What Pelé Told Me

The advice the g.o.a.t. gave me before he left the field

Photo by Sandro Schuh on Unsplash

It was not the most auspicious of occasions to meet soccer’s biggest star. An Apple Store in Lower Manhattan had invited Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known to the world as Pelé to demo a new video game made in his image. The set up of the game was embarrassing. You, the player, took on the role of Pelé and booted your way through a…