Quotes from David Beckham

Whatever I do, I want to be the best.

I can't get through some movies without shedding a tear; I can't lie.

Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true.

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

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.

The secret to my success is practice!

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.

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...

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.

I'm not one of those people who is not looking forward to getting old. I'm happy with my life.

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.

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.

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.

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.

That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work.

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.

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

Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.

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.

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.

I don't regret anything, but that doesn't mean that I don't look back and think, 'What was I thinking?'

There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.

Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me.

I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time.