When we played Real Madrid and won 5-3 it was soaking wet and the ball ended up weighing a kilo. It didn't have a brand. Consider the boots; there was no personalised footwear. Back then we made money, but we played for the love, it was all heart.
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Eusebio
Profession:
Unknown
Born:
January 25, 1942
Nationality:
Portuguese
Quotes by Eusebio
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Football hasn't got better, it has just evolved, from the ball to the boots to the shirts to the training methods - everything around them.
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Eusebio
I never played against Lichtenstein or Azerbaijan.
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Eusebio
There was one player who was better than Pele. It was Garrincha. He had one leg crooked, the other one straight, normal. How did he do all those things with such difficulties? He was a paralytic! And the way he played! Much better than us all!
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Eusebio
I am a happy man. I am no longer out on the pitch but I still live in the football world.
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Eusebio
I'm a footballer, not a pundit.
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Eusebio
The 1966 World Cup was the high point of my career. We may have lost the semi-final, but Portuguese football was a big winner.
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Eusebio