Lucy Bronze Quotes

English footballer (born 1991)

Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze MBE (born 28 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga F club Barcelona and the England women's national team. She has previously played for Sunderland, Everton, Liverpool, Lyon and Manchester City as well as North Carolina at college level in the United States and Great Britain at the Olympics. Bronze has won three UEFA Women's Champions League titles with Lyon and one with Barcelona. She has also won three FA Women's Super League titles, with Liverpool and Manchester City. With England, she won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

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Birth Name: Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze

Native Name: Lucia Bronze

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I think if you stop and look too much at those accolades, you might forget that there’s always more you can do.

As I’ve got older I’ve realised that I don’t need to prove myself every single minute and wind people up by doing it.

Naturally, you’re just always looking for the best in everything you do and football is no different. We want it to be a huge spectacle.

I think it’s easy to take motivation from other people. When people have great things to say about you, who doesn’t like that.

There was no stereotypical roles in my household and I think that allowed both myself and my siblings to be raised in a way like that where there was no judgement. It was just support.

That feeling of winning is so addictive. And the feeling of not winning is super horrible as well – I’m not a great loser.

I wanted to be playing with the best players in the world and learn a different style of the game. I’ve found another way to enjoy football. I’ve fallen in love with football again.

It’s important for experienced players to remember that younger players are aspiring to be like you and will copy your actions as well as what you say.

There’s part of you as a female athlete where you have to be grateful for what you get but also pushing to get more.

Everyone loves the accolades, everyone loves people saying “oh you’re the best player” but what happens when that stops? Where are you going to get your motivation from? You have to have your own motivation to be able to keep you at the top.

People aren’t going to like you 24/7, people don’t like me 24/7.

There’s always another trophy to win.

People write you off as a right back. The superstar is the striker or the playmaker.

Having already played abroad, I know it’s so important to be able to communicate. I want to speak to everyone, I want to be friends with everyone, so it’s important that I learn.

I’m constantly striving for the next thing, the next victory, the next landmark in my career. I suppose it’s one of the best assets, but it also means I’m never truly satisfied with what I have or what I have just achieved.