Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.
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Pelé
Born in Minas Gerais, Brazil in 1940, Pele won the World Cup at seventeen and became known as 'The King of Football' - the greatest footballer in human history. With three World Cup victories and 1,281 career goals, he elevated soccer into a universal language and proved that one athlete can change the destiny of an entire sport.
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