Nacho Figueras Quotes

My parents were proud of the fact that I was playing cricket, they used to ferry me around during the weekends to play the game.

I used to have a pony but I outgrew it and I do dream that one day I will live in the country and have lots of horses and be like a proper English lady who goes hunting and everything.

I'm going to start a polo team with my friend, and we're trying to collect as many horses as we can. You have to find time for things you love.

Skating was something I really wanted to do; my parents knew nothing about it. They said they'd support me as long as I was trying my hardest and enjoying it.

My parents wanted me to grow up around horses and open spaces.

I grew up in Florida riding horses, so for the majority of my life I was either in boots and jeans or a bathing suit.

I've always considered myself a physical person. I don't call myself a farm girl, but I did spend a lot of years shoveling manure and throwing hay, because I worked to pay most of my riding expenses.

All the sacrifices my mom and family had made had been worth it.

The great thing is my dad was OK with whatever I wanted to do. He always supported me, and once I showed I was serious about football, that's when he really started to get involved and give me pointers.

I just want to do my best.

I'm looking forward to the new adventure. Playing in the Premier League was always my dream, and I'm definitely going to relish this opportunity and give my absolute everything for this club.

I just want to enjoy my football and hopefully that brings success to the team.

My mom was always there. Even if she got off work late sometimes, I still went to practice, whether I was 30 minutes late, 45 minutes late... I was still going to practice.

I started as a working pupil in a yard, mucking out and doing all the duties... and I just never gave up on my dream.

We had six horses, and I would compete. Jumping. Cabinets full of cups. I always won.

For sure, my parents knew what I had to eat and how to prepare for training sessions and what behaviour was needed in order to be serious about my football. But they weren't pushy, like you had to be a certain way.

I have promised my mum that I am going to get a degree even if I turn 50.

We train and work so hard in our sport, we would be nothing less than a warrior. Day in, day out, this is our life. It's everything. The Olympic dream.

I personally want to play in the playoffs.

My mom, Cheryl, worked two jobs to support me. She really helped the family stay together.

If you want to do this job, you have to really want it because it's hard. It's a long road to get here. I moved all over the world, but it's worth it. I love what I do.

You don't want to do sevens just for the sake of going to the Olympics. its something you've got to want to do.

I've never, ever set my sights on getting 100 - it's more my family. My dad's been counting down the caps for every single home game, and he's been to every single one I've played in England.

When I started training at the age of eight, my dad used to encourage me.

When kids my age were crying over girls, my first heartbreak was not because of some silly school time crush but because I lost out on playing for Delhi's Under 14 team, even after I was selected in the playing eleven.