--- title: "10 Player Quotes By David Beckham" description: "10 Player quotes by David Beckham. Plus more from David Beckham and more Player sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/david-beckham-2195_best-players_this-team-england-has-some-of-the-best-p_1616707.jpg" --- > [ This team \[England\] has some of the best players in England ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/this-team-england-has-some-of-the-best-players-in-england/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/david-beckham-2195_best-players_this-team-england-has-some-of-the-best-p_1616707.jpg) > [Pele was a complete player. I didn't see him live obviously, because I wasn't born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/pele-was-a-complete-player-i-didn-t-see-him-live-obviously-because-i/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/464/david-beckham-2195_born_pele-was-a-complete-player-i-didn-t-see_2272171.jpg) > [To have a successful team, you have to have great players of course - but you have to have good personalities and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/to-have-a-successful-team-you-have-to-have-great-players-of-course/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/david-beckham-2195_courses_to-have-a-successful-team-you-have-to-ha_3222137.jpg) > [Paul Scholes was always unbelievably talented. Quiet. And dirty. When he got his tackle right, it was a great tackle. But when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/paul-scholes-was-always-unbelievably-talented-quiet-and-dirty-when-he/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/916/david-beckham-2195_dirty_paul-scholes-was-always-unbelievably-tal_283355.jpg) > [I think the most important goal I scored in Spain was the first one because people were wary about me coming over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-think-the-most-important-goal-i-scored-in-spain-was-the-first-one/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/david-beckham-2195_football_i-think-the-most-important-goal-i-scored_397766.jpg) > [Our performance during this World Cup has not been enough to progress further and both myself and all the players regret that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/our-performance-during-this-world-cup-has-not-been-enough-to-progress/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/david-beckham-2195_cups_our-performance-during-this-world-cup-ha_1899455.jpg) > [Interviewer: Would it be fair to describe you as a volatile player? Beckham: Well, I can play in the centre, on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/interviewer-would-it-be-fair-to-describe-you-as-a-volatile-player/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/david-beckham-2195_beckham_interviewer-would-it-be-fair-to-describe_2965451.jpg) > [ That goal \[in the 1998 World Cup\] changed me-not as a person, but as a player. People have looked at me differently… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/that-goal-in-the-1998-world-cup-changed-me-not-as-a-person-but-as-a/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd9/david-beckham-2195_achieve_that-goal-in-the-1998-world-cup-changed_1349712.jpg) > [At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/at-the-end-of-the-day-i-m-a-footballer-who-has-played-at-some-of-the/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/david-beckham-2195_best_at-the-end-of-the-day-i-m-a-footballer-w_1880883.jpg) > [I hope I become a better player day after day. This is one of my goals. I want to improve in every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-hope-i-become-a-better-player-day-after-day-this-is-one-of-my-goals/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02a/david-beckham-2195_bigger_i-hope-i-become-a-better-player-day-afte_2063942.jpg) ## Other authors on Player ## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/my-parents-were-always-very-strict-and-they-gave-me-the-right-beliefs/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [For me to be here to present this to the greatest sportsmen of all time, I feel particularly honored. This absolutely is a highlight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/for-me-to-be-here-to-present-this-to-the-greatest-sportsmen-of-all/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [No matter who our opponents are, or who we are playing against, we want to win the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/no-matter-who-our-opponents-are-or-who-we-are-playing-against-we-want/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-respect-all-religions-but-i-m-not-a-deeply-religious-person-but-i/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [I would walk back from the United States to play for England again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-would-walk-back-from-the-united-states-to-play-for-england-again/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [I haven't retired from international football - I still believe I have a part to play in the future of England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-haven-t-retired-from-international-football-i-still-believe-i-have/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/people-just-assume-over-the-years-that-soccer-players-are-not-too/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [Maths is totally done differently to what I was teached when I was at school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/maths-is-totally-done-differently-to-what-i-was-teached-when-i-was-at/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/there-s-room-for-boys-and-girls-football-in-the-world-that-s-what-i/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [I know that I will always regret it later in life if I had turned down the chance to play at another great club…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-know-that-i-will-always-regret-it-later-in-life-if-i-had-turned/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [I needed two stitches after Alex kicked the boot at me. (on Ferguson)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-needed-two-stitches-after-alex-kicked-the-boot-at-me-on-ferguson/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about 7.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/my-parents-have-been-there-for-me-ever-since-i-was-about-7/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [I'm happy in Madrid, my kids are happy and my wife is happy, so everything's good. If anyone knows about contracts they take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-m-happy-in-madrid-my-kids-are-happy-and-my-wife-is-happy-so/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-would-never-complain-about-the-position-i-m-in-or-the-attention-i/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-ve-got-friends-in-the-different-teams-i-ve-played-for-but-family-is/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/player/david-beckham/#itemlist", "name": "10 Player Quotes By David Beckham", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This team [England] has some of the best players in England", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Beckham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/this-team-england-has-some-of-the-best-players-in-england/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/david-beckham-2195_best-players_this-team-england-has-some-of-the-best-p_1616707.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/david-beckham-2195_best-players_this-team-england-has-some-of-the-best-p_1616707.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/david-beckham-2195_best-players_this-team-england-has-some-of-the-best-p_1616707.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This team [England] has some of the best players in England” — David Beckham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pele was a complete player. 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