Millie Bright Quotes

Millie Bright

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 21, 1993

When I was younger, I had a fear of being judged as a footballer, and my worst fear was feeling like I didn't belong at the level of football I was playing.

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My grandad used to work in the mines, he's retired now, but he's been a big part of my career.

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You have to make the strikers fear you. Make it difficult for them to get on the ball and go into different areas. That makes my job easier.

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What makes me so strong in the tackle? My grandad has always said if you're going in for a ball, you go 100% and you never go in half-hearted.

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My grandad gives me an honest opinion on the games and my performance. I really respect him for that. He's really helped me develop as a person and a player, and he's always been honest with me, whether I've had a good or bad game, where I need to improve.

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You have to get one above your opponent; being on the front foot allows you to do that. It allows you to dominate them.

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You get to a stage where you replay every scenario in your head, but you have to stop; otherwise, you drive yourself insane.

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People that know me realise what kind of player I am. I'm a front-foot defender; I like a tackle, but I'm not malicious, and I don't go in to hurt.

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Like many of us in the England squad, I wasn't even born when the men's team played Cameroon in the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup, so I couldn't tell you much about that game.

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You're so emotionally connected to the game that it's hard to switch off afterwards. It's a good time to have open and honest conversations about your performance and what you can improve on next time.

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In tournament football, you cannot dwell on things for too long.

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I've always stuck my arms behind my back anyway when trying to block a shot in the penalty area.

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For us, winning the World Cup is not enough. If you come into the squad, you are not just here for the moment, but you're building that legacy for the next generation.

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People just need to be open-minded enough to accept the game for what it is. If you don't want to see it, then you're never going to appreciate it, which is fine; it's your choice. But we appreciate not being slated in the meantime.

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Analysis of opponents is something I like doing.

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When I was at Doncaster Rovers Belles, I used to play up front or as a number 10, but when I joined Chelsea in 2015, I was more a midfielder, and over the last few years, I've moved into the back four.

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The game is not just about the top four or five teams; it's the whole league that needs to be stable and developing. Without the other teams, we are nothing.

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Top players now will get bonuses for winning competitions or reaching various stages of them, scoring goals, or keeping clean sheets, but most don't play football for the money, because it's not been in the game that long. They do it for the love of playing.

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The 2017 European Championship was my first major tournament for England, but everyone tells me the World Cup is a different level.

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Spending time with the horses was also a good place to escape to if you were having a bad day, so it was good from a mental point of view.

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