A biography for Emma Hayeshasn’t been written yet.
“Being a parent changes you in life. I am responsible now.”
“I'm a merit-based person.”
“The qualities involved with having to manage are exactly the same as it would be for a men's team. We are talking about human beings.”
“I have made clear I don't have national-team ambitions.”
“It came as a great surprise to receive an MBE and it is a true honor for me and my family.”
“The Women's Super League is the envy of the world in the women's game because the clubs, the Football Association and the media are so well aligned.”
“But I'm grateful for everything I've got and I think that's part of my working-class background.”
“Everybody knows Man City and Chelsea is always a fiercely competitive game.”
“There's no better platform than to be with Sky. Sky will bring the elevation that the women's game needs. It's a partner that is taking women's sport very seriously and football tops that agenda.”
“We talk about women in football like we are not entitled to the same opportunity and the same access.”
“I am certain Chelsea are world leaders at a team level at what we do. For us it is part of our fabric. It is one of the many tenants that we factor into what helps towards our players becoming successful athletes and a successful team.”
“Geese always support each other. When a goose gets injured two birds always accompany it down to the ground. Just as geese do, we must support each other.”
“Changing leaders is something that's pretty normal in our environment, and as we always know with geese, they're extremely loyal to their cause.”
“Fortunately I have a good support network around me but am I sitting here and saying to myself: 'Should every football club have a creche?' Yes. I think that's the starting point.”
“I'm not afraid of Wolfsburg and I know my dressing room is not.”
“You don't take anything for granted when you play in the European game because it's so different, sizing each other up takes a game.”
“I sincerely hope AFC Wimbledon find the right candidate for their football club. The whole point about them not being able to afford me is nothing to do with money, but everything to do with the fact that I'm in the best job in the world. No amount of money is going to tempt me away from that.”
“Every team goes into every season aspiring for every trophy.”
“I share the concerns around the world about everything from a lack of opportunity to groups of people being oppressed.”
“The football world needs to live by its promises and live by the diversity codes. They need to be promoting opportunities for the less privileged. That's what I want to see.”