Top 100 David Beckham Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “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

52. “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

53. “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

54. “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

55. “I dream a lot about football and a lot of them have come true for me.”

— David Beckham

56. “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

57. “The criticism hurts sometimes and I worry about the effect on my family.”

— David Beckham

58. “I’ve always come back from adversity, and I’ve always had the mentality of proving people wrong.”

— David Beckham

59. “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

60. “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

61. “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

62. “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

63. “One thing will not change – we will be going out to win.”

— David Beckham

64. “I showed that I wasn’t just at Real Madrid to sell shirts.”

— David Beckham

65. “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

66. “I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.”

— David Beckham

67. “Keeping fit is really important as playing football is all I’ve ever wanted to do.”

— David Beckham

68. “Finally, I have lived the dream, I am extremely proud to have worn the armband and been captain of England and for that I will always be grateful.”

— David Beckham

69. “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

70. “Coaching is not something I’m passionate about. I’m passionate about coaching kids.”

— David Beckham

71. “I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again.”

— David Beckham

72. “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

73. “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

74. “I left United, but my Heart didn’t.”

— David Beckham

75. “I can play in the center, on the right and occasionally on the left side.”

— David Beckham

76. “Tom Cruise, he’s a lot more famous than me.”

— David Beckham

77. “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

78. “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

79. “No matter who our opponents are, or who we are playing against, we want to win the game.”

— David Beckham

80. “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

81. “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

82. “Paul Scholes was always unbelievably talented. Quiet. And dirty. When he got his tackle right, it was a great tackle. But when he got it wrong, he could kill someone. He was so talented and a player I feel honoured to have played with.”

— David Beckham

83. “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

84. “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

85. “I’ve heard some of Victoria’s new album and it’s frightening.”

— David Beckham

86. “I love football and I love winning, and when things aren’t going right I get annoyed.”

— David Beckham

87. “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

88. “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

89. “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

90. “The game is in a neutral country for both teams.”

— David Beckham

91. “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

92. “Some people think that I haven’t got the brains to be that clever.”

— David Beckham

93. “Being at a club that supported me meant a lot.”

— David Beckham

94. “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

95. “I’m a big fan of old boots.”

— David Beckham

96. “Pele was a complete player. I didn’t see him live obviously, because I wasn’t born.”

— David Beckham

97. “I would walk back from the United States to play for England again.”

— David Beckham

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

— David Beckham

99. “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

100. “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