Toni Duggan Quotes

Toni Duggan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 25, 1991

I'm trying to create a better pathway for the next generation.

Toni Duggan

When we speak about equality, you want to be playing on the best pitches with the best facilities. You want to be able to have a hot shower in the changing room. These are the things you need to get right if you want to be more professional on the pitch.

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There will have been girls my age who stopped playing because of the spiteful things that were said to them.

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I'm always bragging, always laughing with my Spain team-mates at Barcelona, saying I'll take 30 per cent possession and two goals - a win is a win. It's football.

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I am proud to be a Next 20 ambassador for Kick It Out and take this role very seriously for an organisation that does such good work.

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It was nice to have success in the SheBelieves Cup, but that just brings more pressure.

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Clubs in other countries can step up, and we can kick on with women's football even more.

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Hopefully, now there are kids, both male and female, even senior players, who open themselves up now and are more open to going abroad and playing their football. I've learnt so much, and they can, too.

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It was a big step for me to take, going away from my family to go and play in a different culture, and I understand why people don't do it.

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We want to take ourselves out of our comfort zones; when you're in your comfort zone for so long, you only play to a certain level.

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It's kind of nice, and rewarding, to have been on the journey from having to play football and work to being a professional.

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When I look back to being a 10-year-old girl, I never could have dreamt of having this pathway. I feel very fortunate and proud, but I know I have to be part of creating new opportunities for the youth coming through.

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I've had a lot of success in England, and I've really enjoyed my time with Manchester City, but I wanted to challenge myself even further by playing abroad.

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For me, Barcelona are the biggest club in the world, and naturally, I wanted to come here.

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I have had a lot of success in England, but I want to have even more.

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I think I need another trophy on my list, and I know that Barca's ambition is to win the Champions League. This is my goal, too.

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I used to look at my team-mates like Lindsay Johnson and Rachel Brown, who were full-time teachers and trained in the night. I was like, 'I'm not going to do that.' I always believed I'd go full time.

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I'm not too bad at reading, but I've got a bit of a confidence problem with speaking, with going from Scouse to Spanish.

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Luis Suarez's always been a great role model for me. His style of play is sometimes like he's playing with his mates in the street.

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At Barcelona, all men's and women's teams have the same style and philosophy.

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