Ada Hegerberg Quotes

"When you first win a trophy, you want to do it again and again. It keeps you hungry."

"That's what defines the best athletes: being capable of showing up year after year at the highest level."

"It's great that we all talk about investment, but there needs to be action behind it as well. If we don't push for the change for women's football to go in the right direction, then it won't come by itself."

"Football is my biggest passion in life, and I've worked really hard to get here. It's so important to me, so I can't sit and watch things not go in the right direction."

"I don't think too much about how many goals I'm going to target. I work really hard and prepare really well for the season to come... I know when I'm well prepared, when I've worked hard, the results will come."

"If each woman stands up and uses her voice, imagine how many voices would be together and how strong a mass that would be."

"I know I have a voice, and I want to use that voice as much as I can to bring things forward."

"I expect if people have had a problem with me or my attitude, then they come and take it directly with me, face to face."

"Obviously, I'd love to play for my country."

"Football is the biggest sport in Norway for girls and has been for years, but at the same time, girls don't have the same opportunities as the boys."

"I think more about preparation than numbers. If I'm well prepared, there will be results."

"I love my country."

"A lot of people talk about records, but you can get lost as a player if you think too much about them."

"What I think is important for us as players is to always stay on our toes and be critical to everything being said."

"You can only have a short sight because things change a lot. You can't plan what the years will bring."

"That's the great thing with Lyon: we are such a competitive group of players, but we know each other so well, so what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch."

"I always used to play with the boys and loved it. You never asked yourself the question if there should be a difference between a boy or a girl."

"Sometimes you need to make difficult choices."

"Winning all these trophies and having all this success gives you a voice."

"I never considered myself less worthy than a man in football. Never. Never, never, never."

"Norway has a great history of women's football, but it's harder now. We've stopped talking about development, and other countries have overtaken us."

"I wish my national team all the best."

"On the pitch, I can be really fearless. It's all about performing, and I forget about everything else. When I step off, in real life, I can be a different person. I can feel vulnerable sometimes."

"When I was 15, and I just stepped on the A-team, I believed in myself, but I wasn't cocky in any way. I just wanted something so badly that I could tell people around me that were ten years older that they had to play and perform. I would still say that I had respect."

"It's impossible to play football in a world among men and not fight for equality."

"I come from a little town of 7,000 people, and everyone in my family played football."

"I'm just focused playing 100% as best as I can at my club."

"I think Together #WePlayStrong is a big step for football. This project is about building interest and professionalism and making younger women want to play football at a high level."

"It's not always about the money."

"Wherever you play, you just want to have fun."