Steph Houghton

My mum and dad were always careful with money.

— Steph Houghton

Serena is an icon of women's sport.

— Steph Houghton

We'd love to be playing to five or six thousand.

— Steph Houghton

We want to be role models.

— Steph Houghton

We want to be the best in Europe.

— Steph Houghton

The Olympics is one of the memories that will always be with me. It changed my life for the better.

— Steph Houghton

We have to be playing near-perfect football to go and win a World Cup.

— Steph Houghton

In women's football, you can't plan to go out and win everything in one season. It's not like that.

— Steph Houghton

I'm very privileged to be a professional footballer, and I want to encourage more young girls to play.

— Steph Houghton

I always knew I wanted an educational background, and my mum and dad were quite big on that.

— Steph Houghton

I think that's vitally important, that we get players playing at a younger age group.

— Steph Houghton

I don't tend to carry much cash around, as I use my bank card whenever I can.

— Steph Houghton

We want to be treated as professionals and like the male footballers.

— Steph Houghton

I started playing with my dad, and then I started going to soccer schools in Sunderland and managed to get scouted from…

— Steph Houghton

I'd like to be more assertive when it comes to confrontation. I'm fine on the pitch, but off the pitch, I'm a…

— Steph Houghton

For women's football in this country, it's important we do play in the best stadiums, and for me, Wembley is the best…

— Steph Houghton

When you're training every day, recovery is so important. I find that foam rolling helps me to make sure I don't get…

— Steph Houghton

As a full-time athlete, you put your body through a lot. A foam roller works like a self-massage to roll out the…

— Steph Houghton

I think the likes of Alex Scott and Rachel Brown-Finnis have been unbelievable in terms of the punditry they do.

— Steph Houghton

I'm in such a privileged position to class football as my full-time job, to be captain of England, captain of Manchester City.…

— Steph Houghton

You get the best out of the girls when they're enjoying themselves, when they've got a smile on their face - they're…

— Steph Houghton

With the likes of social media and outside influences - we're going to be on telly a lot more - I think…

— Steph Houghton

I knew there was going to be pressure on me with the captaincy. I knew people would be writing about my performances…

— Steph Houghton

We've had to pay to play. We've had to borrow kit. We've had to train on a Friday night. Maybe a lot…

— Steph Houghton

We're doing a lot of work in schools getting girls to play football, breaking down any taboos there might be, and we're…

— Steph Houghton

I think that what's happening is that girls are enjoying playing. It's a lot more acceptable, and now we have a Women's…

— Steph Houghton

My first job was working Saturdays in Sports Soccer in Newcastle. I only used to work three or four hours a week,…

— Steph Houghton

We've got two semi-professional leagues; we've got many other leagues, more coaching opportunities for youngsters. You never had that when I was…

— Steph Houghton

When I was named captain under Mark Sampson, there were a lot of questions about whether I was ready for it. I…

— Steph Houghton

I'm a professional footballer, and I get paid for doing my job.

— Steph Houghton

The image of women's football has definitely changed. Now we've got to make sure it keeps developing.

— Steph Houghton

I think it's important that we try to showcase what we're about as women footballers.

— Steph Houghton

It is important to have down time between training and matches.

— Steph Houghton

Twitter's brilliant. It allows us to talk to fans and gets them to games.

— Steph Houghton

Missing the chance to go to the 2007 World Cup was the biggest disappointment of my career.

— Steph Houghton

I am proud to be captain of an England team who believe in themselves and enjoy the way we play.

— Steph Houghton

We want to play against the best in the world, nevermind Europe.

— Steph Houghton

Ever since I've been able to walk, I've always had a ball at my feet.

— Steph Houghton

Anything can happen in a cup final; that's what everybody likes about them.

— Steph Houghton

We always want to play and be dominant with the ball, but we respect the opposition.

— Steph Houghton