Quotes & Sayings About Beckham

I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me. — David Beckham

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. — David Beckham

I've heard some of Victoria's new album and it's frightening. — David Beckham

I'm not worried about what's in fashion, what's not in fashion, what are the colors of the season. I go with my gut instinct because every time I haven't it's been a mistake. — Victoria Beckham

Fame is not like a jacket. You can't put it on and then take it off. — Victoria Beckham

I saw 'Billy Elliot' again, and what I loved about it was the way it had become a social document, a reminder of what happened with the mining communities in the '80s. And I thought, 'Everyone keeps wanting me to make a sequel to 'Beckham,' but maybe a musical remake is the answer, embracing all this theatricality.' — Gurinder Chadha

I have a lot on my plate. I'm not going to lie about it, I'm tired. I'm really tired but I'm also very happy with my life. — Victoria Beckham

He's the equivalent of the Spanish David Beckham. — Ron Atkinson

When you get older, you mature, and you start liking flowers. Although I try and keep it manly. — David Beckham

When I started out in fashion, everything had to be very structured and tight and controlling, and now I'm getting to a point where I think - I could wear a great big parka, that could be quite fabulous. I haven't always got to show off my size, show off my shape. It's a turning point for me. — Victoria Beckham

I love a nice tailored suit, but I also like to dress down. It all depends on what mood I'm in. — David Beckham

Drink whatever you like, just so long as it coordinates with your nail varnish. — Victoria Beckham

I've got great people who handle my schedule, and everything does revolve around the children. If there's a parents' night or an Easter bonnet parade or a Nativity play, whatever it might be, then I plan everything around that. — Victoria Beckham

I still look at myself and want to improve. — David Beckham

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

I began to appreciate that the job of an amateur sleuth was not quite so straightforward as they make out in the whodunits. — Bruce Beckham

I knew it was my time to retire, when I saw Messi running past me. — David Beckham

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. — David Beckham

What do you wear on a running machine? I can't bring myself to wear flat shoes. — Victoria Beckham

I showed that I wasn't just at Real Madrid to sell shirts. — David Beckham

I'm feminine, but I wouldn't say that I'm girly in any way at all. — Victoria Beckham

If you tell me I can't do something, that's the worst thing to tell me. And that's what I tell girls, and what Beckham's about: you can do it, you can do it better, and you can do it in the way you want. — Gurinder Chadha

I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again. — David Beckham

I've always come back from adversity, and I've always had the mentality of proving people wrong. — David Beckham

I did 'Good Morning America' with David Beckham. Oh, god, what a handsome devil that guy is. — Geoff Stults

He's a winner. There's no doubt about that, and it's stating the obvious to say that he's a tremendous talent.
(on David Beckham) — Kevin Keegan

Some wedges are great but you can look like your feet are encased in cement. — Victoria Beckham

My children are my priority and always have been. — Victoria Beckham

I consider all of my pieces to be investment pieces. A dress shouldn't be worn for one season - you should be able to wear it year after year. — Victoria Beckham

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. — David Beckham

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. — David Beckham

As a footballer, you always want to test yourself against the best. — David Beckham

I want to reach as many women throughout the world as I can. — Victoria Beckham

When it comes to designer, you can't beat Victoria Beckham. I love her stuff. — Amy Childs

I got a phone call saying we are from the News of the World, and we're exposing you and David Beckham. My heart did not beat for a minute. — Rebecca Loos

So how long have you been together? Two months?'
'Five.'
'Five? Jesus, Steve, you might as well get married. I should buy a hat.'
'Don't. They give away your Spock ears.'
She laughed. 'This is the Romanian girl?'
'Croatian.'
'Right. She's a painter?'
'Photographer.'
'Right.' She studied him.
'What?' he laughed self-consciously as though he was a twelve-year-old boy who'd just been caught with his first girlfriend.
'Nothing.'
'Come on.'
'I don't know Steve,' she cut into her meat, 'you've changed. You no longer write about Victoria Beckham and you have a girlfriend. I think ... '
'You think what?'
'I don't know, I might be jumping the gun here, but I think there's a possibility you might not be gay after all.'
A chip was hurled at her head. — Cecelia Ahern

Now, Neve, are you about to say no to me?' 'Well, it's just that - ' 'Because the word "no" is not in my vocabulary, along with the words "can't" and "Victoria Beckham". — Sarra Manning

I've always been a worker. I've never expected be given anything. — Victoria Beckham

I dress sexily - but not in an obvious way. Sexy in a virginal way — Victoria Beckham

If you can get your head around your dream it means your dream isn't big enough. — Victoria Beckham

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. — David Beckham

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. — David Beckham

This person they make me out to be irritates the hell out of me as well. — Victoria Beckham

Beckham is a nice man and I'm sure he will reach 100 appearances for England. But he is just a good player, nothing more. — Diego Maradona

I didn't want to go there [America] at 34 years old and for people to say he's only going for the money. It's not what I'm going out there to do — David Beckham

You may find another Beckham or Ronaldo, but never ever will you find another Sir Alex Ferguson. — Eric Cantona

It is nice to know that even David Beckham doesn't have good taste in everything. — Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I can't concentrate in flats. — Victoria Beckham

I'm a very driven, ambitious, positive person. But I'm a spiritual person as well. — Victoria Beckham

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? — David Beckham

Sometimes it's frustrating if I'm out with the kids and have to deal with the paparazzi. That comes with it though. But it was fun becoming famous. I mean, I even wanted to one of the kids in FAME when I was growing up. — Victoria Beckham

Being a dad is more important than football — David Beckham

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. — David Beckham

It's quite possible that Beckham suffers from a mental block at big tournaments — Franz Beckenbauer

I have no intention of ever working with the (Spice) girls again. — Victoria Beckham

I still believe I have a part to play for England. — David Beckham

My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez! — Victoria Beckham

I'm a very, very healthy eater. I eat lots of fish, lots of vegetables, lots of fruit. I don't eat junk food. — Victoria Beckham

Pele was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously, because I wasn't born — David Beckham

I always say that practice gets you to the top most of the time. — David Beckham

[My boys] bloody well will work. Same as myself, same as David. They're not going to be the kinds of kids that just hang about. I want them to be able to fulfill their passions, but I think it's important that the children grow up and have respect for themselves. — Victoria Beckham

I've got a lot that I want to do, so I would like to expand my empire, for sure. I love it. — Victoria Beckham

I think as I have got older, I have got a bit more relaxed, although you might not think that if you heard me screaming at my kids. — Victoria Beckham

I'm smiling on the inside. I feel I have a responsibility to the fashion community. — Victoria Beckham

He [Beckham] has two feet, which a lot of players don't have nowadays. — Jimmy Hill

I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out. — Victoria Beckham

If a frog is placed into a pot of boiling water it will immediately try to jump out; but if it's placed into a pot of cool water that's gradually heated until boiling, it will stay put and never try to jump out. — Richard Beckham II

I become quite obsessive when I get into something. — Victoria Beckham

I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to work, work, and then work some more. — David Beckham

You can make anything into a special occasion and dress up for it — Victoria Beckham

Thus the great wind, the afflatus, gave breath and turbulence to all life; and inspiration clung to the minds and hearts of men. — Richard Beckham II

I really connect with Victoria Beckham's desire to do something that she wants to do. Of the girls we've been talking about, she's one of the few that has this incredible sort of "I want to do it, and I want to do it well." — Manolo Blahnik

I'm not one of these people that needs to feel loved. I don't need to see my picture everywhere. — Victoria Beckham

The way I look at it, a footballer wouldn't play in flip-flops or dip their feet in acid and then expect to get to David Beckham's level. My voice is my living, so I'll be looking after it. — Jessie J.

[F]or the most part football these days is the opium of the people, not to speak of their crack cocaine. Its icon is the impeccably Tory, slavishly conformist Beckham. The Reds are no longer the Bolsheviks. Nobody serious about political change can shirk the fact that the game has to be abolished. And any political outfit that tried it on would have about as much chance of power as the chief executive of BP has in taking over from Oprah Winfrey. — Terry Eagleton

I've been in the public eye for about 15 or 16 years and I'm very aware that fame is not a given. I have to maintain it. It's not just something that will always be there. — Victoria Beckham

I'm a big fan of old boots. — David Beckham

These people are amazing. It's so emotional I was thinking about wearing waterproof mascara. — Victoria Beckham

Nothing is more important to England's arrangements for the World Cup than the state of David Beckham's foot. — Tony Blair

I take care of myself. I work out every day. I eat healthy. But I like to have fun too. — Victoria Beckham

I've felt a little tired, but I'm only 24. I love playing football. That's my job and that's what I love doing. — David Beckham

In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond. — Victoria Beckham

Well I'm the Prince and I'm sort of slaying a dragon - which is something I've never done before, obviously. — David Beckham

My guess is that if David Beckham wants Ronaldo's jersey, he's going to get it. — Landon Donovan

One thing will not change - we will be going out to win. — David Beckham

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

Someone once I asked my son Cruz, 'When's your birthday?' and he told them, 'It's just after Fashion Week!' — Victoria Beckham

I'm very lucky with the people that recognise me - it's at a very tolerable level. I don't think I could handle the level of recognition which David Beckham has. — Sean Maguire

I like David Beckham just because of his lifestyle. He don't ever need to score another goal again. How many times has he been on the cover of GQ? — Wale

It's a great honor ... and it's an honor to be with her majesty, obviously ... I'm very honored to be given this honor.
(upon receiving the OBE) — David Beckham

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. — David Beckham

Somewhere along the line, between the idealisms of youth and the realities of adulthood, we become pacified by our jobs; we tolerate how we hurt the world so that we can sustain our lives. At some point, blurred in the past, we traded the greater good for ourselves. — Richard Beckham II

I actually used to smile a lot in pictures. I think I only stopped smiling when I got into fashion. Fashion stole my smile! — Victoria Beckham

My priority is always the family and Victoria [Beckham] and I always ensure we are there for our children. We work hard but family comes first. — David Beckham

My new tattoo is Jesus being carried by three cherubs. Obviously the cherubs are my boys. At some point they are going to need to look after me. That's what they're doing in the picture. It means a lot. — David Beckham

Beckham in Paris will certainly be good for shopping. I love this player but he is not the footballer he was. And if he comes to Paris now it will be to do something other than football. — Michel Patini

My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7. — David Beckham

The buzz is still with me. I get goose bumps. — David Beckham

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

To this day, one of my proudest achievements is captaining my country. — David Beckham