David Beckham: My Side

By David Beckham and Tom Watt

Book Overview

Perfect for fans of the hit Netflix docuseries, Beckham.

The autobiography of arguably the world's most celebrated sports icon, David Beckham--a classic rags to riches saga of a boy, born into a poor East End London family, with prodigious talent and a father who believed in him and supported him until he became the most gifted athlete of his generation and his nation's captain.

In his own words, Beckham talks about the pressures of celebrity, his controversial and celebrated career, his marriage to Victoria Beckham and family, and, of course, life as the world's best-known soccer player. In Beckham, the ordinary guy who fate decided would be lifted to glory tells the story of how it all happened.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060570938
• ISBN13: 9780060570934
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

David Beckham

This book is a great book if you are a soccer fan. If your not it will still change the way you look at sports stars forever! This book talks about David Beckham inside and out. It makes you realize how many people take the sport called soccer (football) so seriously and how that can affect a player. It makes you see David as a different person. You see past the reputation and greatness of this wonderful man. It makes you...

The book of the year!!

This book was totally awesome! I knew quite a lot about him and the football (soccer) that he played but I never knew how much of a family guy that he was. The chapters were sort of long, but I never felt bored reading this book, I always found myself wanting to read more and more. Towards the end of the book he talked about his move to Real Madrid a spanish soccer club, that has got to be one of the hardest things to do because...

Awesome insight into the man behind the image!

Excellent book! Provides a raw insight into a player often misunderstood. By the end of the book you see him in a new light, his values, his insecurities, and his moments of success. His story shows why Manchester United and Alex Ferguson are so good at what they do. After also reading Japp Stam's book, it makes clear what happens at that club if you cross the line.

Excellent autobiography even if you dont know soccer

This is a great book about David Beckham. I received it as a gift and what a fine gift. As an American, i dont know that much about soccer but i did find all the soccer stuff very interesting. He was very candid about his life including the death and kidnap threats toward him and his family that he constantly has to deal with. I found him to be an amazing , admirable person and someone whom God has given an incredible talent...

The Real Truth about Beckham

I recently became a fan of David Beckham and reading this book really made me a bigger fan. I recommand this book to any David Beckham Fan. This book takes you to a journey from his childhood days, to meeting his wife Victoria (Posh Spice), his 98 World Cup experience, the birth of his two adorable sons, Brooklyn (4) and Romeo (1), his experince as a Man. U player and his reasons for leaving Man. U and joining Real Madrid...