[新聞] Galaxy star touches on numerous facets of his life
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From: http://tinyurl.com/2alwyv 洛杉磯時報 (Los Angeles Times)
Q & A WITH DAVID BECKHAM, PART TWO
Galaxy star touches on numerous facets of his life
From his plans for the future, to his hopes of reaching 100 caps with the
English national team, Beckham reveals plenty.
By Grahame L. Jones, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 5, 2007
Earlier this year, a dealer in Germany listed for sale on EBay what he
described as David Beckham's 2006 World Cup player credential. It had been
found, the seller claimed, by a worker at the stadium where England was
ousted from the tournament by Portugal.
The credential, with Beckham's photograph and signature, looked as genuine as
they come, and it fetched more than $250. So there was an obvious question to
ask Beckham on Thursday when he sat down with The Times for an in-depth
interview.
Question: After the Portugal game last summer, what did you do with your FIFA
credential?
Answer: It's at home. I always keep memorabilia -- everything that I have
that is a special memory, or just a memory.
There are so many things that are out there that are not real. I've had
problems in the past, but there's nothing you can do about it because there's
so much of it.
Q: Do you think England will qualify for Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland
next summer?
A: We've put ourselves in a better position now than we were in two or three
games ago. I think we've come together as a team, which is important. You
have to have that togetherness, and I think that's there now.
It's still going to be tough, because every team that comes up against
England wants to beat us. That's the way it has always been and that's the
way it will always be. So it's up to us now. It's only us that can blow it.
If we win our games -- we've got two at home and one away -- then we'll
qualify. If we don't, then it'll be a disaster.
Q: Is your injury layoff going to make it more difficult for you to win back
your place on the England squad?
A: Not really. With injuries, it's always tough. But [England Coach Steve
McLaren] has been sort of checking on me with my rehab and with my treatment
and he's been making sure that I'm coming along well. But he knows also that
I can't rush it.
Hopefully, I'll still be in the plans. I don't see any reason why I shouldn't
be, but who knows? I just need to get myself fit, and once I'm fit I can
start playing again for the Galaxy, the last few games of the season, and
maybe the playoffs, and then there are two England games in November.
Q: You have played 97 games for England. Why is reaching 100 caps so
important to you?
A: I think once you reach a point of, like, 90 caps, you want to reach 100,
and then you want to reach 110 and then more than that. It's just a big thing
in England. There are not many players who have got to that 100-cap
milestone. It's important to me. I've always wanted to reach it and I just
hope I do.
Q: England has not won the World Cup since 1966. Does it have something to do
with the style of play?
A:It's hard to say . . . because the players we've had over that time and the
teams we've had and the managers we've had, without going into the fan
support we have, if you look at all that, we are amazed we haven't won it
since '66.
There's all the excuses in the world you can come up with, but some of it is
just down to a bit of luck along the way.
Q: Beyond your former clubs, Manchester United and Real Madrid, and England,
where does your soccer interest lie? Do you follow anything else?
A: I'm interested in watching the Premiership and I'm interested in watching
La Liga. I'm pleased that Manchester United are doing so well and also
pleased that Real Madrid have brought in the players they have. It's
strengthened the squad and it's something that the club needs.
Q: Did you watch any of the Women's World Cup? Any thoughts?
A: I watched a couple of the games. The England girls did well, but they came
up against a team [the U.S.] that was experienced and too strong for them in
the end. But the standard of women's football is very high.
Q: The U.S. soccer federation is in talks with Fabio Capello, your former
coach at Real Madrid, about possibly becoming its technical director. Would
he be a good choice?
A: To have a man of that experience involved in U.S. soccer would be huge.
He's been so successful at every club he's been at. He's respected throughout
football and among players who have played for him. It can only be good for
the game here.
Q: You helped London land the 2012 Olympic Games. You must be pleased to have
helped bring the Games to your home city, especially since London was not
favored?
A: I've spoken to Sebastian Coe and I made him well aware that anything I can
do before the Olympics, I want to help out. I still want to be part of it.
It was one of my biggest achievements and one of the most exciting times of
my career, really. I was brought up in the east end of London and that's
where the majority of the new building and stuff is going to go on, so that's
pretty incredible.
Q: Have you watched any other sports since you've been in Los Angeles?
A: I watched a baseball game and I've watched a couple of football games and
I'm trying to get my head around it. I love all sports. I do like basketball,
so I'm looking forward to the season.
Q: Is it difficult being David Beckham? Can you just be David without the
Beckham?
A: Yeah. When I'm at home. My sons run around at home shouting, 'I'm David
Beckham,' when they're playing soccer at home and joking around. No, I've
been brought up as normal as possible. My family are very down-to-earth
people.
But I'd never complain about my position.
Q: But you never have any privacy in public?
A: That's one of the tough things. When I do take the kids out to dinner or
when I do, like you say, take the kids down to play their own soccer games.
I'd like that time to just concentrate on the boys and make sure that they're
happy and are enjoying themselves. That's maybe the only tough side of it.
But I also realize that that's part of it. That's part of my life. I've never
turned down someone for an autograph. I would never do that. Kids always
remember that. I remembered it when somebody turned me down for an autograph.
Q: Who was it?
A: I can't say. He's been really nice to me since then.
Q: When you do eventually hang up your boots, what do you want to do, apart
from the youth soccer academies?
A: I'm an ambassador for UNICEF and I've always wanted to do more on that
side, but obviously with my playing career and things I have to do day in and
day out with training and playing, I can't go and do what I want to do with
UNICEF, like visit different countries and get involved in things that much.
So that's one thing that I'm passionate about and one thing I'm really
looking forward to doing when I finish. . . . But the charity thing is -- I
know it sounds cliché and something many people say that they want to get
involved in -- but it's something that I'm really looking forward to.
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