Pelé: ‘Brazil have never won the Gold medal because I’ve never played in Olympics!’

  One of the biggest names in Athletics, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt met footballing legend Pelé in the United States on Wednesday and couldn’t hide his happiness. In addition to the two Gold medals [Beijing Olympics in 2008 and London Olympics in 2012], the Jamaican is the world record holder in both the 100m and […]
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2016-04-21 15:46:00

 

One of the biggest names in Athletics, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt met footballing legend Pelé in the United States on Wednesday and couldn"t hide his happiness.
In addition to the two Gold medals [Beijing Olympics in 2008 and London Olympics in 2012], the Jamaican is the world record holder in both the 100m and 200m categories. Bolt said: “Met Pelé today and, for me, it was a dream come true. I"ve always seen him play and I"ve always said that I want to be among the greats. I want to be like Pelé, Muhammed Ali and all these great athletes. So knowing Pelé today was an incredible feeling."
Pelé shows concern regarding the progress of works in the city. The eternal number 10, however, believes that the Olympics will be “perfect" and jokes that Brazil never won Gold in football because he did not have the opportunity to compete in the competition. He said: “I turned professional and, at the time, professionals did not play the Olympics. So in my career, I"ve never played in the Olympics. So I"ve always joked by saying that"s why Brazil have never won the Gold medal, because I"ve never played! Unfortunately, I agree with people who care about the situation of Brazil. There have been some delays in the construction and structure, but I believe everything will be ready for the Olympics. We have problems in politics now. This worries me, but I think that will soon be solved and then we will have a perfect Olympics."

One of the biggest names in Athletics, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt met footballing legend Pelé in the United States on Wednesday and couldn"t hide his happiness.

In addition to the two Gold medals [Beijing Olympics in 2008 and London Olympics in 2012], the Jamaican is the world record holder in both the 100m and 200m categories. Bolt said: “Met Pelé today and, for me, it was a dream come true. I"ve always seen him play and I"ve always said that I want to be among the greats. I want to be like Pelé, Muhammed Ali and all these great athletes. So knowing Pelé today was an incredible feeling."

Pelé shows concern regarding the progress of works in the city. The eternal number 10, however, believes that the Olympics will be “perfect" and jokes that Brazil never won Gold in football because he did not have the opportunity to compete in the competition. He said: “I turned professional and, at the time, professionals did not play the Olympics. So in my career, I"ve never played in the Olympics. So I"ve always joked by saying that"s why Brazil have never won the Gold medal, because I"ve never played! Unfortunately, I agree with people who care about the situation of Brazil. There have been some delays in the construction and structure, but I believe everything will be ready for the Olympics. We have problems in politics now. This worries me, but I think that will soon be solved and then we will have a perfect Olympics."

 

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