Pele Quotes

The first World Cup I followed was Sweden 1958. I watched the games on TV. Brazil won that World Cup by defeating Sweden 5-2 in the Final and Pele scored twice.

You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.

The World Cup needs a brilliant Brazilian team.

The World Cup has special games, and losing them hurts more than the other ones.

Me and a lot of my team-mates still think and speak about the World Cup in 1994, when Sweden finished third.

When I was a kid, beating England was incredible; it always had greater repercussion than beating anyone else.

Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget.

One thing is for sure: a World Cup without me is nothing to watch.

That makes me think of the 2002 World Cup Final above all else. Nobody thought at the time that our team would get through to the Final against Brazil. We should remember that this summer.

I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.

Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish.

My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew.

The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.

Getting to the World Cup is a big dream for me.

It would be a dream to go to my first World Cup.

It would be fantastic to play against Germany and Brazil.

The title I most want is the 2014 World Cup.

I have dreamed of Brazil all my life. As a child, I had videos of Brazil, of their World Cup wins, of Pele, and of all the big players.

It would be a pleasure to play against England. They are one of the top teams.

You always dream to have a great World Cup.

When my two boys were growing up and asking me about what I did and what kind of player I was I showed them all the matches from the European Championships in 1988 when we beat Germany in the semi-final and won the final against Russia.

I've been lucky enough to play in the final of a World Cup before, but it's always an amazing experience to walk out at a packed stadium.

I want to win all sorts of titles and then the World Cup with the Brazilian national team.

A 3-0 win in the World Cup, it's never easy.

I never dreamed I would captain England in a home World Cup.