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“I don't like to make comparisons between former managers because they all bring a unique style.”
“When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick.”
“I may not have played men's football, but I've been at World Cups as a player. I know the emotions. I've been in quarter finals, a semi-final. I'd been substituted and sat on the bench watching us lose a penalty shoot-out. I know what happens, what you need when the pressure's on.”
“When I finished playing, I didn't think I would be able to replace the buzz you feel at kick-off, but when the light on top of the camera turns red, and you're about to go live to the nation, it is a very similar feeling.”
“I remember when I first got into the England side, going to meet ups where you were just doing a job, you were almost looking to go back to your clubs as soon as you arrived. That changed. The Lionesses got the feel of a club; it was a place you wanted to be, a set-up you couldn't wait to join.”
“Women are the same. We watch football; we play football. Why wouldn't we be out there giving our opinions on the sport ,too?”
“When I was younger, my food and fitness were less controlled - I just loved football.”
“My body shape has transformed as sports science research has developed. It used to be thought that footballers needed to be big and do lots of weights and little cardio.”
“If a player wants to be the best, then they also need to give themselves a talking-to. You need to look inwards.”
“Most of my football education was under Hope Powell, and were some of her training sessions boring? Yes. But were they necessary? Yes. We fully understood what we needed to do as a defensive unit.”
“I've adopted that mentality: every day I do weights and core in the gym in the morning and train on the field in the afternoon. And I'm strict with my diet - I include protein in every meal and snack.”
“I'm that girl - I've never been camping; I don't even go to festivals because I hate the cold and the rain. If it starts to rain, I'm the first one on the training field to go in and get a hat!”
“I've always been a strong presence on social media. That's how I've connected with my fans, and in doing that, I'm allowing them to win.”
“I know what I do, I know I can play football, and I know I can talk about it.”
“When I was going off to training and matches at Arsenal, my mum wouldn't be on the side cheering me on: she'd be working so I'd have football boots. I saw that you had to work hard if you wanted to do anything in life.”
“You have to listen to the anthems, allow the emotion to come, but then need to snap back into the match and your specific task.”
“I knew that, to be the best right-back in the world, I had to improve my fitness so I could run up and down constantly for 90 minutes.”
“I'm just happy I get paid to train every day and play football. I can't ask more than that.”
“Sure, I do feel I am an ambassador for women's football. But that hasn't changed. It's been like that since I started at eight years old. I'm still me.”
“For me, football is football. I'm a fan; I'm passionate. I feel lucky to be in the position that I am.”