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- Nov 07, 2020
Football Quotes
Reflections from the field, the sideline, and the stands.
This set of football quotes draws on players describing what the game demanded of them, from proving doubters wrong despite their size to naming the skills that earned them a nickname. A few speak plainly about football being central to who they are, not just a pastime. For more on the people who play it, see our Football Players quotes.
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- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a professional football player, I have known perfectly well from the day I started playing that every day I have to fight for my place.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even though I support the blue side of Manchester's football heritage, I don't really mind that wherever I go in the world it's not Manchester City that starts the conversation. 'Ah, yes, Manchester United,' is the response when I say where I come from. It's commonplace everywhere - in Europe, Africa, Asia and even the U.S.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
At Sunderland, all the girls knew each other. I wasn't that extroverted person to go join in. I was a little bit in my shell. But as soon as I started kicking a football, it was fine.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't get paid enough money really to live properly, sleeping on people's sofas and stuff, but that was the moment when I thought, 'I just wanna play football professionally; whether I get paid 10 euros or 10,000 euros, I just wanna play.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanna play until I am 45 if my body will let me. After football, I have no idea.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never had a problem with the people I was close to because I was playing football with them, and they knew I could play. It didn't matter that I was a girl.
- Never Give Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football is something I would never give up on, whether I ended up playing professional or in a Sunday league team.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020
There were three football fields next door to my house. I used to walk down to the boys' team, but eventually, I was told I was going to have to stop playing because I was a girl.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
At Sunderland, our kit was five times too big, and we got the local bus to games; in America, I got bags of Nike kit, flew to away games, and played in front of thousands of fans. It opened my eyes to what women's football could - and should - be.
- Garden
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- Nov 07, 2020