Alex Scott Quotes

To walk out at Wembley in an England shirt is a big deal for a girl who remembers playing in her local football cage down the park in Poplar with the boys.
We don't really compare ourselves to the men's game or what they do. For us, it's about trying to get more people involved in the women's games.
We need to give our goalkeepers the same level of training that we've given to our outfield players.
When I finished playing, I didn't think I would be able to replace the buzz you feel at kick-off, but when the light on top of the camera turns red, and you're about to go live to the nation, it is a very similar feeling.
When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick.
When I started, when I was eight, I never thought I would make a career out of being a woman footballer.
When I was going off to training and matches at Arsenal, my mum wouldn't be on the side cheering me on: she'd be working so I'd have football boots. I saw that you had to work hard if you wanted to do anything in life.
When I was in the GB Women's football team at the 2012 Olympics, it was obvious who was in the first XI and who was making up the numbers. Kelly Smith was going to be first-choice striker no matter what, and the other forwards in the squad mentally checked out as a result.
When I was younger, my food and fitness were less controlled - I just loved football.
When things don't happen in my life, I believe that I've been pushed into another path for a reason, and there's a bigger picture.
While I was playing football in the U.S., I learnt to play the guitar, and I'm picking it up again now.
Women are the same. We watch football; we play football. Why wouldn't we be out there giving our opinions on the sport ,too?
You have to listen to the anthems, allow the emotion to come, but then need to snap back into the match and your specific task.
You'll be someone's favourite, and someone else is going to hate you, aren't they? I know that I can't please everyone, but what I can do is be myself and be true to my values.
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