Maturity brings out best in Buddle
For Edson Buddle, the expectations came from birth. That's what happens when you're named after the greatest soccer player ever.
Winston Buddle, who played professionally in Jamaica, named his son after Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known the world over as Pele. That was on May 21, 1981, long before Edson Buddle was a soccer prodigy out of New Rochelle, N.Y., long before he made his professional debut at the age of 18.
Along with expectations come potential, a word that's followed Buddle around seemingly from the first time he kicked a ball through most of his professional career.
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For Edson Buddle, the expectations came from birth. That's what happens when you're named after the greatest soccer player ever.
Winston Buddle, who played professionally in Jamaica, named his son after Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known the world over as Pele. That was on May 21, 1981, long before Edson Buddle was a soccer prodigy out of New Rochelle, N.Y., long before he made his professional debut at the age of 18.
Along with expectations come potential, a word that's followed Buddle around seemingly from the first time he kicked a ball through most of his professional career.
(continue)
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