Top 66 David Beckham Quotes

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 love a nice tailored suit, but I also like to dress down. It all depends on what mood I’m in.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

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.

Whatever I do, I want to be the best.

Nothing amazes me anymore.

Soccer is a magical game.

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

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.

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

I still look at myself and want to improve.

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

Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I always wanted to be a hairdresser.

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.

Always have something to look forward to.

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

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.

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.

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

I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.

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

You start realising as you get older that there are some kids who don’t know who you are.

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

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.

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

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

I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time.

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.

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.

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!

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

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

Whatever I do, I want to be the best.

I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time.

Soccer is a magical game.

I always wanted to be a hairdresser.

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.

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

Rosewood has always been one of my favourite scents, as has the pink grapefruit and pepper we’ve also put in Homme.

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.

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.

Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.

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.

I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again.

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.

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’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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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