Quotes on Inspirational Soccer

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.

In his life, a man can change wives, political parties or religions but he cannot change his favourite soccer team.

International football is the continuation of war by other means.

To be the ultimate team, you must use your body and your mind. Draw up on the resources of your teammates. Choose your steps wisely and you will win. Remember, only teams succeed.

I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.

There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.

Every single day I wake up and commit to myself to becoming a better player.

I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from.

In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision.

Pele called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life.

Football is the ballet of the masses.

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

In football everything is complicated by the presence of the opposite team.