Karim Sindi's List: Pele

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele was born on October 23, 1940, in the small town of Tres Coracoes in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.

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Edson Arantes do Nascimento, well known as Pele is the best soccer player of all time. He was born on 23rd October 1940 in Tres Cracoes, Brazil.

CITATION

"Pele, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento." Great Athletes. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1992. 2167-169. Print.

My mum, Celeste, was a local girl, the daughter of a cart-driver. She was petite, with a glistening head of hair and a beautiful smile. My dad, João Ramos do Nascimento -- everyone knows him as Dondinho -- was from a small town about sixty miles away. He was doing military service in Três Corações when they met. He was also centre-forward for Atlético of Três Corações. It wasn't a properly professional club and it hardly made him any money. There were no victory bonuses or anything like that. And in those days being a footballer meant you had a kind of reputation, it gave you -- how shall I say -- a certain notoriety. Anyway, my parents married when she was fifteen and by sixteen she was pregnant with me.

PARAPHRASE

Pele's mother's name was Celeste and his father was João Ramos do Nascimento, a local footballer known as Dondinho. Unfortunately, local football players in Brazil didn't make a lot of money.

CITATION

Pelé, Orlando Duarte, Alex Bellos, and Daniel Hahn. Pelé: The Autobiography. London: Simon & Schuster, 2006. Print.

During the periods when my dad was sidelined from football through injury, the family really struggled. Zoca, Maria Lúcia and I were always barefoot and wore only cast-off clothes. The house was small and overcrowded with a leaky roof. With no regular source of income, I remember that on several occasions the only meal my mum had for us was bread with a slice of banana. We never went without food -- like many people worse off than us in Brazil -- but for my mother it was a life governed by fear, a fear of not being able to provide. And one of the things that I have learned in my sixty-five years is that fear of life is fear of the worst kind.

PARAPHRASE

His father suffered a knee injury and therefore could no longer play. They were very poor and could hardly afford clothes and shoes.

CITATION

"Pele, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento." Great Athletes. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1992. 2167-169. Print.

Pelé began playing soccer for a local minor-league club when he was a teenager. When he wasn't playing soccer he shined shoes for pennies. He was discovered at the age of 11 by one of the country's premier players, Waldemar de Brito. When Brito brought Pelé to Sao Paulo he declared to the disbelieving directors of the professional team in Santos, "This boy will be the greatest soccer player in the world."

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Pele started playing football at a very young age. As a teenager, he played for a minor league club where he was discovered by Waldemar de Brito. De Brito was so full of praise for the young star that he declared that Pele will turn out to be the world's greatest football player.

CITATION:

"A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports." A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports. Web. 02 June 2012. .

"A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports." A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports. Web. 02 June 2012. .

In 1957, he led the Brazilian league in scoring when he was 16 years old. One year later, he was a member of the Brazil National team in the World Cup, soccer's most important and difficult tournament. At the time, he was the youngest player to ever play in a World Cup game. He scored six goals in the tournament and helped Brazil win its first-ever World Cup championship.

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De Brito was right, at only 16 years of age, Pele scored his first goal while playing for the Brazilian league. The following year, he was signed up for the Brazil national team to play in the World Cup, making him the youngest player in this world event at the age of 17. Pele gained Brazil first victory in a world cup game, scoring 6 goals, 2 of each were scored in the finals.

CITATION:

"Pele." FIFA.com -. Web. 02 June 2012. .

Four years later he played on Brazil's World Cup team at in the finals in Chile, but an injury suffered in the first game of the tournament prevented him from helping Brazil win its second title.

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In the following World Cup finals in Chile, Pele was included in the Brazil team. He played in the finals but didn't help in winning Brazil's second World Cup due to an injury.

CITATION:

"A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports." A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports. Web. 02 June 2012. .

Rough play and injuries turned the 1966 World Cup into a disaster for both Brazil and Pelé, as the team went out in the first round, and he contemplated retiring from World Cup play.

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Pele was unable to win for Brazil in the World Cup of 1966 due to injuries caused by rough slide tackles. Brazil didn't win the World Cup that year.

CITATION:

"Pelé." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 02 June 2012. .

Wealthy European clubs offered massive fees to sign the young player, but the government of Brazil declared Pelé an official national treasure to prevent him from being transferred out of the country.

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After the 1962 World Cup, European clubs wanted to sign Pele to their clubs but the government of Brazil denied him the chance by declaring him a "national treasure"

CITATION:

"A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports." A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports. Web. 02 June 2012. .

Works Cited

"A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports." A Biography of Pele -- Latino Legends in Sports. Web. 02 June 2012. <http://www.latinosportslegends.com/Pele_bio.htm>.

  "Pelé." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 02 June 2012. <http://www.history.com/topics/pele>.

  Pelé, Orlando Duarte, Alex Bellos, and Daniel Hahn. Pelé: The Autobiography. London: Simon & Schuster, 2006. Print.

  "Pele, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento." Great Athletes. Pasadena, CA: Salem, 1992. 2167-169. Print.

  "Pele." FIFA.com -. Web. 02 June 2012. <http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/player=63869/bio.html>.

  "Pele." Pipe Colors:. Web. 02 June 2012. <http://greenobles.com/pele.html>.

 "World Biography." Pelé Biography. Web. 02 June 2012. <http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ni-Pe/Pel.html>.

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