QUOTES
(DAVID IN HIS OWN
WORDS ...)
„Even
though we haven't won anything on the pitch I love playing football here.Playing
for Real Madrid is an honour.Madrid has the best team and the best players”
David Beckham
„Was
it the 600th Real Madrid goal in Champions League ? I think it was. I know it
was my first goal in the Champions League for Real. People have talked about the
celebrations afterwards. I was running away very happy and someone grabbed my
arm. I saw who it was and thought I’m not running away from him. Nobody should
run away from Zidane. I always get over excited when I score goals, Zizou is the
same, I think most footballers are. But that night when he grabbed me, I was
more than happy to hug him back ” David Beckham about his first Champions
League goal for Real Madrid
„One
of the most amazing memories of my career is playing Real Madrid at Old Trafford
even though we got koncked out. I didn’t start, but I did score two goals. It
was Ronaldo’s night though and one of the best individual performances I’ve
ever seen. He is an amazing player, but also a amazing person. To get a standing
ovation from a crowd like United’s is very special. He still remembers it. I
felt like clapping myself. Then at the end of the match, Zidane asked me if we
could swap shirts. To have one of the greats of the game ask that is incredible.
” David Beckham about facing Ronaldo and Real Madrid vs ManU 2002
“The
Bernabeu is a special place that can either lift you up or pull you down.”
David Beckham on Santiago Bernabeu
“When
Real Madrid plays well, no other team is comparable”. David Beckham
“The
support we had against Zaragoza made for an incredible atmosphere." David
Beckham on Real Madrid’s supporters (2006)
“I
think Real Madrid is playing better than they are right now” David Beckham on
FC Barcelona (january 2006)
“The
only club I would ever have gone to apart from Manchester United was here.
It’s here or Manchester United. That’s the way I feel about it. At the end
of my career, I want to be known as a player that’s played at a top level for
the best teams and they don’t come much better and bigger than United and
Real.” Beckham on Real Madrid (2006)
“When
you’re playing with these players, you don’t have to speak much. When
you’re kids, coaches are always, like, ‘talk, talk, talk’, but with these
players, you don’t need to communicate that well.” Beckham on
the talk of the Bernabéu (2006)
"I
think to play in this stadium is so special, it's so special, you know, it's
like playing at Old Trafford. You get that feeling of you never want to come off
the pitch." David Beckham on Santiago Bernabeu stadium (2006)
"I'm never
usually in that sort of situation where I'm running at a goalkeeper and I
thought 'why not have a go and do it myself’. Apparently I started in my own
penalty box!" David on goal
against Real Sociedad (17.09.2006)
“I'm
very happy that the president, that the manager, that other people and the
directors want me to stay because I love playing for Real Madrid, who wouldn't?”
”That's one of the things I love is playing in front of fans that appreciate
your hard work and appreciate other things that you do.”
"The Brazilians are great. Like Ronaldo's unbelievable, they're all unbelievable, but for me, Zidane does things that are like... He's got so much respect through the changing room." David Beckham about his team-mates
„There
are other great clubs in England of course, there's Arsenal, Chelsea and
Liverpool,' said Beckham. 'It's here (Madrid) or Manchester United, that's the
way I feel about the situation to be honest.”
”The
only club I would've ever have gone to apart from Manchester United was here.”
„'I want to learn the language, I want to settle down here, my children are happy here, my family's happy here, I'm happy playing football here.”
'To
play in the white shirt for four years was an honour. To play with Zinedine
Zidane was the biggest honour I have had in my football career, and it was also
an honour to play with players such as Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos. For me, there
are no regrets.(January 2007)
“I would like to thank the supporters and people of Madrid who have made my family and I feel so welcome in my time here, making this an extremely difficult decision to make. I have enjoyed my time in Spain enormously and I am extremely grateful to the club for giving me the opportunity to play for such a great team and their amazing fans.
I am proud to have played for two of the biggest clubs in football and I look forward to the new challenge of growing the world's most popular game in a country that is as passionate about its sport as my own.”
David Beckham about leaving Real Madrid and moving to LA Galaxy (January 2007)
“It is hard to take that I haven't won anything but I don't really regret my decision to go to Spain and Real Madrid.The lack of success is just one of those situations you can't explain. But I've enjoyed my time there and I've loved the fans.” ( March 2007)
David
Beckham about Manchester United & England National Team
„This
was one of the greatest nights of my life. Winning not only the European Cup,
but winning the treble made it by far the best season of my career. To do that
was a success and a pleasure. And the end of a season people ask if you’re
tired. But in reality you don’t realise how tired you are until it all stops.
At the time whe Teddy scored that goal, none of us felt tired at all. It had
been a long season full of big games but it did not matter. We were pushed on by
the smell of trophies. Just an incredible season, an incredible night. ” David
Beckham about winning Champions League in 1999.
"This
is the best squad we've had and the best chance we've had since I've been in the
team.That's almost 10 years now. It's most confident team I've ever played in,
going into a competition like this."David Beckham on England NT before the
WC2006
„It
was my first penalty miss for England - maybe I've been doing too many adverts
with Jonny Wilkinson.”David Beckham on the penalty miss against Turkey
„Now
that I've been in Spain for three years, we all kiss each other before we go out.”
"Aaron
Lennon was coming on for me and I reached forward to kiss him. But then I
remembered where I was and I thought 'no, I better not'."
“At
Madrid we all kiss each other before we go out. I nearly did it when I came off
against Jamaica at Old Trafford last weekend.” Beckham
on kissing his team-mates
“I’d
like to be rembered as a passionate captain who gave everything in every game.”
David Beckham
„Getting
the captaincy is the biggest honour I have ever been given in football. It’s
the best job in the world – no doubt about it. Leading your country out is an
amazing feeling, and there’s nothing better than going into a World Cup as a
captain” David Beckham on being England Captain
„Roberto
Carlos texted me to score a goal for him so I am more than happy.”
"And
I got a text from Roberto Carlos saying, 'Score me a free kick'. It has brought
me good luck." David about text message from Roberto Carlos before the
Ecuador game (25.06.06)
„The
goal against Ecuador was one of my most special, definitely.
It’s
always nice when you’ve had a certain amount of criticism to score a goal that
puts you’re country into the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
“There was a lot of personal satisfaction for myself with that goal and also
being the first English player to score in three consecutive World Cups. That
was a big thing for me.” David Beckham on goal against Ecuador and qualifing
into the World Cup
quarter-finals
(2006)
“It was six months before the World Cup that I decided to make the decision to step down.It was a hard, tough decision but six years as captain was the right time. I didn't think I would be playing the 2010 World Cup and I thought it was right for a new captain to take them forward.” Beckham on his resignation from the England captaincy
David
Beckham about life, his family & football
"I
love being a footballer - that's my passion”
"Smiling
is part of my life, first of all in England, and then in Madrid. I love smiling."
"I
don't think he can work out what he wants to be yet. He has got all my shirts
but he's got the kit of Iker Casillas, the Real Madrid goalie, too.He's got
goalie's gloves and he's got a whistle. I don't know whether he wants to be a
goalkeeper, a referee or a footballer." David Beckham on his son Romeo
"I'm
an emotional person. I cry all the time.”
"Watching
films, listening to a particularly emotional song, that kind of thing sets me
off. I think the last time I cried was about three weeks ago when I watched
Brooklyn play football. He goes training every Wednesday and Friday for a soccer
school that is run by ex-Real Madrid players and he scored three goals that day.
I cried because I was so proud."
"I
tend to listen to music and watch films and DVDs of television shows more than
anything else"
"I'm
a big fan of Only Fools and Horses so I will be watching those shows over and
over again. I'll be trying to keep up with the second series of Lost, too.
Probably a bit of Prison Break. I watched the first three series of 24 but I
lost touch with it. With three boys, it's difficult to watch everything."
"It's
all about belief. If you believe you'll beat Brazil, then you will." David
Beckham
"In
any season, I want to win as many trophies as possible, play the best football I
can, and stay healthy and fit - that's all I can ask." David Beckham
"The
player who always catches the eye for me is Thierry Henry"
"I’m
always relaxed, going into training and meeting the team. Playing football is
where I feel happiest, and I feel safest on a pitch.”
"I'm
very proud of things that I've won as a team player but I was also very proud to
once have been voted the second-best player in the world.”
„I've
got two beautiful sons already and now I've got another beautiful son” David
Beckham after Cruz’s birth
„I
always used to go for blondes and quiet girls, but Victoria is the total
opposite - dark and loud.” David Beckham about his wife Victoria
„I
have come to accept that if I have a new haircut it is front page news. But
having a picture of my foot on the front page of a national newspaper is a bit
exceptional. David Beckham on breaking his metatarsal before the World Cup)
„It
makes you strong knowing there's someone's hand you can hold." David
Beckham "My Side"
I’d
go skiing, snowboarding, ride horses and motorbikes, because they’re all the
things I’m not allowed to do.”
„People
react to criticism in different ways, and my way is definitely to come out
fighting”
“He
came over and said: ‘What the . . . what is that?’ And he went and got me a
razor and said: ‘Go and get it off now.’ So I was at Wembley, in the toilet,
shaving my hair.”
„He
told me to shave it off. He come over, he said..'What the...what is that?' And
he went and got me a razor. I think it was Fabian Bartez's hair clipper and he
said 'Go and get it off now'. So I was in Wembley, in the toilet, shaving my
hair." David Beckham on On hairy moments with Ferguson and a Mohawk
hairstyle
“I
know it sounds weird, but I actually enjoy the pain.”
"It's
a personal thing for me, it's not something for everyone else. Everyone can see
them, of course, but it's a personal thing for me. You know, when I do decide to
do something, doesn't matter what anyone says about that, whether they'll like
it or not, you know, I do it." David Beckham on
tattoos
“It’s
impossible to trust people. And I don’t like being like that. But I’ve been
sort of made into that person because there’s been so many things and so many
people — not let me down, but just sold lies on me.” David Beckham on trust
”If
he thought I wasn’t good enough to be in the team, he’s professional enough
and experienced enough to turn round and pick the team himself. He doesn’t
have to be told by any person who he has to play.” David Beckham on facing
Sven-Göran Eriksson’s axe
“That’s what hurt because everyone knows I’m a Man United fan. When I signed for Real Madrid, I actually cried because it was Man United, a team that I’d been at for my whole life.” David Beckham on rejection by Ferguson:
“If you had someone sat outside your door for three years without a camera,
they’re a stalker. Because they have got a camera, it’s fine. They can
follow you wherever you go. I find it amazing they can get away with that sort
of stuff.” David Beckham on the paparazzi
“I
have to have everything in a straight line. Or everything has to be in pairs. I
don’t think it’s a superstition now. I think it’s a problem. (Victoria)
thinks I’m a weirdo.”
„I've
got this obsessive compulsive disorder, where I have to have everything in a
straight line, or everything has to be in pairs, or you know, I'll put my Pepsi
cans in the fridge and if there's one too many then I'll put it in another
cupboard somewhere, I've got that problem." David Beckham on having
Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder
“It
couldn’t be better. But I know, having been through it, how quickly that could
change.”
„I
do like to do normal things. I love going food shopping, love doing shopping."
"Driving
is a release for me. It's a bit of normality, something that nearly every person
does every day. Drive to work so that's my way of having some normality in my
life. If possible, like going to the grocery store things like that."
”In
the past ten years I've probably been through a lot of ups and downs, in
football and in life, and I've come out of it and I'm still England captain and
I'm still playing for one of the biggest, if not the biggest club in the world.
I'm married, I've got three beautiful sons, you know, life could not be better
but I know having been through it how quickly that can change."
David
Beckham on life
“Victoria
has been my rock all through the World Cup and she's stayed strong for me
through all the adversity afterwards.”
“She's
there because people like taking pictures of her because they think she's
beautiful. And I think she's beautiful, of course.” David Beckham on his wife
Victoria
“I'd
love all three of them to become footballers." David Beckham on his sons
"When
my career finishes, it will be hard to get the same satisfaction out of other
things. Apart from watching my sons play football. There's not much that can
replace that buzz of walking out in front of 90,000 fans”.
"I
want to do things like snowboarding that I've always wanted to do and never been
able to.”
"I want to do more charity stuff, to help and to put something back in
repayment for all the good fortune I have had."
“I
have an iPod ... but don’t know how to use it. I get someone to put songs on
it for me.”
“You
are beautiful whatever you are, it is about that person, about how you feel."
"It
was my idea, she knew how strongly I felt about her going back to a bob because
when I first met her she had a bob so I said it's the best haircut for me. It's
actually nice to put my hands through her hair and not feel the extensions.”.
David Beckham about Victoria’s new hairstyle
"I
love her whatever she looks like, whatever weight she is. She is great at the
moment." David Beckham on his wife Victoria
“Someone
once made the mistake of saying Gary looks like Robert De Niro and he loves that!"
David Beckham on his friend Gary Neville
”You're
playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world. I love the fans because they
have been incredible to me since I actually stepped in the country and I love
that”.David Beckham
"That's one of the things I
love is playing in front of fans that appreciate your hard work and appreciate
other things that you do.” David Beckham
“I
was manager before he was manager. Sorry I mean captain ! Oh dear, I can see the
headlines now. As I was saying I was captain before Sven arrived, thankfully
Peter Taylor made me captain and thankfully Sven kept me as captain.”
“I
was England manager before Sven came, and ... er, I mean, I was England captain.
Oh God. I can see the headlines tomorrow.”
'I've
no regrets - I have never had any throughout my life and my career.” David
Beckham