that that the right time. pele knew very well that that 1970 world cup was his last chance to win the world cup, to cement last chance to win the world cup, to cement brazil s name as the football nation cement brazil s name as the football nation and cement brazil s name as the football nation and to barely enter the pantheon of the gods. so as many of his team mates told me, he was really his team mates told me, he was really a his team mates told me, he was really a dead set on winning that world really a dead set on winning that world cup, and as you know, brazil, pele world cup, and as you know, brazil, pete did world cup, and as you know, brazil, pete did it world cup, and as you know, brazil, pete did it in world cup, and as you know, brazil, pele did it in such wonderful style. three pele did it in such wonderful style. three delirious weeks in mexico, defeating italy 4 1. your description of him being careful of his energy when he burst into games
really true. as his then team mate always pointed out, pele was perhaps in his prime in the early 605 when he won the intercontinental cup twice when santos wa5 he won the intercontinental cup twice when santos was the best team in the world. when he won the 1958 workup and defended it four years later despite injury, that is when pele wa5 later despite injury, that is when pele was in his prime physically. but the world and never got to see that because stevie wa5 but the world and never got to see that because stevie was simply not around. , , , that because stevie was simply not around, , , ., , around. just pausing there do stay with us but around. just pausing there do stay with us but i around. just pausing there do stay with us but i want around. just pausing there do stay with us but i want to around. just pausing there do stay with us but i want to read - around. just pausing there do stay with us but i want to read out - with us but i want to read out a couple of line
more than the greatest sportsman of all time. i also want to put on the screen between from gary lineker who has just posted this,. that from england great gary lineker. let me bring you back in and ijust want lineker. let me bring you back in and i just want to drop lineker. let me bring you back in and ijust want to drop reference to what result s football confederation has set that i just what result s football confederation has set that ijust read out, that pele wa5 has set that ijust read out, that pele was much more than the greatest sportsman of all time. is that in assessment that you would agree with? , . , assessment that you would agree with? , ., i. assessment that you would agree with? , . with? yes as your colleague pointed out pele was with? yes as your colleague pointed out pele was not with? yes as your colleague pointed out pele was not perfect. with? yes as your colleague pointed out pele was not perfect. and - with? yes as your colleague pointed out pele was n