It's hard to take Pele seriously these days with the quality of stories he's been sharing with the children at your local playground. The Brazilian legend who hates Maradona and would never give him a "lift on a rainy day" (thankfully Kun's got that problem sorted) has attempted to go back on the "Cuando Messi" saga.

Today allows us to recognize the dream of Martin Luther King Jr., one of the great leaders the world has ever seen.
The positive energy he encourages, his ability to motivate and to get others to buy into being a part of something bigger than themselves are what made him one of the world's great leaders.

"Tócame, que soy realidad." (Reimond Manco)
"Nací para el fútbol como Beethoven para la música." (Pelé)
"En el puesto de los bobos, yo soy el más vivo." (Hugo Gatti)
"Dicen que me he acostado con siete Miss Mundo, pero sólo han sido tres.

"Ya lo dije, él (Maradona) me ama. Fui a la inauguración de su programa (TV), a ayudarlo en un evento para reunir dinero. Me gusta, creo que él me ama. En cuanto a quién era mejor, yo todavía creo que aprenda a cabecear bien y a pegarle con la pierna derecha."
"Nací para el futbol como Beethoven para la música.

Ric Blank tweets @RocBlank and blogs at Two Of These. He occasionally turns his hand to a bit of football writing. I'm glad he did he came up with this gem about one of Cantona's famous chipped goals ...

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Imagine painting the Sistine Chapel under sniper fire.