-Jose Mourinho: “I think he is football. You have the real special one - Mr Pele.“
-Franz Beckenbauer: “Pele is the greatest player of all time. He reigned supreme for 20 years. All the others - Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini - rank beneath him. There’s no one to compare with Pele.“
-Cristiano Ronaldo: “Pele is the greatest player in football history, and there would only be one Pele in the world.“
-Johan Cruyff: “Pele was the only footballer who surpassed the boundaries of logic.“
-Osvaldo Ardiles: Pele really had everything -- goalscoring ability, a great passer, good in the air, quick, he used both feet, almost the perfect footballer. Many words have been written about Pele but his record speaks for itself --more than 1,000 goals and three World Cup victories. He also played at a time when attacking players were not protected by referees as much as they are today.
-Antonio Rattin: “Pele is better than Maradona“
-Eusebio: “Pele played in an era which had so many great players and in that atm