Eniola Aluko Quotes

We started a movement... to build character, citizenship and confidence in young people.

I never wanted to show my butt, and I always had a problem with it - I'd cover up when I was younger. It wasn't till I got with my husband that I started to change all that. He compliments me all the time, and when your best friend compliments you, it gives you confidence and makes you want to do stuff in life.

My father and mother treated us children as intellectual equals, thus greatly bolstering our self-confidence and our interest in ideas of all kinds.

I like making people feel pretty.

The more I dressed up, the more people reacted... the more I wanted to do it.

Every player has their doubts in their self, but they need support.

I had a coach when I was younger who encouraged me to be myself, that is where I was lucky.

My parents really instilled this idea in me of being your own person, almost to the extent that I couldn't do wrong. I'd get a bad grade and they'd be like, "No! What you did was great!"

Youngsters of Little League can survive undercoaching a lot better than overcoaching.

This relationship has helped me develop a strong sense of self; be more confident. Mihir's very proud of me, supportive and appreciative, and respects my talents and me as a human being.

In San Antonio when I was asked to say other players were better than me to help their confidence so they can play better, that was the most disrespectful thing that I've ever heard from any coach in my life.

It is a great boost for confidence in a squad when there is not just one or two players scoring goals, but the whole team is contributing.

At Lille, my coach has much confidence in me. This is something very important to me.

I guess I know how to dress myself, and that's probably the only thing I can do, so it's nice that somebody notices.

But it's always nice to get some compliments, and when you are in a hard situation, it gives you motivation to come back and to prove what the people are saying.

Not every girl who wears makeup feels like, 'Oh, I'm so ugly without it.' I wear makeup because it's fun to put on, and I feel pretty with it on.

I'm doing my best to mindfully raise my son to feel safe and encouraged to express himself.

It is much easier to get over your mistakes when you know you have the confidence of your manager and your team-mates.

When you are playing well, the players play with more confidence, sometimes without changing anything.

If you are confident about yourself and wear what you love, you will exude a style of your own.

I definitely stuck out like a sore thumb. I came to the conclusion - I had to at such a young age - if no one was going to be like me, then I just have to own it. If I can't be like everyone else, then I might as well just own who I am.

Don't feel bad, Angela," Kami said. "You know guys, they only want one thing. Repartee. I can't count how many times men have admired my well-turned phrases.

Western parents worry a lot about their children's self-esteem. But as a parent, one of the worst things you can do for your child's self-esteem is to let them give up. On the flip side, there's nothing better for building confidence than learning you can do something you thought you couldn't.

When teachers or people in authority put me down or in one way or another tried to make me feel less than equal to what they thought I should be - my mother was on my side. It was amazing.

I always say wear what makes you feel most confident, and confidence doesn't always come over night.