Steph Houghton Quotes

I'm very thrilled and excited to have been given the opportunity to captain England.

Playing in the NFL, it's a privilege, it's not a right.

I'm lucky. I got a chance to play major-league baseball.

It's a huge privilege to be named England Twenty20 captain and form part of a leadership team that I've no doubt will work well together with a great deal of synergy.

Whenever I come out to go to the NFL, I'd be honored to play for any team. Any team that would give me that opportunity to be part of their organization, it would mean the world to me.

I was captain of Wales; I've been captain of numerous football clubs.

I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.

I've been fortunate and blessed to further my career in the Arena Football League, and I've had a good time doing it.

I feel fortunate that there was a place like the CFL where I could hone my skill and become a consistent football player and have a nice career.

I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.

It's an awesome responsibility, not only to maintain the level of success the NFL has, but to build on that.

I'd be proud to be one of Barcelona's captains, but for me, it's not that important.

I have the privilege on playing at Real Madrid, which is a dream.

I have been given a fantastic opportunity to captain the Test side and will continue to work very hard at doing my best at that.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

I was the head girl in school and also a national level basketball player.

I always hoped I'd get a chance to prove myself at the top level because I believed I could do it, but making your way up the football ladder is very tough.

I'm just happy and blessed to have the opportunity to go to the NFL.

I think it's important at the end of the day you know obviously playing in the NBA is a great thing, but representing your country at the highest level is something totally different.

If you are captain of a great team like Paris St-Germain there are lots of players like Zlatan, players who are known by everybody. So to be captain of that team gives you respect and, in football, respect is very important.

But I was club captain at Leeds, club captain at Fulham. If you've got a bad attitude you're not getting those honours.

I did almost everything in my footballing career.

Canada welcomed me and my family and I am grateful for the opportunity to realize my dream of being a professional football player and representing Canada on the world stage.

It's a privilege to be a football manager, even when you've been beaten or you're bottom of the table.

I consider it a privilege and duty to pass on the experience and knowledge I have accumulated in 20 years of experience at club and national team level with Bayern and Germany.