My Life and the Beautiful Game: The Autobiography of Pele

Pele, Robert L. Fish

Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2007 - Biography & Autobiography - 382 pages

While kicking a ball through the dusty streets of his Brazilian hometown, young Edson Arantes do Nascimento was given the nickname Pelé so casually that no one remembers its meaning. Today, the name is famous worldwide as belonging to history's greatest soccer player. Here, in Pelé's own words, is his incredible life story: his five goals in the last two games of the 1958 World Cup at the tender age of 17, his glory years with his Brazilian club FC Santos, his role in four World Cup tournaments, his comeback as a member of the storied New York Cosmos, and his lifelong role as goodwill ambassador for the world's favorite sport.

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Read in January 2005;
Very nice book. It teaches, what is important to winning is Team Work and not just individual flashes. -- Pradeep Kabra

About the author

Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento. He scored 1,283 goals in 1,367 games during his career, and is widely considered the greatest soccer player of all time.

Bibliographic information

• Title: My Life and the Beautiful Game: The Autobiography of Pele
• Authors: Pele, Robert L. Fish
• Contributors: Robert L. Fish, Shep Messing
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2007
• ISBN: 1602391963, 9781602391963
• Length: 382 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Sports; Sports & Recreation / Soccer