- Nov 07, 2020
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- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
We've had to pay to play. We've had to borrow kit. We've had to train on a Friday night. Maybe a lot of boys, given that opportunity, would slip away, whereas we've had the mentality to go, 'I really want this. I'm going to show that I can do this.'
- End Of The Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the end of the day, you've got a job to do, and that's playing football.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
We'd love to be playing to five or six thousand.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is a bit surreal when I'm out and people are having a look or staring or wanting selfies.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very privileged to be a professional footballer, and I want to encourage more young girls to play.
- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's going to be a massive honour to represent your country, if selected, for the World Cup.
- Brilliant
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- Nov 07, 2020
The amount of TV exposure we have had and the attention women's football has got has been brilliant.
- Nov 07, 2020
We want to be role models.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's difficult because the men's game is so big and attracts so much money and sponsorship, and so it's always going to take priority.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're doing a lot of work in schools getting girls to play football, breaking down any taboos there might be, and we're seeing them get interested and bring their families along, where they have such a good match day experience that they're coming back.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think that what's happening is that girls are enjoying playing. It's a lot more acceptable, and now we have a Women's Super League with hugely dedicated female role models - really committed players who people can see are dedicated and training as hard if not harder than any male players - that's all progressing the sport.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
We hope girls are inspired to start playing at a younger age and try to get to a World Cup themselves.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
We always want to play and be dominant with the ball, but we respect the opposition.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Opinion of the sport is constantly getting better. Our semi-professional league is starting to change people's attitudes, and it'll get better as the years go on.
- Family And Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know other people say that football isn't easy as a sport for girls, but my family and friends have always been really supportive.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The World Cup is what we've done all them hours for. It's why we give up normal life.
- Image
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- Nov 07, 2020
The image of women's football has definitely changed. Now we've got to make sure it keeps developing.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
We've got to make sure we keep the media attention on us; being on telly and in the papers gets people interested.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
At Arsenal, we train for about two hours a day and are treated just the same as the men. It makes a big difference, and it gives young girls something to aim for.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing for England, it's a massive honour to wear the shirt anyway, but to come and play at Wembley Stadium, in terms of how women's football has developed, it's a massive opportunity.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
We've got two semi-professional leagues; we've got many other leagues, more coaching opportunities for youngsters. You never had that when I was younger. You had to go and join in with the boys - that helped me as a player, but I think girls feel more confident playing with other girls of the same age.
- Come
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- Nov 07, 2020
Games don't come much bigger than playing the title holders with the chance to win the trophy yourselves.
- Disappointment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Missing the chance to go to the 2007 World Cup was the biggest disappointment of my career.
- Europe
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- Nov 07, 2020
We want to be the best in Europe.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't practise indirect free-kicks, but the technique and how I strike the ball I practise a lot.
- Careful
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum and dad were always careful with money.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mum stayed home to look after us, and Dad was an electrician, working long hours to support us. We never went without, but we did have to be careful.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
We want to compete for every trophy at home and in Europe.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's great to be able to bring the best players from other countries and that they want to play in our league.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Olympics is one of the memories that will always be with me. It changed my life for the better.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm in such a privileged position to class football as my full-time job, to be captain of England, captain of Manchester City. I'm very lucky.
- Humble
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important I keep my feet on the ground and stay humble and still work hard.
- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started playing with my dad, and then I started going to soccer schools in Sunderland and managed to get scouted from there.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It doesn't get much more special than playing at Wembley in front of 70,000 people. It's definitely what dreams are made of.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family have always been supportive of my career, whether it's the highs of the World Cup or when I was just starting out.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
For the women's team, our job is to be professional footballers for club and country and be the best role models we can be.
- Dedicating
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think people admire us for dedicating our lives to be professional athletes. But we need more people to come and watch club games; we need to encourage girls to play football from an early age.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020