69 Quotes by Nikita Parris

I was pretty wild as a kid. Football tamed me. It put me on the right path, got me focused.

There was always sibling rivalry. Tennis, football, boxing, whatever - you always want to come out on top of big sis.

You've got to be fit to box. In football, if you need a breather, your team-mate can take over. There's no one in the ring to help out.

You have to respect America for respecting the pioneers of the game. That's important. We do that a lot in our game in England. What they've done for women's football across the world is massive.

The biggest thing I got from my sister's career was never to give up. She had so many ups and downs throughout her career. Injuries and big injuries - ACLs. And she never gave up; she always came back fighting.

I'm proud to say that my sister was the first female boxer in the Olympics. That's history. She made her mark. And that's what you want to do in any sport.

Always stay in a happy medium in sport, because you never know what's around the corner.

When I came into football, my whole identity was to be one of the best players in the world, if not the best player, and for me, that is what is driving me each and every day.

I really wanted to put myself out of my comfort zone, and that meant leaving England and really changing culture and different ideas and philosophies in a club environment.