I don’t regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point.
DAVID BECKHAMI’ll never forget where I’m from, never forget my roots. It doesn’t matter where I live. I’m English, simple as that.
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I’m a strong person, I’m a strong family man, I’m a strong husband and a strong father.
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I am always going to have problems with the paparazzi. I have had two men outside my house for the last two years, which is frightening at times, but that is my life unfortunately.
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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.
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I always wanted to be a hairdresser.
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I haven’t retired from international football – I still believe I have a part to play in the future of England.
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Some people think that I haven’t got the brains to be that clever.
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Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to become a sportsman.
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[Meeting Mandela] was the highlight of my career; to meet such a great man and a strong man and such a passionate man about sport and life will always stay with me.
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When I was seven I wanted to be a footballer, but when I was 14, I wanted to be a model. Look where it’s put me now!
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Is the Pope Catholic. No I’m serious. I really need to know.
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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.
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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.
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It’s my responsibility to walk around the hotel with a big smile on my face and not worry about what’s happened in the last game.
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
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He was a quiet man, Eric Cantona, but he was a man of few words.
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