David Beckham Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by David Beckham:
I've got friends in the different teams I've played for, but family is the most important thing to me. That will always be the case.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.
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My grandparents - my mom's parents - they're Jewish. But nobody ever pushed religion onto us. It wasn't something I ever grew up with.
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I still look at myself and want to improve.
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I'm a very stubborn person. I think it has helped me over my career. I'm sure it has hindered me at times as well, but not too many times. I know that if I set my mind to do something, even if people are saying I can't do it, I will achieve it.
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I remember how inspiring it was to meet players like Bobby Charlton or Bryan Robson when I was a kid. I still remember Clive Allen showing up when I received a trophy for my Sunday league team.
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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!
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I'm used to being around kids. Even when I was growing up in London, I had an older sister, I had a younger sister that I used to look after from time to time.
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It's so important to have manners and treat people from all walks of life the way they should be treated.
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I can't get through some movies without shedding a tear; I can't lie.
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Rosewood has always been one of my favourite scents, as has the pink grapefruit and pepper we've also put in Homme.
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When I was a kid, I thought my dad was a little bit harsh with me at times. Sometimes I needed an arm around me instead of my dad telling me what I did wrong, but it obviously worked.
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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.
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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.
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That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work.
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With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther.
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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.
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I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world and played with some of the best players in the world.
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Every situation has changed me as a person.
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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.
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
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There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.
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The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps.
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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.
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You start realising as you get older that there are some kids who don't know who you are.
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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.
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Football's the biggest game in the world. America's the greatest sporting nation there is. To play some part in putting those two things together: why wouldn't I be excited about that?
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I always wanted to be a hairdresser.
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Nothing amazes me anymore.
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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.
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Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.
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I'm not one of those people who is not looking forward to getting old. I'm happy with my life.
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There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.
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I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time.
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I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.
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Over the years, when I've seen players retire, when you ask them about it, they always say you'll know when you're ready, and I think I know when I'm ready. I think I'm ready.
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Being at a club that supported me meant a lot.
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As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best.
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I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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It was always going to be difficult, no matter what I'd set up, no matter how many children I have got to take my mind off things. There was always going to be a moment when I finished playing, that I was going to find tough.
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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.
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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.
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People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong.
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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.
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When you get older, you mature, and you start liking flowers. Although I try and keep it manly.
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Whatever I do, I want to be the best.
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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.
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I've got my wife. I've got my four kids. I've got parents, grandparents still, and three really good friends. It's all you need. I'd rather have three really good friends than 20 good friends.
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I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.
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Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me.
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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.
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No one's ever really given me any style advice. I wear what I want, and it doesn't matter what other people think.
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I love a nice tailored suit, but I also like to dress down. It all depends on what mood I'm in.
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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.
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I like nice clothes, whether they're dodgy or not.
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I am happier now than I have ever been.
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I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father.
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I don't regret anything, but that doesn't mean that I don't look back and think, 'What was I thinking?'
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I always wanted kids I could take to work, and for them to experience the things I experience. So, having three boys as a footballer was a dream.
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We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently.
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My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Always have something to look forward to.
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Soccer is a magical game.
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The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.
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I've never seen myself as a celebrity, but I see it in a positive way, the fact that people are still interested in most parts of my life.
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I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play.
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I don't do anything unless I can give it 100%.
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I've played under some of the biggest and best managers and achieved almost everything in football. Of course it hurts when people question it, but I've come to the end of my career and can look back and say I've achieved everything with every club that I've played for.
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