Shane Douglas Quotes

I think a lot of us women feel like we deserve to play on the big courts in front of a big crowd as well.

To give women more opportunity, women's empowerment is very, very close to my heart.

I remember when Manchester United came into the league and I remember saying, 'Wow, this is huge. This is huge for a club like this to have a women's team.' It's so important for clubs with all this tradition, history, power, influence to have a women's team and to see the progress that they've made and what they've put into it.

Everybody is really committed to making the women's game as good as it can be.

We want more opportunities for women's players throughout the world.

There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they just need to be identified and asked.

It is incredible how far women have come and women in sports have come.

I'm a huge fan of wrestling, and I would like to see the position of women in the sport continue to improve, so if I can be a part of it, great.

A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.

I'm really encouraged by the progress I've seen with what they're doing with the women in WWE, but I feel like there's a lot more than can be done.

There are a lot of good women in New York.

When women succeed America succeeds.

Back in the States, women play flag football, but they have the same opportunities as the guys do.

Few things give me more pride and hope for our future than when I see women, of all ages and backgrounds, in leadership roles. We need even more women in elected office, running businesses, and guiding organizations.

Leadership desperately needs women.

My honest opinion, and this is only my opinion and I don't know this as fact, I just think Vince McMahon did not like women's wrestling.

To go from hit-and-miss promotions barely taking women's fighting seriously to women headlining on a regular basis, high-level fights, it's an amazing thing to see. And it happened in what I felt was a pretty quick succession - though not fast enough - as far as professional sports go. It's really exciting.

I've been really fortunate to work with a lot of women.

Being a part of the Women of Honor championship tournament is historical.

The Women's World Cup gives FIFA a chance, once every four years, to showcase the growth of women's soccer. It gives FIFA a highly visible opportunity to encourage countries around the globe to also support their women's programs. It gives FIFA the forum to show countries the potential of women's soccer if only you support it.

Of course, I'm all for women getting to play prominent parts.

I resonate with everything that the Miss Universe organisation stands for, especially empowering women across the globe.

I don't think the entire world respects women in sport. But if FIFA start respecting the women's game more, others will follow.

I think it's important that we try to showcase what we're about as women footballers.

I love women's tennis, and I want it to do well. But I don't want to pander. I don't have to be warm and fuzzy. I just want to be respected.