Toni Duggan Quotes

Toni Duggan

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 25, 1991

We've come a long way, but we've still got a long way to go, so we need to give our time to promote the game and be role models - to make the next generation see us and want to become us.

Toni Duggan

FC Barcelona are known all over the world for playing attractive football, and I naturally wanted to be part of that.

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When I was younger, I never thought I'd be brave enough to go and play abroad.

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I loved playing in England. But after a few years, I didn't find it challenging enough. I wouldn't say I was bored, but it was becoming too repetitive - playing with and against the same players year after year.

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They've been learning technique since they were babies. That's their focus and emphasis. For example, in England, the day after a game is usually a day off or some gentle warm-downs, but in Spain, we come in and do really intense passing drills and technical work.

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In England, you might have a possession game of six v. six, and it's like headless chickens: people running around everywhere just trying to keep the ball and be strong in tackles. But in Spain, you always stay in your position. You're still in your shape for every drill.

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I believe the girls should be better paid but not the same as the men.

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I dreamt of playing in front of thousands of people as a kid, but I dreamt of playing in World Cup finals as well.

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For me, watching Sergio Aguero week in week out helps my game massively, and I'm sure the other girls would say the same about various other players.

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I think you've seen the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City - the top clubs - all now tapping into the women's market and developing that side of the club. It's great for women's football, and I look at how far we've come, and it's great to have teams like this.

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It's great for the little girls coming through the system now to have women to look up to because, when I was younger, my role models were more, like, Michael Owen and players from the men's team, but I get kids messaging me now saying they look up to me, and that's really touching for me, but it's great for the kids to have people to look up to.

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The competition for World Cup places is massive, and you can't just rest on what you've done in the past or anything like that.

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We're no longer scared of these nations - the Germany, U.S.A., and Frances.

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In Spain, they're doing something right because the attendances keep creeping up, and teams are getting the opportunity to play at the men's stadiums.

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I like the way Luis Suarez plays. When I was growing up, I was a Liverpool fan, and I watched a lot of him when he came to Liverpool. He did a really good job.

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I think when I first went to Man City, they weren't very professional. They were just starting out, and the men's team had just invested a lot into women's team.

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Anyone who plays professional sport for a living is extremely lucky, and that's my overriding feeling - I believe I have the best job in the world!

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Yes, I've worked very hard and made sacrifices along the way, but I'm in the very privileged position of doing something that I love every single day - and earning a living from it.

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Women's sport is embedded in the mainstream consciousness now, and that is a hugely positive thing. That's not to say that our sport can't get even more popular - because I think it can - but perceptions have definitely changed for the better.

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Since I've lived in Barcelona, I've played a bit of padel, so maybe I'll become World Champion at that - joking, of course!

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