"Happy birthday to Sir Elton John. I went to watch him live once. He pointed me out and I had to leave before the crowds got too big!"

"Pele doesn't die. Pele will never die. Pele is going to go on for ever."

"People always ask me: 'When is the new Pele going to be born?' Never. My father and mother have closed the factory."

"Football is the only life I know."

"I never thought I would be famous. I just wanted to play football."