69 Quotes by Nikita Parris

Every time I step onto the pitch for England, I feel great pride. I want to keep working hard to stay in the starting XI and push on to win trophies.

I just want to be at the best place possible to ensure that I really kick on in my career, that I constantly have challenges, because in football, you don't have long. It's easy to become complacent when game time comes so easily, and you're doing so well.

Everyone used to say I'm a rising star, and I've got raw talent, but I really wanted to be, honestly, the best.

I'm the one who is always bantering. Millie Bright and Rach Daly are pretty bad. Jill Scott is up there, too, but I'm probably the one who initiates it all, and people come back at me.

I'm always playing jokes, even on the manager - some, not many. I want to try and keep my place in the squad.

You have to sacrifice time with your family, your time as a teenager. You don't experience life like any other, outside of football. When you go to uni, you can't live the uni lifestyle. But I've never, ever thought about quitting football.

I knew from a young age what I wanted to do, but that's not the case for everyone. Some go through different paths to reach their destination.

I go home every day, and my mum still lives in the same house. It's not one of the most affluent areas of Liverpool - some may say it's deprived - but we have an abundance of love and support.

I was a natural talent, a raw talent. Then I came to Manchester City, and I learned philosophies.