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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.

- David Beckham

Father, Achievement, Career, Husband

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.

- David Beckham

Other, Religious, Very, Respecting

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.

- David Beckham

Other, Religious, Brought, Respecting

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

- David Beckham

Love, Young, Players, Respecting

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.

- David Beckham

Love, Treat, Doing, Hobby

Being hardworking is the best thing you can show children.

- David Beckham

Children, Best, Show, Hardworking

I always wanted to be a hairdresser.

- David Beckham

Always, Wanted, Hairdresser

I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.

- David Beckham

Love, England, Country, Retire

Two of my boys are Manchester United fans; one is an Arsenal fan. Whenever there is a game I can take the boys to, I love taking them.

- David Beckham

Love, Game, United, Manchester

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

My Life, Celebrity, Still, Positive Way

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.

- David Beckham

Perfect, Some, Meant, Eyebrows

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.

- David Beckham

Give, Your, Particular, Sportsman

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!

- David Beckham

Country, Pedestal, Patriotic, Sportsman

I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs.

- David Beckham

Straight, Straight Line, Compulsive

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 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.

- David Beckham

Lucky, Very, Works, Never Complain

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

Kid, I Remember, Allen, Showing Up

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.

- David Beckham

Thought, Telling, Dad, Arm

Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.

- David Beckham

Manager, Level, Ferguson, Alex

Nothing amazes me anymore.

- David Beckham

Amazing, Me, Nothing, Amazes

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

Treat, Always, Very, Strict

I'm used to being around kids. Even when I was growing up in London, I had an older sister, I had a younger sister that I used to look after from time to time.

- David Beckham

London, Younger, Had, From Time To Time

There are certain battles that you pick. When they're not worth picking, they're laughable stories.

- David Beckham

Stories, Pick, Certain, Battles

Every situation has changed me as a person.

- David Beckham

Me, Person, Every, Changed

Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times, and played for managers without sentiment.

- David Beckham

Big, Country, Some, Managers

I've played under some of the biggest and best managers and achieved almost everything in football. Of course it hurts when people question it, but I've come to the end of my career and can look back and say I've achieved everything with every club that I've played for.

- David Beckham

Career, Some, Almost, Managers

People just assume, over the years, that soccer players are not too intelligent. As with most assumptions, they're wrong.

- David Beckham

Soccer, Over, Players, Assume

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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The Most Important, Always, Case

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

Think, Side, Overpowering, Less Is More

There's room for boys' and girls' football in the world-that's what I believe.

- David Beckham

Football, Boys And Girls, I Believe

We've been asked to do 'Playboy' together, me and Victoria, as a pair. I don't think I'll ever go naked, but I'll never say never.

- David Beckham

Think, Been, Victoria, Together

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