Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

You cannot win a game of football on your own; it's about the entire squad working together to achieve something. That's how football works: it has always been about the group, not the individual.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

I just don't have that natural instinct to be able to let my guard down and start speaking to people. I never have - I've always been a bit socially awkward, even with people I've known for a long time.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

I just want to challenge myself all the time.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

I don't call myself a women's footballer; I say I'm a footballer.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

My father is Portuguese, and in Portugal, it is traditional to take your mother's maiden name as a middle name. My mum is called Tough.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

I think because of how big the women's teams at Lyon and PSG are, the expectation on the team and the huge fan base - it leaves the door open for so much media. But I think that's a good thing.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

I've done quite a bit in England. I've won the majority of trophies and awards that there is to win, apart from top goalscorer... which is hard as a defender.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

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
Lucy Bronze

I was really, really shy. My dad used to drive me for an hour and a half to go training. I used to finish school, jump in the car, come back, and go to bed. I missed out on socialising with my friends when I was a shy child anyway.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

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
Lucy Bronze

The players in the England team, the majority of us didn't play more than twice a week until we were 20. The younger girls are training more than that now, so in 10 years' time, when they take over from us, the quality will be so much higher. That's what I'd like to see.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

I want to go back to school, get my master's, and do the accountancy thing at last. You know, get back to the dream. The real dream, that is, not the football dream.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

For England, I play centre-half. I enjoy it. You face all the best strikers in the world. I enjoy the challenge.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

You're not best friends with someone just because you work with them, but you have to be able to at least work together, or there is no point.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

I can't do tricks, but I absolutely loved trying, and one of my fondest memories growing up was trying to imitate Ronaldinho and do his dance.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

The one thing in the world that I can't do without is my glasses. I don't really care about my laptop, I never answer my phone, and I don't care about trainers and stuff. But I'm pretty blind without my glasses or contact lenses.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

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
Lucy Bronze

I adored my brother when I was younger, so I wanted to do everything he did.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

I run the most for every team that I play for. That's because I ran so much when I was younger.

Lucy Bronze
Lucy Bronze

That's something I learned at Lyon: how humble and grounded the best players in the world are. They're always wanting more. At Lyon, they're winners. At England, it's the same.