Leah Williamson Quotes

I didn't want to be them, and I didn't want to do what they did. But they still inspired me to be me. And I think that's the point: that little girl doesn't have to want to be a footballer, she just has to grow up knowing that she can do what she wants.

The boys were embarrassed. There was pressure because they'd been taught that they shouldn't be beaten by a girl.

I was never interested in politics at school, but the more you see the injustice in the world, how can you not have an interest in what's going on if you care about the community you live in?

So once you come into our game, there's no way we would alienate anybody. I don't think you would say anything in a woman's changing room that would shock anybody because it's so open. It's, be who you are, celebrate who you are, because this is a safe space for you.

But it's true, being a woman in this life is hard.

I can only speak on this as a woman, because that's my group, but every single woman who has got herself to the point of playing, especially professionally, has had to face misogyny.

I don't want to use the word oppression, because it's really, really harsh. But we've been banned, we've been constantly told 'you can't do this, you can't do that'. But the one thing that we can be is whoever we want – whether you are gay, or you aren't.

Kids are never the problem; it's nearly always the parents.