Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Emma Hayes - Page 2

I remember Borehamwood, I remember the home crowd, I remember that special moment looking at all of our friends and family in the crowd because I don't think we could believe we were European champions.

You want to win more when you win. That's the thing about winning, it becomes addictive.

Understanding the menstrual cycle is just one part of the holistic understanding you need to have of your footballers in order to help them prepare.

I'm a huge fan of Brian Clough. I might be his female equivalent but I'm quite happy with that.

We talk about women in football like we are not entitled to the same opportunity and the same access.

You can't always be on top and dominant throughout.

I am excited for Chelsea's future. Our owner is a big fan of women's football and he's always asking me what he can do to help.

There's no better platform than to be with Sky. Sky will bring the elevation that the women's game needs. It's a partner that is taking women's sport very seriously and football tops that agenda.

I think the rest of Europe fear our country and our clubs and they're quite right to do so.

The best players aren't going to America, they're staying in Europe and in fact they're coming to England.

Football is represented by a diverse society and within that diverse society men's football does not reflect the diverse society that we live in.

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 in the world to play.

I sincerely hope AFC Wimbledon find the right candidate for their football club. The whole point about them not being able to afford me is nothing to do with money, but everything to do with the fact that I'm in the best job in the world. No amount of money is going to tempt me away from that.

It had always been about America, but now, sorry, they lag behind us. English football's time is coming.

My routine is not being at home with a child all day, mine is with a football team.

I just hope we do start to see more females coaching teams like you see across American sports.

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

I share the concerns around the world about everything from a lack of opportunity to groups of people being oppressed.

I never felt bright enough. I never felt confident. I felt that kid coming out of the council estate, like I was never good enough.

Would I love to go and get out of here and have a couple of months preparing, I don't know, anywhere in sunshine? Yes. But I think while I'm under employment with Chelsea, I think to talk about another job, even if it was short-term, and I haven't been asked, I think it is so disrespectful.

I knew I had an unhealthy child, mainly after about the 20th week, so I knew I was battling against it. I did that privately because I think it's important that the team don't deal with that burden - that's my responsibility.

But I'm grateful for everything I've got and I think that's part of my working-class background.

I might have some performance psychology support for individuals but... the best psychologist is the coach.

Every team goes into every season aspiring for every trophy.

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

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

I am happy to play Barcelona in a one-off game, in a neutral venue. Why? Because Spanish teams are tricky.

Winning breeds more winning, that's what I've learnt. Getting on a roll is important.

It came as a great surprise to receive an MBE and it is a true honor for me and my family.

Everybody knows Man City and Chelsea is always a fiercely competitive game.

We have to be even more conscious of the things we do on a day-to-day basis and take into consideration the feelings and sensibilities of others.

You can't have that many days off in this business.

Beating Reading's not a shoo-in. They're a good team.

I had a dream to become Glen Hoddle but never a female equivalent.

I love Brian Clough. I grew up in a household that loved him. To go to his home as a manager will be a really special moment for me.

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

As coaches we want everything.

I snuck an hour to watch Bielsa on YouTube, I love that guy. I watched a video of him talking about tactics and formations against Brazil and I absolutely loved it.

Get rid of the Continental Cup. Get rid of it, make more league fixtures.

There's nothing more joyful than when a player, who you don't know if they are going to be able to cut it at the top level, gets their head down and puts everything into their career.