* "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars - the rest I just squandered."
* "I used to go missing a lot...Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World..."
* (On David Beckham) "He cannot kick with his left foot, he cannot head a ball, he cannot tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's alright."
* "If I had been born ugly, you would never have heard of Pelé" [4]
* "In 1969 I gave up women and alcohol. It was the worst 20 minutes of my life."
* "Pelé called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life."