David Beckham Quotes

English - Athlete Born: May 2, 1975

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.

Life, Live Life, Respect, Live, People

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.

Family, Good, Father, Children, Me

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.

Love, Day, Time, Job, Treat, End

It's so important to have manners and treat people from all walks of life the way they should be treated.

Life, People, Treat, Important, Way

That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work.

Work, Hard Work, Confidence, Difficult

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

Football, Together, Win, Trophy, Up, Did

Soccer is a magical game.

Game, Soccer, Magical

I'm not one of those people who is not looking forward to getting old. I'm happy with my life.

Life, Happy, My Life, People, Looking

As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best.

Best, Yourself, You, Always, Want, Test

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.

Life, Live Life, Respect, Live, People

When you get older, you mature, and you start liking flowers. Although I try and keep it manly.

Flowers, You, Start, Mature, Try, Get

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

Me, Get, Goose, Still, Bumps, Buzz

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

Me, People, Game, Someone, See, Want

People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong.

People, Wrong, Soccer, Intelligent, Over

There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.

You, Worth, Battles, Pick, Stories

Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.

Children, Best, You, Show, Being, Thing

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

Family, Father, Man, Husband, Strong

People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.

People, Fighting, Criticism, Way, React

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

Football, Believe, I Believe, Room

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.

Decision, You, Regret, Losing, Body, Out

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.

Me, Mind, People, Think, Saying, Person

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.

Growth, Great, Football, Game, Baseball

I don't do anything unless I can give it 100%.

I Can, Anything, Give, Unless

I don't regret anything, but that doesn't mean that I don't look back and think, 'What was I thinking?'

Look, Thinking, Think, Regret, Back

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.

Myself, Day, Dad, Husband, End, Lucky

Always have something to look forward to.

Look, Forward, Always, Something

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