英格兰球星贝克汉姆日前宣布将在赛季末退役，这一消息引起了全球媒体的关注。在巴黎的Le Bristol 酒店，他第一时间接受了好友、昔日曼联队友加里▪内维尔《天空体育》的专访。在曼联开始职业生涯时两人曾是室友，如今小贝对加里敞开了心扉。
贝克汉姆开玩笑说，当欧冠与巴萨交锋、被梅西一下子过掉的那一瞬间，他意识到自己已经老了。“在那场主场比赛里，当梅西带球过掉我的时候，我可能就知道（该退役）了。能这样告别是件好事，很简单，你作为一个冠军离开，所以我认为，现在是合适的时机了。”
以下为专访全文内容：
Gary Neville: You’ve just announced your retirement. Why now?
加里·内维尔：你刚刚宣布退役，为什么选在这个时候？
David Beckham: I think over the years when I’ve seen players retire, when you ask them about it, they always say ‘you’ll know when you’re ready’. And I think I know when I’m ready. I think I’m ready. Obviously it’s a difficult decision because I still like I can play at the top level and still have done for the last six months. But I always said to myself that I want to go out at the top. If you’d said to me eight months ago that I’d be playing in the French league, winning the French Cup, winning the league, and finishing like this, I would have said ‘absolutely no chance’. But I was given the opportunity to come to PSG and I just feel now is the time.
大卫·贝克汉姆：这么多年，我看到过很多球员退役，我问他们的时候，他们总是说，当时候到了，你会知道的。我想现在是时候了。这当然是一个艰难的决定，因为我感觉自己仍能发挥最高水平，就像过去这六个月一样，但我一直悄悄对自己说，我想要达到顶峰时离开。八个月前，如果你告诉我，我会来法甲联赛踢球，并且赢得法国联赛杯取得法甲联赛冠军，然后急流勇退离开赛场，我会说绝对不可能，但我后来得到了进巴黎圣日耳曼的机会，现在我只是感觉，是时候（退役）了。
GN: You think or you know?
加里：这只是你的主观判定，还是确定就是现在退役？
DB: I think. I love the game so much, you know how much we love the game, but I just feel… I dunno. It’s the right time, I believe it’s the right time. But I’ll always feel like I can do more, that’s the problem.
大卫·贝克汉姆：主观判定吧。我很喜欢足球运动，这你也知道，但我就是感觉……说不清楚。我相信现在选择退役正合适。但我总感觉我还能做得更多，这就是问题所在。
GN: When did that moment come? When did it hit you?
加里：那你是什么时候萌生退役想法的？
DB: Probably when Messi was running past me! No. I actually don’t know. I just feel I’ve been so lucky throughout my career, the fact that I’ve played for the clubs I’ve played for, the players that I’ve played with, all the trophies that I’ve won, playing in the MLS last season and winning the championship there, then coming to PSG and winning the French league here, I think it’s a good way to go out.
大卫·贝克汉姆：可能是被梅西过掉的那一瞬吧！不对，其实我也不知道。其实我的足球事业一直很幸运，曾经效力的俱乐部待我很好，一起踢球的队友也十分友善，我还拿到了许多奖杯，赢得了上赛季美国职业足球联盟的冠军，然后我加入巴黎圣日耳曼，在这里赢得法甲联赛冠军。所以这时候离开也很合适。
