Every player has their own story, but I always thought of playing on my estate with dreams of what I might be… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I never want anyone to think I've been given a helping hand. I've always worked for everything, whether it be on the… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I played in three World Cups, and I would say that it was the last one that I enjoyed the most. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
For me, football is football. I'm a fan; I'm passionate. I feel lucky to be in the position that I am. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
The U.S.A. have a 'football arrogance,' which means winning is in their DNA - nothing else is good enough. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
When I was younger, my food and fitness were less controlled - I just loved football. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
If a player wants to be the best, then they also need to give themselves a talking-to. You need to look inwards. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I'm just happy I get paid to train every day and play football. I can't ask more than that. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
When I was going off to training and matches at Arsenal, my mum wouldn't be on the side cheering me on: she'd… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I was an attacking full-back but was told by Hope Powell to just sit back when we played U.S.A. in the 2007… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
To walk out at Wembley in an England shirt is a big deal for a girl who remembers playing in her local… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I like the way Frank Lampard articulates, like the fact Jamie Carragher really does his homework and the way Rio Ferdinand has… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
Most of my football education was under Hope Powell, and were some of her training sessions boring? Yes. But were they necessary?… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I loved getting messages from people saying they were watching during the World Cup with their son or daughter, and they could… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
Some people don't like change. Some embrace it. But the way it's going - not just in football, but in society generally… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
My mum never once tried to push me into something different, even though there was no way of making a living out… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
The first one is your first World Cup, so you go into it with a lot of pressure, trying to take it… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I've been in football since I was eight. Of course I know what I'm talking about. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
While I was playing football in the U.S., I learnt to play the guitar, and I'm picking it up again now. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
Women are the same. We watch football; we play football. Why wouldn't we be out there giving our opinions on the sport… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
Sure, I do feel I am an ambassador for women's football. But that hasn't changed. It's been like that since I started… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
The enjoyment of playing football gave me a positive pathway, but I could have taken a very different path. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
We need to give our goalkeepers the same level of training that we've given to our outfield players. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I know what I do, I know I can play football, and I know I can talk about it. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
Putting the need of your team above personal self-interest is a difficult thing to do. — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I may not have played men's football, but I've been at World Cups as a player. I know the emotions. I've been… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough to play in a number of finals, and I can still remember waking with butterflies in my stomach.… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
Football made me want to train and stay disciplined. It kept me away from things like drugs. Young people are faced with… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I was never motivated by money. I wanted to be an FA Cup finalist. I wanted to walk up the steps at… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
I remember when I first got into the England side, going to meet ups where you were just doing a job, you… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
In the 2007 World Cup, Kelly Smith went to another level, scoring twice against Japan and dragging the team forward with an… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
When I was in the GB Women's football team at the 2012 Olympics, it was obvious who was in the first XI… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
Football is for everyone, no matter what background you're from, what age, what level you play at. This is what it's all… — Alex Scott Copy Share Image
Being a footballer was about analysing performance, never being satisfied, seeing what lessons you can learn and who you can learn from. — Alex Scott Copy Share
I've realised that there is no magic trick to television; it just comes down to hard work and being prepared for every appearance and… — Alex Scott Copy Share
You have to listen to the anthems, allow the emotion to come, but then need to snap back into the match and your specific… — Alex Scott Copy Share
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. — Alex Scott Copy Share
When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick. — Alex Scott Copy Share
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. — Alex Scott Copy Share
Putting the need of your team above personal self-interest is a difficult thing to do. — Alex Scott Copy Share
I knew that, to be the best right-back in the world, I had to improve my fitness so I could run up and down… — Alex Scott Copy Share
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… — Alex Scott Copy Share
I'm that girl - I've never been camping; I don't even go to festivals because I hate the cold and the rain. If it… — Alex Scott Copy Share
I never want anyone to think I've been given a helping hand. I've always worked for everything, whether it be on the football field… — Alex Scott Copy Share
Women are the same. We watch football; we play football. Why wouldn't we be out there giving our opinions on the sport ,too? — Alex Scott Copy Share
I don't get wrapped up in the politics of going down to win a penalty or getting an opponent sent off. — Alex Scott Copy Share
