David Beckham
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.Collection: Work
I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father.Collection: Fathers
As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best.Collection: Best
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.Collection: Learning
Tom Cruise, he's a lot more famous than me.Collection: Famous
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.Collection: Pet
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.Collection: Dad
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!Collection: Respect
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. I wasn't brought up in a religious way, but I believe there's something out there that looks after you.Collection: Life
Nothing amazes me anymore.Collection: Amazing
Whatever I do, I want to be the best.Collection: Best
I've never seen myself as a celebrity, but I see it in a positive way, the fact that people are still interested in most parts of my life.Collection: Positive
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.Collection: Time
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.Collection: Family
I don't do anything unless I can give it 100%.
I just want people to see me as a hard-working footballer and someone who is passionate about the game.
Soccer is a magical game.
Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.
That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work.
I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.
The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps.
I've seen the growth of this game in this country, the stadiums that were built, the great European players that have come and the great American players who've been created. Americans want to be number one at everything. And they are at baseball, football, basketball. Soccer is growing fast, and I want to be a part of that.
Always have something to look forward to.
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.
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.
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.
Every situation has changed me as a person.
My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.
Two of my boys are Manchester United fans; one is an Arsenal fan. Whenever there is a game I can take the boys to, I love taking 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.
It's so important to have manners and treat people from all walks of life the way they should be treated.
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 am happier now than I have ever been.
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.
There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.
Being at a club that supported me meant a lot.
No one's ever really given me any style advice. I wear what I want, and it doesn't matter what other people think.
I still look at myself and want to improve.
I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time.
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.
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.
When you get older, you mature, and you start liking flowers. Although I try and keep it manly.
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.
I'm not one of those people who is not looking forward to getting old. I'm happy with my life.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children.