Laura Trott Quotes

I think a lot of sporting organisations are really sitting up and taking notice, putting in some great programs and investing a lot into women's sports.

There are lots of things that could be done. We could get more help from the UCI, like forcing Pro-Tour teams to have a women's equivalent.

If we, as a group, can change people's view from thinking they're watching football as opposed to women's football, then I think we've been successful.

Gender equality cannot be achieved by cutting programs that allow girls to get the same chance to compete, learn, and play. The United States has had a solid history of commitment to its female athletes and expanding opportunity for women, and it is imperative that we continue on this path.

You know, I think more people should watch women's basketball. It'd do so much for the game.

When women are not at the negotiating table, their rights get negotiated away.

Being female and an advocate for equal opportunities, I want to see an equal representation in people applying for the head coach job for the women's team.

Ultimately, a women's only championship is not going to get more females into motorsport as a whole.

When I was in the indies, the guys would be like, 'Ugh, a women's match. I'm not gonna watch that.' And to come back here, at every single Live Event to have a guy come up to you and say, 'That was amazing,' I feel so accomplished.

Of course, I'm all for women getting to play prominent parts.

What is best to hope for and what everyone is working towards is to elevate the quality of women's sport and to bring it to a level where it is seen as something that is very entertaining, something to be admired, to be looked up to, to put it in that level playing field as a product to be sold equal to the men.

All of us follow men's cricket because we want at some point that women's cricket would be up there.

It is a time for women's tennis to return to the light, as it were, and be on a par with men's tennis, which is at a very high level.

Just having the support from the male players is important as the women's game moves forward.

We want more opportunities for women's players throughout the world.

The UCI have to make the decision to put in rules into women's cycling that they have in men's cycling: you know, like a minimum budget to run a women's team and that sort of thing so that it becomes more professional.

We don't really compare ourselves to the men's game or what they do. For us, it's about trying to get more people involved in the women's games.

When it comes to women, there has been a tendency to define women in sports in the context of their relationships - they watch games because their husbands watch. They're interested because their kids play a sport. They buy tickets to a sporting event because it's a way to spend time with family.

As a husband and a father of two daughters, I want young women around the globe to have the same rights and opportunities as my daughters.

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.

On many occasions New Zealand has spoken about the need to ensure that women's concerns are fully integrated into all aspects of the United Nations' activities and structures, not marginalised in one part of the Secretariat.

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships.

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports.

In my community, women are as important as males, and they are playing an equal role in the society.

I've been a staunch advocate of women's empowerment, and I've worked hard throughout my career to advance the cause. It is heartening to see that gender equality is really becoming more of a reality. There is still much more to be done, and I'm confident that, by working together, we can empower women worldwide.