"There has always been an inner self-motivation for me. Mine goes back to my United days of us against the world and proving everyone wrong."
"I'm going to prove I can coach in the women's game and prove I can manage an England team to success."
"I'm working with elite players, and they test and challenge you."
"I've proved I'm in love with the women's game, and I think the quality is unbelievable."
"I've been the captain of a Premier League club, and I've coached some of the best players in the world."
"I could play anywhere. I played everywhere on the pitch for United, apart from No. 9 or keeper."
"I had a good football intelligence. I didn't need 10 games to get used to a position. I could go out and do a job."
"My sister is one of the best netball players England's ever produced, and she is now England manager. Almost every day, we sit round the table; we talk about what she's done in her job, how she's dealt with players. I've followed her pathway."
"I do my best thinking when I'm out running. When I'm out in the hills around Manchester, that's when my head clears. That's when I think about the things I'm going to say to my players in the biggest moments."
"I'd been coaching since the end of my playing career, first with England's Under 21s, then Manchester United, and finally, in Spain with Valencia."
"Management is all-encompassing. That's something I've learned since starting this job. I find it very difficult to switch off. I can be at the cinema or out for a meal with my wife, and I'm thinking constantly about what my players are doing."
"At the end of the day, if I'm playing for a manager who I know cares about me, then I'm going to give more."
"My expectation levels are probably higher than what's achievable. But I have to keep pushing the standards."
"We pick players on their profiles. Over the years, I've learned that, if you have one cog that's not quite right in the system, that flow of how you want to play can't work."
"Our style of play is non-negotiable, but we also have to become ruthless serial winners."
"It's not science; it's common sense: it's playing the right players in the right positions for the style of football you want to implement in a specific game."
"Whether you're male or female, going to a World Cup is the biggest thing that will ever happen in your life."
"Within 10 minutes of a WSL game finishing, virtually ever player gets feedback on their performances in terms of England-level requirements."
"I always say I'll rest when I die - that's my motto. I just hope I don't die before the World Cup!"
"I was approached by Sue Campbell to give my thoughts on whether I'd be interested in being the next head coach of the women's national team. Straight away, I was unbelievably excited and honoured to be approached by Sue."
"I'd watched games in the WSL because my son was at Manchester City, and obviously, they have a fantastic facility there, so when I used to go and pick him up, there were games on that I'd watch."
"When I went to Spain two years ago, I only knew three Valencia players. I didn't know anything about La Liga, and within six months, I knew everything. I was speaking another language and knew everything about the game, so I am a fast learner."
"I don't think football management is easy."
"The most important thing is to be successful on the field. Being second in the world is an unbelievable achievement. But for me, as a coach, you want to be the best - you get nothing for being second. We want to be the best in our field."
"I've played in successful sides, and you smell it. When dinner finishes at 7:45 P.M., and you're playing in an unsuccessful side, everyone goes up to their own room."
