Quote of the day by David Beckham: "I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to…" - a powerful lesson on hard work, discipline and why talent alone is never enough

• David BeckhamPeople tend to admire success from a safe distance, seeing the trophy without ever seeing the years that produced it.
• David Beckham summed up his own version of that gap plainly.
• "I have always believed that if you want to achieve anything special in life you have to work, work, and then work some more," he said.