Top 74 Quotes & Sayings by Alex Scott

I didn't want to come to the end of my career and think, 'What next?'

Some people don't like change. Some embrace it. But the way it's going - not just in football, but in society generally - it's more diverse. People want freshness.

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 at eight years old. I'm still me.

I like the way Frank Lampard articulates, like the fact Jamie Carragher really does his homework and the way Rio Ferdinand has been able to show his personality while giving those insights.

Not everyone agrees. If you disagree with me, I want you to tell me, and I'm going to come back and tell you why it's my opinion.

Football is for everyone, no matter what background you're from, what age, what level you play at. This is what it's all about: coming out today, having a good time, and getting involved.

If my dog Ella, named after the Rihanna song 'Umbrella', could be with me at all times, that would make me happy.

My body shape has transformed as sports science research has developed. It used to be thought that footballers needed to be big and do lots of weights and little cardio.

It's no secret that I love dancing and music.

I love travelling to the games and doing them pitchside with Gabby Logan.

Even when I play in World Cups, I don't look at things like that. It's something that I want to be doing, so why would I put extra pressure on myself? I'm just going to go out there and enjoy it.

I see I'm changing the game and opening doors for others, from my beginning from the east end of London. It's not a sob story; it made me the person I am today. It's seeing kids from any area or background you're from. There's a chance; you can make it.

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 starts to rain, I'm the first one on the training field to go in and get a hat!

I don't like to make comparisons between former managers because they all bring a unique style.

While I was playing football in the U.S., I learnt to play the guitar, and I'm picking it up again now.

The first one is your first World Cup, so you go into it with a lot of pressure, trying to take it all in, but you are just so focused.

My first thought for the off season is to go somewhere hot and on the beach.

I'm just happy I get paid to train every day and play football. I can't ask more than that.

Although more teams are going full-time professional and there's more money involved, our main incentive is simply to play for the love of the game.

Putting the need of your team above personal self-interest is a difficult thing to do.

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.

No matter what happens to our game, money won't be a motivation for me.

To walk out at Wembley in an England shirt is a big deal for a girl who remembers playing in her local football cage down the park in Poplar with the boys.

I don't want to be regarded as a female pundit. I'm a pundit.

When I finished playing, I didn't think I would be able to replace the buzz you feel at kick-off, but when the light on top of the camera turns red, and you're about to go live to the nation, it is a very similar feeling.

I love music - in my playing days, I was always the team DJ.

My hardest lesson has been my most fruitful, too: that when people don't believe in me, I can prove them wrong.

My dad left home when I was super young, so it was my mum bringing me and my brother up.

Most of my football education was under Hope Powell, and were some of her training sessions boring? Yes. But were they necessary? Yes. We fully understood what we needed to do as a defensive unit.

Football made me want to train and stay disciplined. It kept me away from things like drugs. Young people are faced with the temptation to stray all the time.

I've always been a strong presence on social media. That's how I've connected with my fans, and in doing that, I'm allowing them to win.

I know what I do, I know I can play football, and I know I can talk about it.

We don't really compare ourselves to the men's game or what they do. For us, it's about trying to get more people involved in the women's games.

I remember when I first got into the England side, going to meet ups where you were just doing a job, you were almost looking to go back to your clubs as soon as you arrived. That changed. The Lionesses got the feel of a club; it was a place you wanted to be, a set-up you couldn't wait to join.

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 football. She supported me because she saw I was happy and that it gave me a focus to not be hanging around on the street.

I don't get wrapped up in the politics of going down to win a penalty or getting an opponent sent off.

Women are the same. We watch football; we play football. Why wouldn't we be out there giving our opinions on the sport ,too?

I've been in football since I was eight. Of course I know what I'm talking about.

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.

I loved getting messages from people saying they were watching during the World Cup with their son or daughter, and they could see they could be involved, too. That was so powerful.

We need to give our goalkeepers the same level of training that we've given to our outfield players.

The enjoyment of playing football gave me a positive pathway, but I could have taken a very different path.

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 constantly for 90 minutes.

I want people - boys and girls - to be sat at home watching me alongside the likes of Rio Ferdinand or Frank Lampard, thinking that it's normal, that we all know what we're talking about, and that they're not judging me at home just because I'm a female.

When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick.

I played in three World Cups, and I would say that it was the last one that I enjoyed the most.

Being a footballer was about analysing performance, never being satisfied, seeing what lessons you can learn and who you can learn from.

When I started, when I was eight, I never thought I would make a career out of being a woman footballer.

The U.S.A. have a 'football arrogance,' which means winning is in their DNA - nothing else is good enough.

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 or away from it.

If a player wants to be the best, then they also need to give themselves a talking-to. You need to look inwards.

When I was going off to training and matches at Arsenal, my mum wouldn't be on the side cheering me on: she'd be working so I'd have football boots. I saw that you had to work hard if you wanted to do anything in life.

All I know is two wrongs do not make a right. And nobody's perfect; ain't nobody right all the time.

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 in quarter finals, a semi-final. I'd been substituted and sat on the bench watching us lose a penalty shoot-out. I know what happens, what you need when the pressure's on.

I've adopted that mentality: every day I do weights and core in the gym in the morning and train on the field in the afternoon. And I'm strict with my diet - I include protein in every meal and snack.

You'll be someone's favourite, and someone else is going to hate you, aren't they? I know that I can't please everyone, but what I can do is be myself and be true to my values.

I watch a lot of live music, and I love the theatre, especially musicals.

When I was younger, my food and fitness were less controlled - I just loved football.

My attitude as a footballer was to always be prepared - make sure you're the fittest and know who you're up against. And that's exactly how I treat the media side.

As a pundit, I have to tell the truth. I think players will respect that. Well, I hope they do.