Top 169 Quotes & Sayings by David Beckham
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Last updated on September 16, 2024.
Everyone's been so quick to say that I'm really thick or I haven't got a brain. People will think whatever they want to think.
When you get older, you mature, and you start liking flowers. Although I try and keep it manly.
I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time.
I don't regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point.
I don't regret anything, but that doesn't mean that I don't look back and think, 'What was I thinking?'
As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best.
Always have something to look forward to.
The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps.
I am happier now than I have ever been.
Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me.
There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.
Every situation has changed me as a person.
Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.
Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to become a sportsman.
There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.
It's so important to have manners and treat people from all walks of life the way they should be treated.
I still look at myself and want to improve.
Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.
It's one thing I like about America - they respect the sportsman. They put them up on a pedestal. They don't try to knock them down. And that's a great thing, to be respected by the whole country. It's so patriotic!
People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.
I don't think I'm really in a situation to complain, because I consider myself to be privileged to be doing what I do.
I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again.
My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.
In my career, there's many things I've won and many things I've achieved, but for me, my greatest achievement is my children and my family. It's about being a good father, a good husband, just being connected to family as much as possible.
Nothing amazes me anymore.
I don't have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It's something I love doing.
Two of my boys are Manchester United fans; one is an Arsenal fan. Whenever there is a game I can take the boys to, I love taking them.
On the fragrance side, I think it's important that it's not overpowering, a fragrance on a man or a woman. I think it's important to see the person before you smell them. Less is more.
Some men over-tweeze their eyebrows, and it's just too perfect. Men are meant to have kind of a bushy brow. Too much aftershave is also off-putting; it's one of my pet hates.
I would never complain about the position I'm in or the attention I get. At the end of the day, I'm very lucky to have what I have and do what I do, but I don't see myself as any different from anyone else who works hard and is a dad and a husband.
People look at my tattoos, and the majority of them are religious images, so people think, 'Oh, he must be very religious'. I respect all religions, but I'm not a deeply religious person. But I try and live life in the right way, respecting other people.
I don't do anything unless I can give it 100%.
My parents were always very strict, and they gave me the right beliefs in how to treat people. It was very strict and all about morals - I try to pass that on to my own children.
With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther.
People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong.
I think the most important goal I scored in Spain was the first one because people were wary about me coming over to Spain as a player - they thought I was just there to sell shirts.
I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.
We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently.
I've felt a little tired, but I'm only 24. I love playing football. That's my job and that's what I love doing.
Being at a club that supported me meant a lot.
Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times, and played for managers without sentiment.
I can't get through some movies without shedding a tear; I can't lie.
I have always found it an honor that people have wanted to buy my shirt and an honor that fans turn up to watch the team I am playing in. I have always found that a huge honor.
I never do anything half-heartedly. I will continue to work hard and play hard and do everything I can to be successful, whatever I do.
That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work.
I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.
Whatever I do, I want to be the best.
My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good, then it is good on the field for you.
I always wanted to be a hairdresser.
I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.
I like nice clothes, whether they're dodgy or not.
We've been asked to do 'Playboy' together, me and Victoria, as a pair. I don't think I'll ever go naked, but I'll never say never.
I've seen the growth of this game in this country, the stadiums that were built, the great European players that have come and the great American players who've been created. Americans want to be number one at everything. And they are at baseball, football, basketball. Soccer is growing fast, and I want to be a part of that.
I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.
I respect all religions, but I'm not a deeply religious person. But I try and live life in the right way, respecting other people. I wasn't brought up in a religious way, but I believe there's something out there that looks after you.
I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father.
I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made.
Soccer is a magical game.
When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children.
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