Nikita Dutta Quotes

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

Women are stepping up, they are performing, they are showing that we are athletes as well and we deserve the attention we are getting.

Gender equality cannot be achieved by cutting programs that allow girls to get the same chance to compete, learn, and play. The United States has had a solid history of commitment to its female athletes and expanding opportunity for women, and it is imperative that we continue on this path.

When I was in the indies, the guys would be like, 'Ugh, a women's match. I'm not gonna watch that.' And to come back here, at every single Live Event to have a guy come up to you and say, 'That was amazing,' I feel so accomplished.

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

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.

Women are the same. We watch football; we play football. Why wouldn't we be out there giving our opinions on the sport, too?

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'm so proud to help put women's darts on the map.

People will say, 'Who are your role models, and who are your pioneers?' And the first person that comes to my mind is Billie Jean King because we didn't have women that we could watch when I was growing up.

It is important for big names such as Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri to get on board and recognise that women do actually understand the game and they can play as well.

There are women who can play at my standard, if not better, and they can beat men, too, so it would be nice to see them do it as well.

England is leading the way in women's cricket.

Growing up, I looked up to major league baseball players, and now these young women have amazing, incredible women all across the board, from swimming to gymnastics to softball to basketball. It is incredible how far women have come and women in sports have come.

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.

We women are glamorous, we work hard, and that's how we work in Bollywood.

Women today are respected as athletes now and that's a really cool thing to see.

I am very happy that Indian women are making their mark in sports be is Sakshi Malik or even PV Sindhu who also won a medal for the country. We talk about women empowerment and there cannot be any bigger example than this.

I think that the significance of the WNBA is that it has given women a different platform and a different level of respect as professionals, both as players and also in our coaching.

International Women's Day means many things to many people. Officially, it is 'a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.' These are important points that deserve to be called out - so we all remember their significance.

What is best to hope for and what everyone is working towards is to elevate the quality of women's sport and to bring it to a level where it is seen as something that is very entertaining, something to be admired, to be looked up to, to put it in that level playing field as a product to be sold equal to the men.

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.

I think most girls would say they'd love to play more Tests if it was possible.

First-ever woman to have an iron-man match. It's been such a long time, to be the second woman ever to main event a Raw.