Millie Bright Quotes

There weren't any opportunities to be a professional women's player until I was 16 and the WSL was formed.

For me, I want to put football in the best possible way: where the girls play professionally, get the sponsorships they deserve, and set themselves up after football so that they're not struggling and asking themselves what they're going to do.

As soon as central contracts came in, it meant that girls could give up their jobs. The main focus was football, and that's what it has to be.

No matter what contract anyone is on it is important you are playing football. It is a short career and you have to earn a living but at the same time playing football is the best way to get better contracts anyway.

I hope we can get to a point where women players are being paid properly all around the world so the only thing they have to worry about is playing football and playing football alone.

I didn't have the money to travel until I got to the NFL, so it's definitely opened doors for me in that capacity.

At the start, you don't earn a great deal, so you have to work other jobs if you want to play football. When I was at Doncaster, I couldn't solely do football. I had to work; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to live.

Whether it's Bellator, OneFC, World Series, whatever, the door's open for me. Financial stability is the most important thing for me.

The game of football has changed for me. It was a personal goal for me at first. But now it's a way to provide for my family. It's a way to provide for my daughter. I'm just ecstatic that I can do that.

I'm very privileged to be a professional footballer, and I want to encourage more young girls to play.

My first goal was to become a professional footballer.

I had to make a decision: am I going to go for the football or make another choice. When you play in the Dutch second division, it's not like you can live off that for your whole life.

Thanks to football, I live a decent life.

Going to Leicester, suddenly, football was just my living. This was the way I was going to support my family. That is when I started to mature as a player.

Women's sport is changing all the time, no matter what role you play. No matter what part you play in a football club, women are getting a lot more opportunities, which is really positive.

I feel bad for guys in other sports that never work a job. Think about it, most MMA fighters have had to do something for money whereas a guy who was an athlete in college sport then went straight to the pros, he's never had a skill outside of sport.

I played for four different clubs in France; I played for Marseille, which is one of the biggest clubs.

My brother told me when I came in the NFL, if they cut Peyton Manning, they're going to cut you someday too. That's always a realization for anybody in our livelihood.

The image of women's football has definitely changed. Now we've got to make sure it keeps developing.

I've been fortunate to play with many great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.

All I have ever wanted to do is be a professional footballer.

I think there's so many areas within the football game that women are being more involved in, and I think it's great to see.

Canada welcomed me and my family and I am grateful for the opportunity to realize my dream of being a professional football player and representing Canada on the world stage.

I'm living my dream. I'm in the NFL.

If it fits in with my career, it will be a challenge for me to play for a MLS team. If that would be Steven Gerrard's club, that would be very special.