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" I remember how inspiring it was to meet players like Bobby Charlton or Bryan Robson when I was a kid. I still remember Clive Allen showing up when I received a trophy for my Sunday league team. "

David Beckham

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David Beckham

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" 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. "

" You start realising as you get older that there are some kids who don't know who you are. "

" When you have kids you do grow up. I have just started realising it now-it changes the world, having children. "

" I don't do anything unless I can give it 100%. "

" 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. "

" I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play. "

David Beckham

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Know

" I'm a strong person, I'm a strong family man, I'm a strong husband and a strong father. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Every situation has changed me as a person. "

David Beckham

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" 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. "

" Whatever I do, I want to be the best. "

" 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. "

" My parents were always very strict, and they gave me the right beliefs in how to treat people. It was very strict and all about morals - I try to pass that on to my own children. "

" Nothing amazes me anymore. "

" 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. "

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

" I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me. "

David Beckham

Love

Little

" I still look at myself and want to improve. "

" We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently. "

" 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. "

" 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? "

" 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! "

" 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

Family

Children

" It's so important to have manners and treat people from all walks of life the way they should be treated. "