177 Kickass Quotes By David Beckham
David Beckham won 19 major trophies in his 20-year long career. But if you ask him he would say that his greatest achievement is his children and his family. He does sometime feel a pang of regret that he is not going to play a big match anymore. However, as we go through his quotes, we will find that such regrets are actually momentary. He had always given his 100% to it and wants to be remembered as a hardworking footballer, who has always considered his game as his hobby. Let us take a look at some of his notable quotes on love, family, life, respect, soccer etc.
Keeping fit is really important as playing football is all I've ever wanted to do.
People in Hong Kong are stylish and fashionable, which is one of the many reasons making Hong Kong itself such an energetic place.
There is always scope for football to be more charitable but a lot happens already. Personally I have always been passionate about charity.
In Spain people have lunch and dinner a lot later - when I return to England I'll have to eat alone at midnight.
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...
![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.](https://www.wisdomly.net/images/quotes/david-beckham-110684.jpg)
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.
The criticism hurts sometimes and I worry about the effect on my family.
Pelé was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously, because I wasn't born.
Well I'm the Prince and I'm sort of slaying a dragon - which is something I've never done before, obviously.
My life here is perfect and I'm happy at Real Madrid so, of course, I want to stay as long as I can.
Coaching is not something I'm passionate about. I'm passionate about coaching kids
I'm surprised I still have so much hair after all the things I've done with it.
I dream a lot about football and a lot of them have come true for me.
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.
To play with Zinedine Zidane was the biggest honour I have had in my career...
I would like to have Brooklyn christened but I'm not sure which religion yet.
I feel I can still do the same job as I did 10 years ago - I've just got a few more wrinkles!
I would walk back from the United States to play for England 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 think I've lost a lot of my gay fans to Gavin Henson. It's a shame because I really love them.
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.
My work ethic is something that I thought would help the team.
Maths is totally done differently to what I was teached when I was at school.
![[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.](https://www.wisdomly.net/images/quotes/david-beckham-110663.jpg)
[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.
I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me.
Is the Pope Catholic. No I'm serious. I really need to know.
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'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.
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?
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.
