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Soccer legend Pele success story : part 3
Retirement did little to diminish the public profile of Pelé, who remained a popular pitchman and active in many professional arenas. In 1978, Pelé was awarded the International Peace Award for his work with UNICEF. He has also served as Brazil's Extraordinary Minister for Sport and a United Nations ambassador for ecology and the environment. Pelé was named FIFA's "Co-Player of the Century" in 1999, along with Argentine Diego Maradona. To many, his accomplishments on the soccer field will never be equaled, and virtually all great athletes in the sport are measured against the Brazilian who once made the world stop to watch his transcendent play.
1. ENTHUSIASTICALLY BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS
Like so many of his countrymen, Pelé grew up in the society that was filled with poverty. His parents couldn’t afford to buy young Pelé a soccer ball so he would run shoeless through the streets and kick cans, grapefruits, coconuts, rolled up socks or whatever he could find. To make money for a soccer ball, Pelé helped his uncle sell wood and also sold peanuts and shined shoes outside movie theaters.
TURN YOUR MISFORTUNE INTO GAIN
But disadvantages didn’t stop Pelé from making his dream come true. More than anything, he wanted to be a top soccer player. He skipped school to practice soccer in the fields, he played the game with his neighbors on the streets and in this rough soccer environment developed many of his feints and unconventional dribbling maneuvers. And he never lost sight of his dream. As a true daydreamer, he was determined to turn hisdaydreams into reality.
2. WORK HARD TO GET WHAT YOU WANT
Pelé once said, “I don’t believe there is such a thing as a ‘born’ soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player”.
TALENT ISN’T EVERYTHING
When Pelé was 15, his dream of being a soccer star started to come true – he joined a top soccer team in Santos, Brazil. The rest is history – he is the only person who has played on three World Cup winning teams, he struck 1,281 goals in 1,363 games and is best known for his incredible shots, dribbling skills and bicycle kick that later became his signature move. He worked hard, and that made him one of the world’s greatest soccer players.3. NEVER FORGET TRUE VALUES IN LIFE
From his humble beginnings to his remarkable soccer feats he never lost sight of what’s important. “Be a man, in failure and success. Only this way can you achieve personal dignity and earn the respect of your fellow men”, that is what Pelé believed in. After 20 years of remarkable career, he hung up his boots and became an active philanthropist and a humanitarian. He used his success to help raise money for humanitarian causes. In his playing days, a cease-fire was even declared in warring Nigeria when Pele went to play in Lagos. That says it all.
1. ENTHUSIASTICALLY BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS
Like so many of his countrymen, Pelé grew up in the society that was filled with poverty. His parents couldn’t afford to buy young Pelé a soccer ball so he would run shoeless through the streets and kick cans, grapefruits, coconuts, rolled up socks or whatever he could find. To make money for a soccer ball, Pelé helped his uncle sell wood and also sold peanuts and shined shoes outside movie theaters.
TURN YOUR MISFORTUNE INTO GAIN
But disadvantages didn’t stop Pelé from making his dream come true. More than anything, he wanted to be a top soccer player. He skipped school to practice soccer in the fields, he played the game with his neighbors on the streets and in this rough soccer environment developed many of his feints and unconventional dribbling maneuvers. And he never lost sight of his dream. As a true daydreamer, he was determined to turn hisdaydreams into reality.
2. WORK HARD TO GET WHAT YOU WANT
Pelé once said, “I don’t believe there is such a thing as a ‘born’ soccer player. Perhaps you are born with certain skills and talents, but quite frankly it seems impossible to me that one is actually born to be an ace soccer player”.
TALENT ISN’T EVERYTHING
When Pelé was 15, his dream of being a soccer star started to come true – he joined a top soccer team in Santos, Brazil. The rest is history – he is the only person who has played on three World Cup winning teams, he struck 1,281 goals in 1,363 games and is best known for his incredible shots, dribbling skills and bicycle kick that later became his signature move. He worked hard, and that made him one of the world’s greatest soccer players.3. NEVER FORGET TRUE VALUES IN LIFE
From his humble beginnings to his remarkable soccer feats he never lost sight of what’s important. “Be a man, in failure and success. Only this way can you achieve personal dignity and earn the respect of your fellow men”, that is what Pelé believed in. After 20 years of remarkable career, he hung up his boots and became an active philanthropist and a humanitarian. He used his success to help raise money for humanitarian causes. In his playing days, a cease-fire was even declared in warring Nigeria when Pele went to play in Lagos. That says it all.
