Mithali Raj Quotes

In order to play at the World Cup, I know I have to do well with my club, Athletic.

There is simply no better way to generate buzz for soccer in your country than having your team in the World Cup.

I think I feel good as a South African player that people say that we always get into semifinal and lose... this is one of the biggest achievements to get into semifinal. Not many teams do that. For me, it's a real achievement.

Maybe in a few months I can start to daydream if we are still top of the league. That is the main one for us.

Liverpool have won everything but never a World Championship. I am sure in the future they will once again make the effort to win the tournament. They have had good rhythm in the Premier League this season.

There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East.

I need to be playing in the Champions League.

I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.

Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it.

The World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player.

I think every national team has the same possibilities to win the World Cup.

It would be fantastic to play against Germany and Brazil.

I have the belief that all the qualified teams can create surprises at the World Cup and not just the traditional top favourites.

To represent a country, qualify for the World Cup, and get a team to perform at the right moment in time would be great honour for me.

When you are not winning games in a row, you don't have confidence, and it is difficult to show all the qualities that you have.

It would be a pleasure to play against England. They are one of the top teams.

All I can focus on is playing as many games as I can at the highest level. If that leads me to the World Cup, then brilliant. It's certainly a target of mine.

Bayern have always been quite successful in European competition, but the competition is not a wish concert: you always have to be fit.

Look, in my life, I played one World Cup: the greatest thing. I used to wait in anticipation for the squad announcement. I didn't go to Argentina 78 having played throughout qualification. Now, that hurt.

We're trying to win a World Cup for our country, and I think everyone who supports football can get behind that.

The World Cup is a competition in which everything needs to work to your advantage. Players need to be fit, decisions have to go in your favour, and details such as a red card can cost a team dearly.

A World Cup is always special because it is the highest podium on which you can show your abilities as an individual player or coach, and as a team.

In the 2007 World Cup, Kelly Smith went to another level, scoring twice against Japan and dragging the team forward with an infectious enthusiasm. She changed the dynamic, and we all followed her lead.

Obviously, I am hoping to go on and win many trophies for Spurs and for England. That's always been the aim since I was a kid, dreaming of lifting the trophy one day for them, so that's what I've got to do.

It's my dream to help Guinea reach the World Cup at least once.