Top 100 Quotes About David Beckham
#1. This stupid celebrity thing is just a consequence of being good at what you do. I mean, no one would photograph David Beckham if he wasn't the best attacking midfielder in the country - much as I hate Man. U!
Nick Moran
#2. I couldn't help but laugh when Landon's round eyes met mine again. This was my life. A leopard print couch, a David Beckham look-alike, two lesbians, and a Felix the Cat clock. Sure, it wasn't the JumboTron at Safeco Field, but it was by far the most romantic thing I'd ever experienced.
Brooke Moss
#3. He's good at that, David Beckham - he's good at kicking the ball
Jimmy Armfield
#4. He is such a great player that he has the capabilities to let no one affect his game.
(on David Beckham)
Steve McClaren
#5. David Beckham is not bigger than the Galaxy.
Alexi Lalas
#6. I am no David Beckham. I have not changed my life since I was 15 years old. My family is the only thing that has changed for me.
Adolfo Cambiaso
#7. He's the equivalent of the Spanish David Beckham.
Ron Atkinson
#8. There's no doubt that he's the biggest sports star in the world now.
(on David Beckham)
Nick Hornby
#9. When I'm lying in bed I think about the next collection. That makes me sound insane, doesn't it? That I'm getting into bed with David Beckham and thinking about clothes.
Victoria Beckham
#10. He's going to be what?! Oh for God's sake. Sir David Beckham? You're having a laugh. He's just a good footballer with a famous bird.
Ian Holloway
#11. I'm very lucky with the people that recognise me - it's at a very tolerable level. I don't think I could handle the level of recognition which David Beckham has.
Sean Maguire
#12. I like David Beckham just because of his lifestyle. He don't ever need to score another goal again. How many times has he been on the cover of GQ?
Wale
#13. He (David Beckham) does have a huge one, though. He does. You can see it in the advert. It is all his. It is like a tractor exhaust pipe!
Victoria Beckham
#14. I got a phone call saying we are from the News of the World, and we're exposing you and David Beckham. My heart did not beat for a minute.
Rebecca Loos
#15. He's a winner. There's no doubt about that, and it's stating the obvious to say that he's a tremendous talent.
(on David Beckham)
Kevin Keegan
#16. I did 'Good Morning America' with David Beckham. Oh, god, what a handsome devil that guy is.
Geoff Stults
#17. I know so many players who say they wouldn't entertain coaching, until they retire that is, and then they want to take their coaching badges. I suspect this might happen with David Beckham.
Gordon Taylor
#18. If anything, the children of Paris should be giving me even more money for having the privilege of being in the same city as my incredible quality. And so should David Beckham. Call it a Zlaritable donation.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
#19. David [Beckham] should think that talking is silver, but being quiet is golden.
Sven-Goran Eriksson
#20. I said to Mum, Vati is very very like David Beckham, isn't he? Apart from being porky, heavily bearded and crap at football.
Louise Rennison
#21. I could find David Beckham naked in a cardboard box on my doorstep and I would drop him off at the pound.
Olivia Wilde
#22. He is the best passer of a ball in the world, and Real's style fits him.
(on David Beckham)
Ryan Giggs
#23. David Beckham is Britain's finest striker of a football not because of God-given talent but because he practices with a relentless application that the vast majority of less gifted players wouldn't contemplate.
Alex Ferguson
#24. It's not a burning ambition for me to make sure that David Beckham earns less money.
Tony Blair
#25. I want more from David Beckham. I want him to improve on perfection.
Kevin Keegan
#26. You can go down a list of footballers since the Premier League and I don't think David Beckham would probably be in the first 1,000.
Chris Waddle
#27. It is nice to know that even David Beckham doesn't have good taste in everything.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
#28. I think I am becoming obsessive-compulsive. David Beckham apparently turns all the Diet Coke cans in his fridge to face the same way every morning, and I nerdily sharpen all the pencils in my pot before sitting down to work.
Andrew O'Hagan
#29. When I first met him [David Beckham] I didn't know whether to shake his hand or lick his face.
Robbie Williams
#30. Nothing is more important to England's arrangements for the World Cup than the state of David Beckham's foot.
Tony Blair
#31. His football does not seem to suffer by all of this going on around him. You look at his passing and he makes it look so simple. When he passes the ball, it always seems to go where he wants it to go. That sounds simple, but believe me, it is not.
(on David Beckham)
Graham Taylor
#32. Luis Figo is totally different to David Beckham, and vice versa.
Kevin Keegan
#33. The way I look at it, a footballer wouldn't play in flip-flops or dip their feet in acid and then expect to get to David Beckham's level. My voice is my living, so I'll be looking after it.
Jessie J.
#34. There have been times when I've reflected on my international career and just thought: 'Well that was a massive waste of time.' Sorry for sounding sour, but my best mate, David Beckham, got butchered after the World Cup in 1998, then my brother, Phil, after Euro 2000.
Gary Neville
#35. A friend of mine once wrote a silly article about all these metrosexuals like David Beckham wearing sarongs, and she described me as a 'heteropolitan.' I don't know what that means. I think it was a joke.
Kevin McCloud
#36. One of my biggest role models was David Beckham because of how he performed on and off the pitch.
Rafael Van Der Vaart
#37. My guess is that if David Beckham wants Ronaldo's jersey, he's going to get it.
Landon Donovan
#38. David impresses by his example on the field. He never stops running, he plays with supreme confidence, he always tries his hardest and he scores important goals.
(on David Beckham)
Alex Ferguson
#39. I feel like the only person in the world who sees David Beckham modelling his swimming pants on the cover of Elle magazine and thinks - oh, how much better a handsome guy like you would look, David, without all those dumb ink stains stitched into your skin.
Tony Parsons
#40. With United, we'd all grown up together, we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther.
David Beckham
#41. 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
#43. I needed two stitches after Alex kicked the boot at me.
(on Ferguson)
David Beckham
#44. I don't do anything unless I can give it 100%.
David Beckham
#45. 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
#46. 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
#47. 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
#48. 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
#50. Some people think that I haven't got the brains to be that clever.
David Beckham
#52. 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
#53. Being at a club that supported me meant a lot.
David Beckham
#55. Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.
David Beckham
#56. [My boys] bloody well will work. Same as myself, same as David. They're not going to be the kinds of kids that just hang about. I want them to be able to fulfill their passions, but I think it's important that the children grow up and have respect for themselves.
Victoria Beckham
#57. 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
#58. 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
#59. Coaching is not something I'm passionate about. I'm passionate about coaching kids
David Beckham
#62. I dream a lot about football and a lot of them have come true for me.
David Beckham
#64. That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work.
David Beckham
#65. I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me.
David Beckham
#66. People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting.
David Beckham
#67. 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
#68. I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father.
David Beckham
#69. 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
#70. Well I'm the Prince and I'm sort of slaying a dragon - which is something I've never done before, obviously.
David Beckham
#71. 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
#72. 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
#73. The criticism hurts sometimes and I worry about the effect on my family.
David Beckham
#74. The secret of the team's success is easy - unity and hard work.
David Beckham
#75. 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
#76. 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
#77. 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
#78. 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
#79. Is the Pope Catholic. No I'm serious. I really need to know.
David Beckham
#80. People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong.
David Beckham
#81. We are still so close, David and I. We were at a party the other day at my mum's house and I was sitting on his lap. We're very affectionate. And I looked at him and thought after being married for 11 years! We were the only couple who were even near each other at that party. We're soul mates.
Victoria Beckham
#82. I've heard some of Victoria's new album and it's frightening.
David Beckham
#83. 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
#84. 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
#85. 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
#86. 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
#87. What's David's role? David looks good, that's what David does. David looks good, and I'm the funny one, that's what I hear constantly. But I keep telling him that looks fade.
Victoria Beckham
#88. 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
#89. I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.
David Beckham
#90. 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
#91. We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently.
David Beckham
#93. 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
#95. 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
#96. 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
#97. 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
#98. I don't regret anything, but that doesn't mean that I don't look back and think, 'What was I thinking?'
David Beckham
#99. 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
#100. There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.
David Beckham
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