worried about the ball going to the left or the right. I just want to make sure it goes in."

"A good player is always learning, adapting, and improving."

"I love football. I have always loved it."

"You don't have to be the best team to win. You just have to believe."

"Every player has a duty to use their gifts to make the world a better place."

"I never give up, no matter how bad things look."