A biography for Ada Hegerberghasn’t been written yet.
“It can be tough to stand alone for something you believe in.”
“I think when people ask me, 'Who's your favourite player?' it's hard for me to answer.”
“It's impossible to play football in a world among men and not fight for equality.”
“If each woman stands up and uses her voice, imagine how many voices would be together and how strong a mass that would be.”
“When I was little, I always loved scoring goals.”
“I think more about preparation than numbers. If I'm well prepared, there will be results.”
“Norway has a great history of women's football, but it's harder now. We've stopped talking about development, and other countries have overtaken us.”
“Sometimes you need to make difficult choices.”
“Obviously, I'd love to play for my country.”
“When you're quite sure about yourself and the values and where you want to go, it's easy to make difficult choices.”
“That's the great thing with Lyon: we are such a competitive group of players, but we know each other so well, so what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.”
“My father and my mother were professional footballers and have also been coaches.”
“People wonder what you are going to do after you've won the Champions League three times? Win it again, if I can.”
“I had nightmares after being with the national team. You shouldn't have things like that.”
“When you first win a trophy, you want to do it again and again. It keeps you hungry.”
“I know what I want and know my values, and therefore, it's easy to take hard choices when you know what the ambitions are and what values you stand for, so it's all about staying true to yourself, be yourself.”
“Winning all these trophies and having all this success gives you a voice.”
“I like books. I read a lot, to be honest.”
“I wish my national team all the best.”
“On the pitch, I can be really fearless. It's all about performing, and I forget about everything else. When I step off, in real life, I can be a different person. I can feel vulnerable sometimes.”