Baby Quote by Pele

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

— George Best

I was really proud that I was named after Thomas Edison and wanted to be called Edson. I thought Pele sounded horrible. It was…

— Pele

Pele is the greatest player in football history, and there would only be one Pele in the world.

— Anonymous

Edson is the person that supports Pele. Edson is the base. Pele just comes and adds the face.

— Pele

I am not Pele or Maradona

— Robbie Savage

I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele and Maradona.…

— Alex Ferguson

The best player ever? Pele.

— Alfredo Di Stefano

I can't be compared to Pele. I need to do so much more to be compared to Pele. Pele is fantastic. And he's unique.

— Neymar

There were very few TV sets when I grew up... We could not see matches and did not know too many players. Only Pele…

— Jay-Jay Okocha

Pele has all the qualities and characteristic that a football player has to have.

— Zico

My name means 'hope' in Spanish and it's a name I want to live up to.

— Esperanza Spalding

It's difficult to talk about Pele because I didn't see him.

— Thierry Henry