When I first signed a contract with a women’s team, my contract stated that if I played, I would get 100 pounds, and if I didn’t play, it would be zero. Lucy Bronze Read Quote
I never had a problem with the people I was close to because I was playing football with them, and they knew I could play. It didn’t matter that I was a girl. Lucy Bronze Read Quote
Football is something I would never give up on, whether I ended up playing professional or in a Sunday league team. Lucy Bronze Read Quote
We are footballers, so if you’ve got to play with someone, you’ve got to play with them. What happens off the pitch, well, you can’t get on with everyone you work with. Lucy Bronze Read Quote
I moved to Liverpool in 2012, and they were really ambitious, bringing in top players. In 2013, we beat Arsenal – who seemed invincible – 4-0. It was the shock of the century. Lucy Bronze Read Quote
I’ve had four knee surgeries in my career. I just don’t do small injuries. The highs of winning are always balanced out by the lows of being injured and missing games. There was a time when I was out for nearly a year, having already been out for six months with another surgery before that. Lucy Bronze Read Quote
For England, I play centre-half. I enjoy it. You face all the best strikers in the world. I enjoy the challenge. Lucy Bronze Read Quote
When I went to my first FA Cup final, we had to pack bags in Tesco to raise enough money for a bus to London. Now, I own a house. Lucy Bronze Read Quote
If I could, I’d change the way I came up through the football ranks. I’d love to have had an academy life the way the boys have it. I think female footballers would be so much better for having that opportunity, and we’d be more effective because we would be better players. Lucy Bronze Read Quote
