Toni Duggan Quotes

Toni Duggan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 25, 1991

In Spain, they're never direct, and that frustrates me.

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Every club has legends, and at Barcelona, Cruyff and Pep are going to be spoken about forever, knowing what they've achieved and in what style.

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At City, you'd see Pep chewing someone's ear off about football and think, 'Wow. I'd love to ask a question, but I'd probably be there for a week.'

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In the past, we might have lost a game, and you get fans messaging you, saying, 'Ah, don't worry, you've done so well,' and it can be a bit patronising, do you know what I mean?

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When people ask me, 'Should I earn the same money as the men?' No, I don't believe I should because they're on a bigger scale than me, they have more fans, are more popular.

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In England, I think we get about 30,000 for maybe an FA Cup final, and there are lots of kids on the seats, which is nice - don't get me wrong - but it's a calm atmosphere.

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It was a dream come true to wear the famous colours of FC Barcelona.

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Every coach will have good and bad.

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I don't like to compare coaches.

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Not many of the girls go and play in Europe. I'm proud of the fact that I have.

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It is all right having Atletico Madrid and Barca at the top, but what about teams like Tenerife who play on such bad pitches? These little things need to improve, but media-wise, Spanish women's football is a lot further along than in England.

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There are a lot more teams in the Spanish league, and the biggest transformation came in the English women's league when the amount of teams got cut down.

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In England, if you don't have good facilities, you can't be in the Super League, and that is very important.

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I've seen the facilities in Barcelona, and they are second to none. The women train with the men's team, and the facilities are out of this world.

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I spent four years at Manchester City and won three trophies. It was a big wrench to leave.

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I can only thank Manchester City for everything they have done for me. What we have achieved in such a short space of time has been amazing.

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Any athlete will tell you that it's the most difficult thing in the world being injured.

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We played a different style under Mark Sampson, and all credit to him, because we did really well. It worked for us; we were quite direct, but we were successful at doing it.

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I've always been willing to get on the ball when I play for England. I've never hidden, but I'm more relaxed; my decision making is better because I'm calmer. Technically, it's a different level in Spain, and I've had to bring myself up to that at club level.

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I've learnt to be more patient, more comfortable on the ball, and the number of goals I've scored, I'm happy.

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