Bøger af Pele

The SUNDAY TIMES number 1 bestseller -- the extraordinary life story of the greatest footballer ever to play the game.

"For an American soccer kid growing up in the '80s, Pelé transcended the game. From the moment I first saw him standing next to Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine in Victory, there was only one star for me on that screen. Pelé's exciting memoir revives all the groundbreaking moments of the best there ever was." --Alexi Lalas, journalist, retired professional US soccer player The man. The legend. The autobiography. Even people who don't know soccer know Pelé, the universally acknowledged best player of all time. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, "Pelé" was the youngest player to score a goal in and win the World Cup at age seventeen, the only player to win the World Cup three times, and the all-time goal scorer for Brazil. His international career helped introduce soccer to Americans, and he popularized describing the sport as "the beautiful game." But how did this man become a global icon? In Pelé My Story, Pelé shares in his own words the story of his incredible life and career. Told with his characteristic charm and humility, and covering all aspects of his playing days and his subsequent careers as politician, international sporting ambassador, and cultural icon, this book is the essential volume for all sports fans, and anyone who admires true rarity of spirit.

Min historie er historien om den bedste fodboldspiller nogensinde - fortalt af manden selv: Pelé!Pelé voksede op i et fattigt kvarter i Sao Paolo i Brasilien. Barfodet spillede han fodbold med nabolagets rødder - med tantens sammenrullede strømpebukser som bold. Siden blev hans utrolige talent opdaget, og udstyret med et par spritnye fodboldstøvler indtog Pelé som stor dreng den lokale topklub, Santos. Siden fulgte en endeløs række af successer. Fra han som 17-årig i 1958 bragede igennem ved VM i Sverige, til han i slutningen af 1970'erne endegyldigt trak sig tilbage, har Pelé været en magisk figur på enhver fodboldbane. Karrieren bød på ubegribelige driblinger, fantastiske finter og 1281 mål!Men Min historie er ikke kun fodbold. Pelé fortæller varmt om sin opvækst og om forældrenes støtte, han deler ærligt sine private op- og nedture med læseren, og han giver sit engagerede besyv med i forhold til politiske og sportslige udviklinger helt frem til i dag.