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Pele a citizen of Brasilia realized his childhood dreams to become a professional soccer player. He was voted the best Sportsman of the Century.TRANSCRIPT
Do you agree with Pele that success is
no accident?
Part 6: World Class Sport Achievers
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• Pele, a citizen of
Brazil, realised his
childhood dream of
becoming a
professional soccer
player. He was voted
the best sportsman
of the century and
the best soccer player
of the century. He
was the only
footballer that was a
triple football world
champion.
Motivational Lessons
• He is the most
successful league goal
scorer in the world.
He was the athlete of
the century. Time
magazine considers
him as one of 100
most important
people of the century.
The world’s National
Olympics Committee
has voted him No. 1 in
their top five athletes
of the century.
• He contributed his success to the help, support,
encouragement, advice, criticism, and
stimulation he received from his father, his
coaches, and the sports fans.
• He believed that success is no accident. It is the
result of hard work and effort. You have to train
more and better than your competitors do.
Perseverance, a love for what you are doing,
studying and sacrifice is crucial.
• Pele was a man with many talents. He even
published several autobiographies and starred
in several documentary and semi-documentary
films. He composed musical pieces and an
entire soundtrack for a film.
• He was a national
hero and declared a
national treasure of
Brazil, in this soccer
mad country, to
prevent him from
leaving the country
to accept lucrative
offers to play
soccer in other
countries.
• He had excellent
technique, with natural
athleticism, pace,
excellent dribbling and
passing skills, and a very
good shedding ability
that made him a prolific
goal scorer. His excellent
balance helped him to
dribble effortlessly
around his defenders.
• He made big contributions in many areas in the community. He was involved
in the worldwide promotion of football as an ambassador for the sport. He
was an UN ambassador for ecology and the environment. He has done
extensive work for UNICEF. He also campaigned against drugs. He
acknowledged the poor and supported policies to improve their social
conditions. He believed that sport was a way for humanity to communicate
and unite people with opposing points of view.
• His dream of becoming
a professional player
and his willingness to
work hard and develop
his talents made him a
role model for many.
With his willingness to
use his talents for the
development of the less
privileged, he left a
legacy for others to
follow.
• The burden of his superstar status put great pressure on him during his career. He
considered quitting soccer because of this pressure. His perseverance, love for the
game and will to succeed helped him through these bad periods in his career.
• He received many awards from different countries and organisations.
Best Quotes
“Be a man, in
failure and
success. Only this
way can you
achieve personal
dignity and earn
the respect of
your fellow men”
“Before becoming a
soccer player, you
should be an athlete;
and before becoming
an athlete, you should
be a man”
“Never think that you
know everything. There
is always more to learn
and every day we get to
know something new”
“It seems that God brought me to Earth with a mission to
play soccer”
"I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to
write music and Michelangelo was born to paint."
“Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.”
"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".
"There is always someone out
there getting better than you
by training harder than you”
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 http://www.360soccer.com/pele/ http://www.latinosportslegends.com/Pele_bio.htm http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/about-us/who-we-are/goodwill-ambassadors/champions-for-sport/edson-arantes-do-nascimento-pele/ http://www.answers.com/topic/pel