Top 69 Quotes & Sayings by Nikita Parris - Page 2

The pride you feel when you represent your country, not to mention scoring, is something you can't really explain. It's massive.

I would love to have been a tennis player simply because of Serena Williams.

As long as I can keep one child off the streets or change one child's life for the better, then that's enough for me.

We played out on the street every single day as a family, with neighbours, at the community centres, and I developed the desire to win very early. That environment instilled a competitive edge in me, which has paid dividends in my life.

From the age of seven, I knew I wanted to play football - I didn't think about it in a professional sense in terms of making money from it; it was more about the social aspect of being with my friends and losing myself in the sport.

You've got to have dedication because there's a lot of sacrifice which goes into it - a lot of your time is minimal with friends and family, especially in the past 10 years.

I still play a bit of tennis, but only a knockabout to help with my recovery after a game.

Once I started playing as a striker, I'd say I looked up to Julie Fleeting and Thierry Henry.

I grew up in an area of inner-city Liverpool. There were plenty of opportunities but also plenty of challenges - you could go down the right or wrong path, depending on one moment.