Quotes about "Women's Wisdom"

My mum never once tried to push me into something different, even though there was no way of making a living out of women's football. She supported me because she saw I was happy and that it gave me a focus to not be hanging around on the street. ”

I want people - boys and girls - to be sat at home watching me alongside the likes of Rio Ferdinand or Frank Lampard, thinking that it's normal, that we all know what we're talking about, and that they're not judging me at home just because I'm a female. ”

There's always a responsibility as a pundit, whether you're male or female: the way you present yourself, making sure you've got your facts right. ”

When I am really into a woman, the way I look at other women changes. The other women on the planet kind of fade away. And the majority of my energy goes to that person. ”

I want to know I made women's soccer better than it was when I came into it. ”

Whenever people say 'women's soccer,' I want to correct them to say 'soccer.' Every girl has had their sport diminished because they're girls. ”

I don't think the entire world respects women in sport. But if FIFA start respecting the women's game more, others will follow. ”

I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership. ”

My goal is to show girls that I'm fighting so they don't have to, so they don't have to fight the same battles, so they don't have to fight for wage equality or whatever it may be. ”

It wasn't until 1999 when my idols Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly took home the women's World Cup trophy at the Rose Bowl in front of 40 million TV viewers that I remember thinking how rare it was to see women play sports on TV. ”