We need people in the game to be honest, to call things as they are. — Jill Ellis Game Copy Share Image
I'm an American except when I'm in the supermarket or at the candy store. — Jill Ellis American Copy Share Image
My dad's always had an unbelievable, positive attitude about everything. — Jill Ellis Attitude Copy Share Image
Part of what's important for me is for our players to play on the road. — Jill Ellis Football Copy Share Image
My job is to bring in players I think can help this team, regardless of where they're playing. — Jill Ellis Football Copy Share Image
I took a $40k pay cut to leave my technical copywriter job and work for $6k a year. — Jill Ellis Job Copy Share Image
Something you look at when you go into a World Cup is your depth and your players that change the game. — Jill Ellis Change Copy Share Image
I grew up playing in the schoolyard with the boy, and on the side of the grounds my dad coached on. I… — Jill Ellis Dad Copy Share Image
If you ask my dad, I'm always the person that found the little bird out of the nest and is trying to… — Jill Ellis Bird Copy Share Image
When you go to a World Cup, in midfield you need to have players who can score from distance, who can get… — Jill Ellis Distance Copy Share Image
I think people get hung up on starters and 11s, and that number kind of rings through a lot of media's heads. — Jill Ellis I think Copy Share Image
We've got to make sure we have players that can break teams down because there's no space in behind; we need to… — Jill Ellis Behind Copy Share Image
It's incumbent on you to play games outside your region that will really test you. That's important to keep your edge. — Jill Ellis Games Copy Share Image
Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's… — Jill Ellis Ahead Copy Share Image
The challenge for young players is always stepping into the next level in terms of how much faster the game is. — Jill Ellis Always Copy Share Image
The players do their thing on the pitch, and there's a lot of young women or former players that want to coach. — Jill Ellis Coach Copy Share Image
You can do a lot of breakdown on games you played, but the takeaways from games you've played has to be on… — Jill Ellis Breakdown Copy Share Image
We have to get to a point in this country where our top players are seeking out the most challenging environments. — Jill Ellis Challenging Copy Share Image
You've got to make sure you're listening to the people that are important to listen to. And then everything else, you kind… — Jill Ellis Everything Copy Share Image
When you go through a tournament of seven games, there are peaks and valleys. You kind of ride the players that are… — Jill Ellis Go Copy Share Image
When I used to recruit in college, my sole job was to out-recruit what I had. And if I did that, I… — Jill Ellis College Copy Share Image
Especially in the States, at every level - whether it's collegiate, whether it's our professional league - we need more women in… — Jill Ellis Coaching Copy Share Image
You spend a lot of time as a coach going through every possible scenario. That's the kind of level of depth and… — Jill Ellis Coach Copy Share Image
I went into coaching never worrying about what I was coaching for other than trying to make sure that I can prepare… — Jill Ellis Amazing Copy Share Image
Coming out of 2015, I just realized it's OK not to look perfect. It's OK to make sure that your players remain… — Jill Ellis Belief Copy Share Image
You coach to coach. You don't coach to satisfy media, satisfy fans. — Jill Ellis Coach Copy Share Image
I was a Pompey lass - I can't say I supported Pompey all the time. — Jill Ellis Pompey Copy Share Image
One of the things we recognized coming out of 2015 is we had to get more and more high-level competition. — Jill Ellis Coming Copy Share Image
Ultimately, if you can have a very cohesive and tight unit, it obviously will pay dividends down the line. — Jill Ellis Dividends Copy Share Image
Players don't change drastically. Maybe they get more in form if they're a goal scorer, or they get healthier if they've been… — Jill Ellis Change Copy Share Image
I was just fortunate to move to the States and have an opportunity to play organized football. — Jill Ellis Football Copy Share Image
