A biography for Emma Hayeshasn’t been written yet.
“The best players aren't going to America, they're staying in Europe and in fact they're coming to England.”
“When people say: 'What's your biggest achievement?' Giving birth. Forget the rest of it.”
“Knowledge is always a benefit and to have a better understanding of our player's individual needs will help us.”
“I just want to win. I love winning. It does not bore me.”
“Ultimately I think clubs, boards, associations have to do more to provide an equal platform for women to get interviews for jobs.”
“I am an advocate of playing in big stadiums.”
“We've heard so much about introducing the Rooney Rule but I don't hear enough conversations about putting in place things so that females can get interviews.”
“You want to win more when you win. That's the thing about winning, it becomes addictive.”
“When you haven't seen your families for six months, it's really, really tough.”
“One of the biggest challenges you face as a female manager is getting a foot in the door to be interviewed fairly.”
“Beating Reading's not a shoo-in. They're a good team.”
“I'm like everyone, I would hope for a fair and equal society and making great strides to create opportunities for women in the men's game.”
“I snuck an hour to watch Bielsa on YouTube, I love that guy. I watched a video of him talking about tactics and formations against Brazil and I absolutely loved it.”
“You can't always be on top and dominant throughout.”
“Players that don't play aren't ever happy.”
“Who's to say both English teams can't qualify and meet each other in the final?”
“I remember Borehamwood, I remember the home crowd, I remember that special moment looking at all of our friends and family in the crowd because I don't think we could believe we were European champions.”
“We need clubs to take risks to hire the right candidates. At the end of the day, there aren't a lot of female coaches that have the top-level license and the coaching experience but that will change.”
“People are getting used to women's football on their screens, so as long as the quality of the product is high, we'll draw fans to the sport.”
“I think the football world needs to wake up and recognize that women, while the game is played by a different gender, it is exactly the same sport and the qualities involved with having to manage that is exactly the same then it would be for a men's team.”