David Beckham Quotes
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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.
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There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.
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People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.
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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.
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I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again.
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Being at a club that supported me meant a lot.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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No one's ever really given me any style advice. I wear what I want, and it doesn't matter what other people think.
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People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I don't do anything unless I can give it 100%.
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I don't regret anything, but that doesn't mean that I don't look back and think, 'What was I thinking?'
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Every situation has changed me as a person.
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I am happier now than I have ever been.
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You start realising as you get older that there are some kids who don't know who you are.
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I'm not one of those people who is not looking forward to getting old. I'm happy with my life.
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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.
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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.