Edson Arantes Do

Nascimento

Manchester United at

age 16

Dubbed soccer "the

beautiful game"

1 goal per international game = hitting a home run every World Series for 15 years #1 in

career goals

“Everything is Practice”

- Pele

National Soccer Hall of Fame

1997's PFA Young Player of the Year

Ran an average of

8.8 miles per game

"People react to criticism in

different ways, and my way is definitely to

come out fighting." —

David Beckham

Married Posh Spice

Student of Kabbalah

Has Many Tattoos

At age 12, won a Bobby Charlton

Soccer Skills award

New shoes every game

David Beckham