Behindwoods honour David Beckham with a prestigious award for the very first time - miss it at your own risk!

Behindwoods Gold Medals 8th edition was recently held at Islands Ground, Chennai on May 21 and 22 which witnessed a large number of crowd around 25000 people from various walks of life. This award ceremony is to honour the much-deserving celebrities and one among them was David Beckham, a famous legendry English former professional footballer, who was honored with Golden Global Icon of Inspiration. Though he could not come over to the ceremony due to travel issues, he has sent his love and wishes to all through a video!

Here's what he said :-

Vanakkam and Namaste to all of you! It's David Beckham here!

It is an incredible honour for me to receive the Behindwoods Gold Medal Award. Firstly, I want to say how honoured and how happy I am to receive this award tonight. I am really sorry that I can't be with you in person. But it makes me very proud that I have been recognised in this way. Playing for Manchester United, Real Madrid,  AC Milan, PSG, the Galaxy and ofcourse England, I have gained so many fans from India, around the world and everytime I speak to my fans from India and everytime I see them there's incredible love.

Question: What would you like to say to all the millions and millions of fans in India? About people, culture and food?

David Beckham: I have been very lucky to visit to some amazing countries around the world, amazing cities but I have never been to India. So one of the things I am really looking forward in doing is getting involved in the culture, meeting people, meeting the fans and eating the food because I love Indian food and that is one thing that I can't wait to do.

Question: Few words for the upcoming young legs in India, can you share any useful piece of tip to achieve the glory in their life?

David Beckham: My advise to anyone young and growing up with dreams is to believe in yourself because it's what I did when I was your age. When I was young, I wanted to play football professionally. I wanted to play for England, i wanted to play for Manchester United. And my dreams came true because I believed in myself and worked hard. So, you have to believe in yourself and enjoy what you do!

I am so thankful for the love and support of my fans in India. I know how challenging these past couple of years have been for India and I also want to pay tribute to the strength and resilience of the Indian people. Your positivity and energy as a nation is inspiring and I know that it will have a profound impact on future generations. I wish you all peace and happiness and I look forward to being with you very soon. Thank you and I am sending love and best wishes to you and your families.