Key lessons from legendary Pele’s life to current athletes
Brazilian former football star Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka "Pele", holds an autographed football during a press conference about the Banco Santander scholarships at the Universidad Anahuac in Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, Mexico on May 19, 2014.
The debate as to who was a better player on the pitch between Pele and Diego Maradona is one that will continue for years, but there is no denying the fact that Pele, is the greatest footballer of all time
As the world marks Pele’s birthday, there are many lessons on humility and dedication to a course that athletes in various sporting fields can learn from his life
Many superlatives have been used to describe Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the world-renowned Brazilian football legend better known as Pele.
The debate as to who was a better player on the pitch between Pele and Diego Maradona is one that will continue for years, but there is no denying the fact that Pele, the youngest player to have scored in the Fifa World Cup and the only player to have won the tournament three times (1958, 1962 and 1970), is the greatest footballer of all time. He is also the all-time leading goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games.
