because this poor kid, born as i said just 52 years after brazil abolishes slavery, was, i don t know if it is still the case, he was the most recognised name on the entire planet. what a story that is.- planet. what a story that is. there can t be many planet. what a story that is. there can t be many others planet. what a story that is. there can t be many others who - planet. what a story that is. there can t be many others who have - planet. what a story that is. there | can t be many others who have our mistakes described as beautiful. fist mistakes described as beautiful. git the 1970 world cup, he didn t want to play it originally, his career, so much of it, it is the perfect three acts, the hero emerges as an enchanting teenager and conquers the world, the hero then goes through trials, he is injured during 1962, he has kicked out of night as city six, will he pay at 1960? 1966. he always leaves them wanting more. some of the moments he gave us, some that are
in football. we knew it was coming, we were prepared, but a sad day. my assessment, he is the greatest player of all time. i think it is hard to overestimate the scale of pele the athlete and the man. he was the first genuine global superstar of any description, even outside football or sport. a phenomenal rfid, but more, he was, he represented brazil. brazil was a relatively young country, looking to find its way, and i think that is where he comes in, he represented brazil and winning that third world cup in 1970, he also transcended the
he suffered an injury, a knee when he suffered an injury, a knee injury which ended his football dreams and plunged the family into poverty with no easy way out. and pele was a shoeshine boy. so pele s mother was absolutely dead set against the idea of him taking up a career in football. it was an insecure profession, you are only ever one injury away from the scrapheap. and that voice of fear was always in pele s mind. he had the pride in his profession that he inherited from his father, the easy going smile that he inherited from his father, but the fear he inherited from his mother. and you put the two together, and you get a human being absolutely determined to get every last bit out of the gifts that nature has given him. and that drive is not switched off when he stopped playing. he became a defender of his legacy, and why not?
that he played, and it began a culture about football because of this man. and it is a very sad day that it happens. but we have that legacy that he left, and it has stayed for generations. it is a tribute to him and to all of the players that made football so much a passion in my country. world leaders have also paid tribute. former us president barack 0bama tweeted.
back. they certainly well, there will be a run back. they certainly well, there will be a run on back. they certainly well, there will be a run on them, - back. they certainly well, there will be a run on them, the - back. they certainly well, there | will be a run on them, the shops will be a run on them, the shops will be a run on them, the shops will be selling out. thank you, holly. simone dias, director the brazil culture centre in the uk, told us earlier how she feels after hearing about the death of the brazilian footballer. for us, it is very sad. we have a very caring image of pele, and is very effective. i remember when i was a kid, and thinking about pele. i was born in1976, 1977 was the last time he played. even though i grew up not knowing how he played, i heard so many stories, i saw him playing, i saw his 1,000th goal, as all the things that happened and all the things that occurred, because of pele being there. so, basically, we are the country of football, because