Football Quote by Lucy Bronze

When I played football was somewhat taboo for a girl. Today it's not as much of a problem. Not all girls want to play…

— Hope Powell

There were three football fields next door to my house. I used to walk down to the boys' team, but eventually, I was told…

— Lucy Bronze

Some of my closest friends in life are guys that I was able to play high school football with.

— Sean McVay

When I was a young girl I had to deal with people calling me weird and strange because I spent so much time around…

— Eniola Aluko

Football was never my life. The guys [and] the relationships were my life. I have an ability to relate to damn near everybody.

— John Riggins

I was embarrassed to be seen in my football tracksuit because they knew I'd been training. I used to cross the road to avoid…

— Toni Duggan

When I was growing up there were plenty of boys' teams around. But the problem was that not many of the coaches wanted a…

— Leah Williamson

When all the girls were getting all made up and getting into all that girl stuff in junior high I was out playing softball…

— Catherine Bell

The game has evolved and we've come so far that I don't think there should be any excuse for girls not to play football.

— Alex Greenwood

I wasn't really interested in girls. Only football. I was just enjoying football all the time. There was a five-a-side next to the flat,…

— Paul Pogba

I was a basketball player. And my mother even wanted me to quit because I hurt my leg. But I didn't know anything about…

— Jason Pierre-Paul

I recognized from a young age that I wasn't a football player; I played football.

— Martellus Bennett