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" 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. "

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" 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. "

David Beckham

Life

Positive

People

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps. "

David Beckham

Goose

Still

" I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made. "

" 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

Game

Know

" People react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out fighting. "

" 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. "

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

" Nothing amazes me anymore. "

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

" 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? "

" 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. "

" My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7. "

David Beckham

Since

Been

" There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe. "

" 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. "

" At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world and played with some of the best players in the world. "

" People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children. "

" Soccer is a magical game. "

" 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. "

" Being at a club that supported me meant a lot. "

" 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. "