David Beckham Quotes

I've always come back from adversity, and I've always had the mentality of proving people wrong.

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 spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.

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.

Nothing amazes me anymore.

To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country.

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!

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.

You will go through tough times, it's about getting through them.

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.

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.

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.

That was in the past - we're in the future now.

In Spain people have lunch and dinner a lot later - when I return to England I'll have to eat alone at midnight.

I love football and I love winning, and when things aren't going right I get annoyed.

He was a quiet man, Eric Cantona, but he was a man of few words.

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

No one's ever really given me any style advice. I wear what I want, and it doesn't matter what other people think.

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.

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.

My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.

The game is in a neutral country for both teams.

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.

I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past 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.

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 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.

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.

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.