| 58 David Beckham Quotes and Sayings | Score |
|---|---|
| Romance is thinking about your significant other¸ when you are supposed to be thinking about something else | 77 |
| We are all a little weird and life's a little weird¸ and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours¸ we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love | 76 |
| We have got great individuals but this team is not about individuals | 75 |
| You can practice penalties till the cows come home but it is different when you are out there in front of 60¸000 people and the pressure is on | 74 |
| One of the hardest things to teach a child is that the truth is more important than the consequences | 71 |
| My private life is perfect. If your private life and your life outside football is good¸ then it is good on the field for you | 70 |
| Nothing amazes me anymore | 69 |
| I don't think I'm really in a situation to complain¸ because I consider myself to be privileged to be doing what I do | 69 |
| As a footballer you always want to test yourself against the best | 68 |
| There's room for boys and girls football in the world - that's what I believe | 68 |
| When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now - it changes the world¸ having children | 66 |
| One thing will not change - we will be going out to win | 65 |
| People can say what they like. But me and Victoria will always stay together as husband and wife | 65 |
| 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 | 64 |
| We stay as a team. I might be England captain¸ but that doesn't mean I get treated differently | 64 |
| The England team should be managed by an English manager | 63 |
| I still look at myself and want to improve | 62 |
| I like nice clothes¸ whether they're dodgy or not | 62 |
| Every situation has changed me as a person | 62 |
| People don't think I've got the brains to be that clever | 61 |
| 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 | 61 |
| 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 | 61 |
| I know I've been given a talent which can't disappear just like that. For four games I didn't perform like I can. I want to prove that's right | 61 |
| I am happier now than I have ever been | 60 |
| From the word go¸ we're going to try and hit them as hard as we can | 59 |
| 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 | 59 |
| 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 | 59 |
| 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 | 58 |
| Well¸ I can play in the centre¸ on the right and occasionally on the left side | 58 |
| I always used to go for blondes and quiet girls¸ but Victoria is the total opposite - dark and loud | 57 |
| To experience playing and being in the same team as these players is something that might not ever happen again - to have so many players in one team. I just wanted to be one of these stars and play in this team | 57 |
| We just didn't play to our potential | 57 |
| 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 | 57 |
| I like Victoria for herself¸ not for nothing else. I'd like her if she worked in Tesco | 56 |
| Being at a club that supported me meant a lot | 56 |
| The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps | 55 |
| With United¸ we'd all grown up together¸ we all wanted to win the biggest trophy in football. We did it togther | 55 |
| I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line¸ or everything has to be in pairs | 55 |
| In Spain people have lunch and dinner a lot later - when I return to England I'll have to eat alone at midnight | 54 |
| The spotlight will always be on me¸ but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by | 54 |
| There was the normal booing when I took corners but that's what the fans are there for - to give the opposition stick. It's nice when you're 1-0 up¸ you can smile - and you get a few smiles back sometimes | 54 |
| Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true | 53 |
| 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! | 51 |
| At home things are hard. For instance¸ my curtains are never open¸ I get no privacy at all. In fact¸ I can't remember the last time I saw daylight in my house | 50 |
| People react to criticism in different ways¸ and my way is definitely to come out fighting | 48 |
| Tom cruise¸ he's a lot more famous than me | 48 |
| 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 | 47 |
| I dream a lot about football and a lot of them have come true for me | 45 |
| Pele was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously¸ because I wasn't born | 44 |
| If someone had said in 1998 after my sending off in the World Cup that I would be leading my country out within three years I would have laughed in their face | 44 |
| I've felt a little tired¸ but I'm only 24. I love playing football. That's my job and that's what I love doing | 43 |
| I love little kids looking up to me¸ young players looking up to me¸ respecting me | 42 |
| I wasn't as fit as I would liked to have been¸ going to the World Cup¸ but I'm not sure what difference that made | 42 |
| I definitely want Brooklyn (my son) to be christened¸ but I don't know into what religion yet | 42 |
| I always wanted to be a hairdresser | 41 |
| My parents have been there for me¸ ever since I was about 7 | 40 |
| Hindsight is a wonderful thing | 40 |
| I've got more clothes than Victoria | 36 |




