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I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don't know into what religion yet. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
You start realising as you get older that there are some kids who don't know who you are. -- David Beckham
I would like to have Brooklyn christened but I'm not sure which religion yet. -- David Beckham
We're definitely going to get Brooklyn christened, but we don't know into which religion. -- David Beckham
It's my responsibility to walk around the hotel with a big smile on my face and not worry about what's happened in the last game. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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! -- David Beckham
I still look at myself and want to improve. -- David Beckham
I'm surprised I still have so much hair after all the things I've done with it. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
In Spain people have lunch and dinner a lot later - when I return to England I'll have to eat alone at midnight. -- David Beckham
I hope I become a better player day after day. This is one of my goals. I want to improve in every situation, but when you are playing along with top figures, it is a quality bonus and a bigger effort. Besides, the Spanish Liga also gives you the chance to progress and improve. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
You can be the one - in - a - million. Don't be discouraged by the odds to Succeed. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
Being at a club that supported me meant a lot. -- David Beckham
Pele was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously, because I wasn't born -- David Beckham
[Meeting Mandela] was the highlight of my career; to meet such a great man and a strong man and such a passionate man about sport and life will always stay with me. -- David Beckham
I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again. -- David Beckham
No matter who our opponents are, or who we are playing against, we want to win the game. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
To play with Zinedine Zidane was the biggest honour I have had in my career -- David Beckham
Being a dad is more important than football -- David Beckham
My new tattoo is Jesus being carried by three cherubs. Obviously the cherubs are my boys. At some point they are going to need to look after me. That's what they're doing in the picture. It means a lot. -- David Beckham
The secret to my success is practice! -- David Beckham
I left United, but my Heart didn't -- David Beckham
I'm happy in Madrid, my kids are happy and my wife is happy, so everything's good. If anyone knows about contracts they take a while to sort out. -- David Beckham
That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work. -- David Beckham
I didn't expect it to come so quickly. It's been hard to keep up with. There's been articles in the papers that say I've got too big for my boots but people who know me say I'm just the same. Things have changed in my life but I haven't, too many people would knock me down if I did. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
Rosewood has always been one of my favourite scents, as has the pink grapefruit and pepper we've also put in Homme. -- David Beckham
The secret of the team's success is easy - unity and hard work. -- David Beckham
The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps. -- David Beckham
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? -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me. -- David Beckham
It's is always nice to be respected as a footballer. I am going to go out and enjoy the game and if I can set one or two goals up then so be it - I would love to. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
Is the Pope Catholic. No I'm serious. I really need to know. -- David Beckham
Maths is totally done differently to what I was teached when I was at school. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father. -- David Beckham
I always used to go for blondes and quiet girls, but Victoria is the total opposite - dark and loud. -- David Beckham
That was in the past - we're in the future now. -- 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. -- David Beckham
Coaching is not something I'm passionate about. I'm passionate about coaching kids -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I can't get through some movies without shedding a tear; I can't lie. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories. -- David Beckham
I don't regret anything, but that doesn't mean that I don't look back and think, 'What was I thinking?' -- David Beckham
As soon as a free kick is given and it's anywhere near the box, I get excited. I don't really concentrate what side the keeper is on, because I always think that if I catch it as well as I can, then I can beat him whichever way he goes. -- David Beckham
There is always scope for football to be more charitable but a lot happens already. Personally I have always been passionate about charity. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I am happier now than I have ever been. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I was forced to masturbate in front
of teammates -- David Beckham
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. -- David Beckham
I've always come back from adversity, and I've always had the mentality of proving people wrong. -- David Beckham
My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
It's a great honor ... and it's an honor to be with her majesty, obviously ... I'm very honored to be given this honor.
(upon receiving the OBE) -- David Beckham
I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time. -- David Beckham
My secret is practice -- David Beckham
Keeping fit is really important as playing football is all I've ever wanted to do. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children. -- David Beckham
I always wanted to be a hairdresser. -- David Beckham
Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true. -- David Beckham
Some people think that I haven't got the brains to be that clever. -- David Beckham
I've always been proud to represent my country, whether it be World Cups, European Championships or just friendly games, I've always been a proud person, I'm very patriotic. -- David Beckham
People in Hong Kong are stylish and fashionable, which is one of the many reasons making Hong Kong itself such an energetic place. -- David Beckham
I don't do anything unless I can give it 100%. -- David Beckham
I needed two stitches after Alex kicked the boot at me.
(on Ferguson) -- David Beckham
Whatever I do, I want to be the best. -- David Beckham
I've heard some of Victoria's new album and it's frightening. -- David Beckham
People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong. -- David Beckham
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! -- David Beckham
The criticism hurts sometimes and I worry about the effect on my family. -- David Beckham
Well I'm the Prince and I'm sort of slaying a dragon - which is something I've never done before, obviously. -- David Beckham
It is so great that fashion is not a question of price, and it can be more accessible to everyone interested in fashion. -- David Beckham
People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting. -- David Beckham
Nothing amazes me anymore. -- David Beckham
I dream a lot about football and a lot of them have come true for me. -- David Beckham
As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
Our performance during this World Cup has not been enough to progress further and both myself and all the players regret that and are hurt by that more than people realise -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I feel I can still do the same job as I did 10 years ago - I've just got a few more wrinkles! -- David Beckham
This team [England] has some of the best players in England -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me. -- David Beckham
To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by. -- David Beckham
I showed that I wasn't just at Real Madrid to sell shirts. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
My life here is perfect and I'm happy at Real Madrid so of course I want to stay as long as I can. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
As soon as I hit the ball, I know if it's in. -- David Beckham
I love football and I love winning, and when things aren't going right I get annoyed. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
You know when you play in the big away games that the fans are going to be behind their team and will be booing you. As a professional you need to tune yourself out of that part of the game and concentrate on the job at hand. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I know that I will always regret it later in life if I had turned down the chance to play at another great club like Real Madrid. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs. -- David Beckham
When you get older, you mature, and you start liking flowers. Although I try and keep it manly. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
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. -- David Beckham
When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children. -- David Beckham
I like nice clothes, whether they're dodgy or not. -- David Beckham
I didn't want to go there [America] at 34 years old and for people to say he's only going for the money. It's not what I'm going out there to do -- David Beckham
I'm not silly enough to think I'm going to change the whole culture ... but I do have a belief that soccer can go to a different level. -- David Beckham
I would walk back from the United States to play for England again. -- David Beckham
Soccer is a magical game. -- David Beckham
I haven't retired from international football - I still believe I have a part to play in the future of England. -- David Beckham
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! -- David Beckham
You will go through tough times, it's about getting through them. -- David Beckham
I still believe I have a part to play for England. -- David Beckham
I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to work, work, and then work some more. -- David Beckham
That goal [in the 1998 World Cup] changed me-not as a person, but as a player. People have looked at me differently ever since. It gave me confidence and now I feel I can achieve anything. -- David Beckham
I'm not one of those people who is not looking forward to getting old. I'm happy with my life. -- David Beckham
Like any parent, I just want the best for my kids, whatever they decide to do. They will choose what path they want to follow, and we will always be there to encourage them. -- David Beckham
I love a nice tailored suit, but I also like to dress down. It all depends on what mood I'm in. -- David Beckham
Wayne's like my son, Brooklyn, who goes out in the garden to play and have fun. -- David Beckham
I think I've lost a lot of my gay fans to Gavin Henson. It's a shame because I really love them. -- David Beckham
Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me. -- David Beckham
It's not easy when someone pulls your ponytail. -- David Beckham
It's so important to have manners and treat people from all walks of life the way they should be treated. -- David Beckham
There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe. -- David Beckham
The game is in a neutral country for both teams. -- David Beckham
One thing will not change - we will be going out to win. -- David Beckham
I don't think I have reached a plateau. I have just reached the level where I am today. But I need to go above it. -- David Beckham
I'm a big fan of old boots. -- David Beckham
Every situation has changed me as a person. -- David Beckham
I work out with my trainer or do an hour of pilates at 6 or 7AM. I'm done by the time my household is awake. -- David Beckham