Pelé: Birth of a Legend

And if I don't go back to school now 583 00:40:16,186 --> 00:40:18,186 I'll end up cleaning toilets. 584 00:40:18,188 --> 00:40:21,523 - Mm-hmm. And what's wrong with that? 585 00:40:21,525 --> 00:40:23,591 - Cleaning toilets? - No. 586 00:40:23,593 --> 00:40:25,293 What's wrong with not playing 587 00:40:25,295 --> 00:40:27,762 the way the other guys do? 588 00:40:27,764 --> 00:40:30,899 - Coach says the way I play is primitive. 589 00:40:30,901 --> 00:40:32,367 - It is primitive. 590 00:40:33,470 --> 00:40:35,737 It has a long and rich history. 591 00:40:36,807 --> 00:40:39,407 - Then why does coach hate it? 592 00:40:39,409 --> 00:40:41,709 - Well, uh.. 593 00:40:41,711 --> 00:40:43,478 ...it all started 594 00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:46,047 in the beginning of the 16th Century. 595 00:40:46,049 --> 00:40:47,115 [laughing] 596 00:40:47,117 --> 00:40:48,283 - Huh? - Come on. 597 00:40:48,285 --> 00:40:49,851 - If you don't wanna know, I'll... 598 00:40:49,853 --> 00:40:52,587 - No, no, no, Mr. De Brito. <i>I do wanna know.</i> 599 00:40:52,589 --> 00:40:54,556 Please. Tell me. 600 00:40:55,959 --> 00:40:58,927 - Okay, like I was saying 601 00:40:58,929 --> 00:41:02,197 it was the beginning of the 16th Century. 602 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:05,867 <i>The Portuguese arrived</i> 603 00:41:05,869 --> 00:41:09,471 <i>to Brazil with African slaves.</i> 604 00:41:09,473 --> 00:41:11,973 <i>But the Africans' will was strong.</i> 605 00:41:13,810 --> 00:41:16,344 <i>And many escaped to the jungle.</i> 606 00:41:17,347 --> 00:41:19,147 <i>To protect themselves</i> 607 00:41:19,149 --> 00:41:20,849 <i>the runaway slaves</i> 608 00:41:20,851 --> 00:41:23,485 <i>called upon the ginga.</i> 609 00:41:23,487 --> 00:41:25,553 <i>The foundation of Capoeira,</i> 610 00:41:25,555 --> 00:41:28,156 <i>the martial art of war.</i> 611 00:41:30,861 --> 00:41:33,361 <i>When slavery was finally abolished</i> 612 00:41:33,363 --> 00:41:36,798 <i>the Capoeiristas came out of the jungle</i> 613 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:38,399 <i>only to find that Capoeira</i> 614 00:41:38,401 --> 00:41:41,169 <i>was outlawed throughout the land.</i> 615 00:41:42,973 --> 00:41:45,406 <i>They saw football as a perfect way</i> 616 00:41:45,408 --> 00:41:47,609 <i>to practice the ginga</i> 617 00:41:47,611 --> 00:41:50,778 <i>without being arrested.</i> 618 00:41:50,780 --> 00:41:55,216 <i>It was the ultimate form of ginga.</i> 619 00:41:55,218 --> 00:41:56,651 <i>And before long</i> 620 00:41:56,653 --> 00:42:00,722 <i>the ginga evolved, adapted</i> 621 00:42:00,724 --> 00:42:03,925 <i>until it was no longer just ours.</i> 622 00:42:03,927 --> 00:42:07,195 <i>But the rhythm within all Brazilians.</i> 623 00:42:08,565 --> 00:42:12,166 <i>But by the 1950 World Cup</i> 624 00:42:12,168 --> 00:42:14,869 <i>most believed our ginga style</i> 625 00:42:14,871 --> 00:42:18,106 <i>was to blame for the loss</i> 626 00:42:18,108 --> 00:42:20,842 <i>and turned against anything associated</i> 627 00:42:20,844 --> 00:42:23,845 <i>with our African heritage.</i> 628 00:42:27,551 --> 00:42:29,551 And just like your coach 629 00:42:29,553 --> 00:42:31,853 has been trying to remove<i> ginga</i> 630 00:42:31,855 --> 00:42:34,122 from your play.. 631 00:42:34,124 --> 00:42:36,758 ...we've been trying to remove it from our self 632 00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:39,327 as a people ever since. 633 00:42:43,867 --> 00:42:46,601 But the<i> ginga</i> is very strong in you, Dico. 634 00:42:47,938 --> 00:42:51,072 So you can either show us what happens 635 00:42:51,074 --> 00:42:53,608 when you have the courage 636 00:42:53,610 --> 00:42:56,110 to embrace who you truly are. 637 00:42:58,048 --> 00:43:01,249 Or you can get on that train.. 638 00:43:02,285 --> 00:43:04,419 ...and you will never know. 639 00:43:07,891 --> 00:43:10,892 [train chugging] 640 00:43:16,900 --> 00:43:19,901 [indistinct shouting] 641 00:43:26,910 --> 00:43:29,911 [instrumental music] 642 00:43:37,554 --> 00:43:39,921 [whistling] 643 00:43:39,923 --> 00:43:43,057 <i>- Keep it moving, boys! Let's go! Come on!</i> 644 00:43:43,059 --> 00:43:44,525 <i>Go get ahead!</i> 645 00:43:44,527 --> 00:43:46,928 [whistle blows] 646 00:43:46,930 --> 00:43:49,397 <i>I said move up, Joao!</i> 647 00:43:50,533 --> 00:43:52,600 -<i> Hey, hey! Whoa!</i> 648 00:43:54,270 --> 00:43:56,204 [whistle blows] 649 00:43:59,709 --> 00:44:02,710 [music continues] 650 00:44:05,015 --> 00:44:06,547 -<i> Francis! It's yours!</i> 651 00:44:06,549 --> 00:44:08,616 <i>Nascimento stay back!</i> 652 00:44:08,618 --> 00:44:11,219 [grunts] 653 00:44:17,827 --> 00:44:20,595 Open your eyes! 654 00:44:20,597 --> 00:44:23,031 <i>Come on! Get up! Let's go!</i> 655 00:44:32,142 --> 00:44:34,108 [laughter] 656 00:44:35,211 --> 00:4