Pelé

1940–2022 · Brazilian footballer · three-time World Cup winner

Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento, 1940–2022) is regarded as one of the greatest footballers in history, winning the World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970. After his playing career he became a global ambassador for the sport and a fixture of motivational culture — which is part of why aspirational one-liners gravitate to his name. He was active on social media in his later years and did publicly share this very line.

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