There’s only been one Pele

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento
better known as Pele.

There’s only been one Pele

Pele was the King

He burst on to the World Cup stage

At only seventeen.


The legendary Brazilian

Who played the game with flare

Helped Brazil to three World Cups

The first in fifty eight.


Associated with him

The famous, well used phrase

Pele’s why we coined the phrase

‘The Beautiful Game’.


He was ever the gentleman

Commanded huge respect

Beloved by his opponents

And those with whom he played.


He mostly played for Santos

Scored so many goals

But later New York Cosmos

There in USA.


He was a great Ambassador

A diplomat of sport

‘Athlete of the Century‘

Pele’s accolade.