Big Questions with Cal Fussman

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• “The head talks to the heart. And the heart talks to the feet.” – Pele
• Growing up, Pele played soccer in the streets by filling a large man’s sock with crumpled newspapers to create a ball 
• He was originally nicknamed “Pele” as an insult; his friends mocked him for not being able to pronounce the name of the goalie on his father’s team, “Bile” 
• At the age of 17, Pele helped Brazil win its first World Cup – a victory that brought the nation together like it had never been before 
• Pele once halted a civil war for 48 hours because both sides wanted to watch him play
• Rice and beans remained Pele’s favorite food until the day that he died  
• Pele brought love and connection to the world like few athletes have ever been able to do 

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On the day of Pele’s burial, Cal goes to the archives for an interview he did with the man many consider to be the greatest soccer player of all time. This podcast gets to the essence of the Brazilian superstar who connected with almost everyone on the planet. Not only did Pele make everyone smile, he once halted a war. After three years of disconnection due to the pandemic, we need to connect now more than ever. Pele shows us how.