Ellyse Perry Quotes

I know netball is the number one female sport in Australia, but hockey also offers a lot.

It's crazy to be spoken about like Mascherano. He's won everything: Champions League, La Ligas; he's been at World Cups.

People were not even knowing that women's cricket existed. And from that phase to today where people would want to follow women's cricket, I think we have come a long way.

The more you win, the brand of women's cricket will go higher.

A lot of parents today come forward to encourage their daughters to take up sport because they feel women's cricket is growing in India and they can make a profession out of it.

All of us follow men's cricket because we want at some point that women's cricket would be up there.

A lot has evolved and changed in women's sport in the last 10 years - particularly football and cricket. So, I think my timing, in terms of being able to play both for a while, was fortunate.

For me looking at the success of some of the women's football World Cups, the crowds they've drawn, the spectacle it has created and the event that it's been I think it's really great cricket is having a go at that as well.

I'm honoured and delighted to be named the 'Irish Times'/Irish Sports Council Sportswoman of the Year 2014. This has been an amazing year for me and for Irish women in sport, and I would like to congratulate all the finalists in their respective fields who have excelled at major sporting events.

I am following the IPL. I think it would be great for the women's game, creating more competition and showcasing the world's best players from different countries. It would also be a stepping-stone to women's cricket becoming professional.

I am proud to say I got 102 caps. I tweeted on the day of my 100th that I was 'grateful.'

If someone plays six World Cups, they deserve to be congratulated.

Not many of the girls go and play in Europe. I'm proud of the fact that I have.

People like myself have been pushing, competing, and promoting female MMA for a long time, and to see the fans accept a female division in the UFC so quickly is vindication that all that hard work amounted to something.

Many England girls have grown up playing men's cricket and trained in county men's academies, so they've faced 70-80 mph bowling. So when it comes to the women's game you have a 75mph bowler who's not as tall and not getting as much bounce, you feel more assured.

I want to contribute the best I can to TNA and the Knockouts division. I want to be a part of taking the Knockouts division to another level.

From Tiger's Bay in Belfast to the MGM in Vegas... it's been some ride so far. And the best is still to come.

I think the success of 'Total Divas' has opened people's eyes to women in wrestling and to WWE divas.

World Cups are about winning.

Women's MMA has come a really long way. People look forward to us fighting, and they get excited.

There's been many highs throughout my international career which I'll always remember with fondness, including my debut against Northern Ireland, winning two international player of the year awards, and my hat-trick in Malta.

'Kanaa' is a rare opportunity; it's about women's cricket, and they've trusted me with this film. I trained for nearly four hours every day with three coaches.

Women's sport is growing, becoming powerful, and we want to continue to raise that platform for the young girls at home.

It's no secret that women's cricket needs India performing on the global stage, and any male support is welcome - with key voices like Sachin Tendulkar stating that women's cricket is critical to the future of our game, hopefully people will listen.

My heart is with the WNBA. I've had success in the league, I've loved the league. I'm a true fan of the league.