David Beckham quotes

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.

Whatever I do, I want to be the best.

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!

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.

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.

Nothing amazes me anymore.

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.

The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.