QUOTES by Jill Ellis
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When we went into 2015, we had our way of playing, and we were fairly rigid in what we were doing.
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If a team has multiple looks, it's so hard to stand in front of your team and say, 'This is the scouting report. This is what you have to prepare for.'
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Especially in the States, at every level - whether it's collegiate, whether it's our professional league - we need more women in coaching, 100 percent.
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Coming out of 2015, I just realized it's OK not to look perfect. It's OK to make sure that your players remain in that bubble, stay focused and true to who we are, and keep the belief internally.
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You don't go into coaching if you're not willing to step into that moment and go, 'OK, this is what it's going to take, and this is why you do it.' Everything hinges on winning and losing, right?
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There are a lot of programs, a lot of teams now that have the backing of federations, the growth of the game domestically. You see this with Holland; you see this with Italy. It's a matter of time. I had to leave my home country to go and experience the game. Now, it's delightful that these countries are actively supporting women's football.
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I grew up playing with boys in the yard and my brother in the backyard and boys in the schoolyard.
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When all is said and done, I always used to say this to recruits: 'I don't remember one goal I scored. I don't remember one result. I just remember the people that touched my life and that connected with me.'
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If you ask my dad, I'm always the person that found the little bird out of the nest and is trying to put it back or take care of it.
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I think every time I'm with the team, even in a World Cup, as a coach, you're constantly evaluating.
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It's easy for a player to stand out in two or three days. But the grind of a camp, and just the level of consistency in performance that requires, that needs to happen.
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The players do their thing on the pitch, and there's a lot of young women or former players that want to coach.
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If we're looking at the pure development of our game, the challenge is not to have a 200-cap player because that means there is something better that is coming along.
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Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's very much for opportunities for all people... To him, a soccer player is a soccer player.
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Any player playing at a high level is available for consideration to the women's national team.
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When I first took over the team in 2014, the message was, even if you're on the right track, if you sit there, you'll get run over.
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Player X might be the best outside back, but does that player help the best wide player be as good?
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I can truly say this: I don't care, and I've never really read what people thought.
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You can do a lot of breakdown on games you played, but the takeaways from games you've played has to be on what's in front of you.
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You have to pay the same amount of detail regardless of opponent when so much is on the line.
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The players come out and want to be as fresh as they can, press, keep a team in their end, create chances, create set pieces, and really try and get the upper hand early.
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Something you look at when you go into a World Cup is your depth and your players that change the game.
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Ultimately, we've got to make sure our players understand that the margin for error is very small against these top teams in the world, and we've been punished several times for that.
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I think people get hung up on starters and 11s, and that number kind of rings through a lot of media's heads.
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It's incumbent on you to play games outside your region that will really test you. That's important to keep your edge.
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From my perception, listen: the game is different on turf, but it's the same for everybody.
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These countries - Spain, France, Germany - have environments that are really geared toward the professional player.
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I grew up in a military family, and my dad was gone for long periods of time. Families make it work because you know you care for each other.
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I truly think if I had stayed in England, I'm not sure I would be coaching. So what America gave me was kind of a dream and the opportunity and ability to follow that path, which I really had never dreamed about. I just feel very fortunate to be here.
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