A tale of woes here from Ingurland's former hero. Paparazzi, lack of conditioning and anything else.
"I don't think we've done as much conditioning work at Real Madrid as we used to do at Manchester United.
"I didn't feel as fit in the second half of the season as I did in the first half. Maybe that's the way the Spanish game is.
Beckham also admitted he had been affected by recent allegations over his private life but insisted he "will overcome this".
"It has been tough this season on and off the pitch because of certain situations, but I am strong enough.
"I've got to be strong because I am a father who has got to look after two young boys and my wife. When I'm down they pick me up and when they're down I pick them up."
"There really have been times during the past year that my life has become intolerable.
"My life is full of three or four cars following me all the time - even when I am taking my two children to play in the park. I want my children to enjoy their lives, but sometimes I can't go out of the front door without things going crazy. In Manchester, I could go to the Trafford Centre and walk around with my family with very few problems. That kind of thing isn't possible in Madrid.
"It's been said that the problem has been that I have been on my own a lot in Spain, but my family have been with me a lot more often than most people think.
"My wife was with me for most of the time, apart from when Brooklyn was at school back in England. It's great when they are around and we have finally got Brooklyn in a school in Spain.
"But we didn't send him last year because of something Zinedine Zidane told me. His children were in school over there and for the first few months there were people filming them in the playground.
"If we go over there as a family this year and that kind of thing happens then I would have to take a long look at it again. I've always maintained that I will never put my children in that kind of situation.
"My family are No.1 and my football is No.2 - and that's the way it will always be. I am very protective about my two boys.
"I have heard people criticise me for doing photo-shoots with them. Let me put this right - I have never done a photo-shoot with my kids. I never have and I never will.
"People ask me if my commercial activities are affecting me and I always say no. I don't have any regrets about my lifestyle.
"Some situations I have been pushed into, but others have been of my own choice. I feel I can live the life I want and also protect my children. It's been a difficult time, but this is my life and it's my wife's life. You either lie back and let people batter you or you come out fighting. We've come out fighting."