Emma Hayes

It's important for everyone's mental health they go home at Christmas. I don't want to tell any player they can't.

— Emma Hayes

I just don't know why anyone would ever think that women's football is a step down and that coaching World Cup champions,…

— Emma Hayes

I'm like everyone, I would hope for a fair and equal society and making great strides to create opportunities for women in…

— Emma Hayes

The football world needs to live by its promises and live by the diversity codes. They need to be promoting opportunities for…

— Emma Hayes

The qualities involved with having to manage are exactly the same as it would be for a men's team. We are talking…

— Emma Hayes

I empathize with players. In our culture it is all about strategies and interventions to help the individual based on their individual…

— Emma Hayes

I just want to win. I love winning. It does not bore me.

— Emma Hayes

Failure is a really strong word.

— Emma Hayes

I don't have a complacent dressing room, thank goodness.

— Emma Hayes

The interest is growing. It's a snowball-effect and I can't see anybody getting in the way of England becoming the best place…

— Emma Hayes

I sincerely hope AFC Wimbledon find the right candidate for their football club. The whole point about them not being able to…

— Emma Hayes

It was so bizarre. I've never accepted a job as quickly as I accepted the Chelsea one. I said yes, I'll do…

— Emma Hayes

Fran Kirby, Pernille Harder, Beth England, Magda Eriksson, Millie Bright, Maren Mjelde - do you want me to keep going? These are…

— Emma Hayes

We need clubs to take risks to hire the right candidates. At the end of the day, there aren't a lot of…

— Emma Hayes

I'm not afraid of Wolfsburg and I know my dressing room is not.

— Emma Hayes

I've been trusted with the responsibility of developing my players. I take that very seriously. Do I care about them? Yes, immensely.…

— Emma Hayes

That's a big part of who I am - developing mentality, mindsets.

— Emma Hayes

There's nothing more joyful than when a player, who you don't know if they are going to be able to cut it…

— Emma Hayes

I am an advocate of playing in big stadiums.

— Emma Hayes

I have a baby in the house, for any parent it is challenging knowing that you have to find different solutions daily,…

— Emma Hayes

I think the football world needs to wake up and recognize that women, while the game is played by a different gender,…

— Emma Hayes

I'm like any other football manager in that respect, we all live in fear of losing our job.

— Emma Hayes

The Women's Super League is the envy of the world in the women's game because the clubs, the Football Association and the…

— Emma Hayes

Meditation is important - yoga, walking.

— Emma Hayes

I don't like small things, I like big missions.

— Emma Hayes