David Beckham Quotes

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to work, work, and then work some more.

I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father.

With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther.

You can be the one - in - a - million. Don’t be discouraged by the odds to Succeed.

It's not easy when someone pulls your ponytail.

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.

Every situation has changed me as a person.

I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.

The secret to my success is practice!

I left United, but my Heart didn't

Hong Kong and Macau are both very dynamic cities. I am always inspired about the culture, people and food in these two cities. There is always so much to do and so much to explore!

You will go through tough times, it's about getting through them.

My priority is always the family and Victoria [Beckham] and I always ensure we are there for our children. We work hard but family comes first.

I still look at myself and want to improve.

The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.

Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true.

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.

When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children.

My secret is practice.

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.

I know that, as captain, you are in a privileged position and must always abide by Fifa's code of fair play, something which I have always done throughout my career.

I am always going to have problems with the paparazzi. I have had two men outside my house for the last two years, which is frightening at times, but that is my life unfortunately.

Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me.

The secret of the team's success is easy - unity and hard work.

No one's ever really given me any style advice. I wear what I want, and it doesn't matter what other people think.

I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.

My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.

The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps.

I've always come back from adversity, and I've always had the mentality of proving people wrong.

Soccer is a magical game.

I have come to accept that if I have a new haircut it is front page news. But having a picture of my foot on the front page of a national newspaper is a bit exceptional.

Interviewer: Would it be fair to describe you as a volatile player? Beckham: Well, I can play in the centre, on the right and occasionally on the left side.

I can play in the center, on the right and occasionally on the left side.

I love football and I love winning, and when things aren't going right I get annoyed.

To have a successful team, you have to have great players of course - but you have to have good personalities and good people as well.

I always wanted to be a hairdresser.

I showed that I wasn't just at Real Madrid to sell shirts.

I like nice clothes, whether they're dodgy or not.

When I was seven I wanted to be a footballer, but when I was 14, I wanted to be a model. Look where it's put me now!

My life here is perfect and I'm happy at Real Madrid so, of course, I want to stay as long as I can.

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.

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.

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.

There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.

We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently.

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.

I always used to go for blondes and quiet girls, but Victoria is the total opposite - dark and loud.

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 have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.