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I think we're actually the only sport that has a mix of men and women competing together. The majority of other sports are separated by gender.

A female professional athlete has to have the whole package, as opposed to a guy who can just be good at sport. You have to have a job or go to uni or do three sports instead of one, you have to be a standout.

There's still prejudice and that resistance regarding women, not only on female football but in various activities. Men think that women are a bit fragile to perform some types of activities or don't have the ability and aren't strong enough.

As women professional athletes, you have to have respect for every player and individual. Beyond that, it doesn't matter what your interests are. People can have their own lives.

You don't have to play masculine to be a strong woman.

Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's the cultural construction of masculinity.

I just happen to be a woman and involved in sport, but that doesn't necessarily make me a feminist.

Being a woman is of special interest only to aspiring male transsexuals. To actual women, it is simply a good excuse not to play football.

Femininity and sport can go together.

There's no doubt about it that my participation in sports allowed me to compete in the business world in a very gender-neutral way.