Portia Modise

“"You get to realise that the little love you know is not enough for the person that you're with."”

“"It didn't matter where I came from, I was talented."”

“"When you are Black, it comes with disadvantages, because you need to really prove yourself."”

“"We are there to do what we love, to share the game, to motivate other women out there and to make sure that if they want to play the game, there are people like us fighting for them."”

“"There is nothing wrong in being a lesbian; it is how you project yourself in public places. You are born with it and you won't just change it because somebody says you should do it."”

“"I didn't wake up to choose to be gay. I didn't want to be insulted every day when I walk in the street. I didn't choose this, but I was born like this."”

“"If people didn't love me when I was scoring goals, putting South Africa on the map, why would I expect them to love me because I tell the truth about women's football?"”

“"Women are being discovered, women are being celebrated, a lot of people are starting to know about these women that are doing wonders in our country."”

“"What causes emptiness in stadium it is that people don’t respect fans anymore – we are losing it."”

“"We are forgetting that without fans there’ll never be football and these players will never get paid."”

“"It's not about disrespecting the country, it's about the country helping us."”

“"It's about time now we get the recognition and we get the gender equality that we deserve."”