The only fight worth fighting is to give all children equal opportunities regardless of race or gender, to judge individuals on their qualities and not their backgrounds. The victory won't come when nobody feels able to voice racist abuse, but when nobody thinks of doing so in the first place.

White players always said to me: 'You can call me 'a white so and so,' I don't mind.' But that's because society has indoctrinated us over the past 400 years to think that that's like saying 'you handsome so and so.'

I'm quite unfit. It's the motivation that's the problem, I need a goal. When I was a professional footballer I trained every day because I had to.

I felt I had to take the Celtic opportunity. You quickly learn that any managerial vacancy attracts up to 60 or 70 applicants, so you need a good reason to turn a job down. A start is a start.

I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women's football in the States is a bit idyllic.

I found it tough to follow an athlete's lifestyle. But soon, it became a part of my life, and I embraced it.

There are people who love you and people who hate you, but for me, more so, people only think they know me by how I act or perform on a tennis court.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.