Quotes from Alex Scott

When I was younger, my food and fitness were less controlled - I just loved football.

I was never motivated by money. I wanted to be an FA Cup finalist. I wanted to walk up the steps at Wembley. I wanted to win the league. I still only ever want to win trophies.

I see I'm changing the game and opening doors for others, from my beginning from the east end of London. It's not a sob story; it made me the person I am today. It's seeing kids from any area or background you're from. There's a chance; you can make it.

I have played in matches where individuals have frozen and gone into their shells: they don't want the ball, they don't communicate, and they don't do their jobs. Fear turns them to stone.

When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick.

We don't really compare ourselves to the men's game or what they do. For us, it's about trying to get more people involved in the women's games.

No matter what happens to our game, money won't be a motivation for me.

If my dog Ella, named after the Rihanna song 'Umbrella', could be with me at all times, that would make me happy.

I watch a lot of live music, and I love the theatre, especially musicals.

When I was in the GB Women's football team at the 2012 Olympics, it was obvious who was in the first XI and who was making up the numbers. Kelly Smith was going to be first-choice striker no matter what, and the other forwards in the squad mentally checked out as a result.

Most of my football education was under Hope Powell, and were some of her training sessions boring? Yes. But were they necessary? Yes. We fully understood what we needed to do as a defensive unit.

It's no secret that I love dancing and music.

I knew that, to be the best right-back in the world, I had to improve my fitness so I could run up and down constantly for 90 minutes.

I remember when I first got into the England side, going to meet ups where you were just doing a job, you were almost looking to go back to your clubs as soon as you arrived. That changed. The Lionesses got the feel of a club; it was a place you wanted to be, a set-up you couldn't wait to join.

You'll be someone's favourite, and someone else is going to hate you, aren't they? I know that I can't please everyone, but what I can do is be myself and be true to my values.

We need to give our goalkeepers the same level of training that we've given to our outfield players.

The U.S.A. have a 'football arrogance,' which means winning is in their DNA - nothing else is good enough.

Every player has their own story, but I always thought of playing on my estate with dreams of what I might be able to achieve.