Pele Imagine yourself in a packed stadium in Mexico in the year 1970.
Suddenly you see a player come out on to the pitch. All of a sudden
there is a big commotion in the stadium and everyone is going wild. Who
is this guy and what is so special about him. His name is Pele and he is
from Brazil. He led Brazil to three World Cup titles and is considered
one of the best soccer players of all time. He was born in Tres Caracoes,
Brazil. Pele was noted for his powerful kicking, skillful ball control,
and for his brilliant passing and field strategy. Pele became the only
player to participate in three World Cup victories when he led the Brazilian National Team
to titles in 1958, 1962, and 1970. Pele also scored 1200 goals in 1253
games, which makes him the top scorer in the history of soccer.
Call him the “God of Soccer”, or “The King” or just simply “Pelé”.
Whatever you call him, the memories remain the same. With every touch of
the ball, Pelé was capable of conjuring up something new - and beating
his opponents in the process. A killer instinct near the goal, Pele was
as close to perfection as any player could get. There were other amazing
players in the Brazilian team of 1960s and 1970s; however, the
breathtaking skills of Pele credited Brazil as the best in world soccer.
Pelé is still the most recognizable soccer player in the world. Even
though more than thirty years have passed since he retired, he still
represents the sport and inspires a lot of athletes. He was raised in a
poor family in the village of Tres Coracoes. He first learned to play
the game from his father, the famous player Dondinho, who was his
biggest motivation. Once a kid, he used to play for a middle league team
where he played as a goalkeeper Discovered by Waldemar de Brito at the
age of eleven, Pele was earned a spot in the team Santos with 16 years
old. In his first game, he conquered the crowd and the National team’s
coach. He made in the team and in 1958 he went to the Soccer’s World
Cup, winning as the best player of the competition. He was a huge
example for poor kids and black people teaching them that with hard
work, you can conquer the world.
He got injured several times, but he would always come back stronger
than before. After his second biggest injury, he came back in 1970 and
played the best World Cup of his career. Scoring his glorious goal in
the last five minutes of the game, Pele won his third World Cup. He was
the only athlete that ever got this far. He still keeps his world record
for scoring 1280 goals in 1360 games.
Pelé retired from the sport in 1974, but came out of retirement the
following year to play in the North American Soccer League with the New
York Cosmos for two seasons
Music is an important part of life. It is a form of expression. It has no boundaries, and it follows no guidelines. Essentially, to me, music is like air. It has no true shape or definition, yet we need it to live. Imagine a world without music. All you’re left with is dust. Music is life itself. It is quite common to see somebody walking on the
streets with their headphone on. You know that they are listening to
music. It is not easy to find a coffee shop which has no music on. There
is variety of music you might listen to on the same day from places to
places. It is undeniable music is everywhere in our lives. It brings you
the relaxation, connects people to people and some certain types of
music creates their own listeners community.
Firstly, we come to
music to be freed from our stressfulness. Listening to the rhythm of
music can stimulate your brain to forget all the complicated thoughts.
Music is the treatment for your soul. It helps you to release your
sorrow when you have a bad day. It gives you the inspiration to live a
good life. I remember when I was upset I listened to the music of the
band I like. The symphony of music they perform really got me out of my
madness and calmed me down. My heart felt comforted, my soul felt healed
and relieved. I was easy to accept the fact what happened to me and be
prepared for the next day with the attitude that everything will be
better afterward.
Secondly, music has its own magic to consolidate
the connection between people. It is not coincident when friends ask
friends about their favorite music. Because you know that the music you
listen to together will bring you together. There is music for couples
that they named them as “our songs”. Music has its specialization to
solid the intimacy. None of the party can be content without music.
Music find its own way to be in our important events of our life:
birthday, wedding, anniversary, celebration… There is the rhythm of your
life with the lullaby your mother sings to make you sleep, the songs
that you sang with your friends in the camping night, the dancing steps
you take with your partner in your wedding. You find music everywhere
you go, every moment in your days.
Moreover, music represents for
something even bigger as a community or a country. It becomes important
for what it presents. Every country has its own nation anthems. When we
hear it, we know that is our country, we proud of what we have. We put
our hand on our chest, sing along and keep the pride. There is some
types of music having their community. People listen to those music feel
they are so close to each other, they talk and share the stories about
their idols. One of my friends is a fan of Michael Jackson. He loves the
music, the dance, the rhythms and he usually goes to meet other Michael
Jackson’s fan to enjoy the same taste. They become friends quickly. The
music was the bridge of that relationship.
In conclusion, music
lives as an essential part of our lives. With its power of releasing the
sadness, healing the hurt soul and consolidate the intimacy, music is
one of the most amazingly beautiful things that we have. Music is one of the few things that can help you escape your reality. No matter how bad things are, music has the potential to make you forget all about it. Music can spark any emotion. It can hold memories. It can tell stories. It will always be there. It will never vanish. It will always be life. You can’t touch music, but music can touch you.
