I don't think I started kicking a ball until I was six or seven. Horses were my first love, so I was occupied with that. Millie Bright More Quotes by Millie Bright More Quotes From Millie Bright I always love going home anyway; it's where my roots are. I always like to go back. It's a good reminder of where I started and the journey that I still have to go on to get where I want to be. Millie Bright good journey home love What makes me so strong in the tackle? My grandad has always said if you're going in for a ball, you go 100% and you never go in half-hearted. Millie Bright never me you strong Until I was about ten, I wasn't that good. I just had loads of energy and loved running around. Millie Bright loved just good energy I try not to overthink things. If you think too much, that's when the mistakes come in. Keep it basic is what I've been doing well - winning my headers and making sure I win my one-v-one battles. Often, your natural instinct tells you whether to hold or go. Millie Bright mistakes win you winning When I was younger, I had a fear of being judged as a footballer, and my worst fear was feeling like I didn't belong at the level of football I was playing. Millie Bright feeling worst fear football Like many of us in the England squad, I wasn't even born when the men's team played Cameroon in the quarter-finals of the 1990 World Cup, so I couldn't tell you much about that game. Millie Bright game you men world I don't know where horse riding could have taken me, and it's something I can always go back to when I've retired from football, but the crossroads came in my life when Chelsea wanted to sign me and make me a professional footballer in 2013 when I was 20. Millie Bright my-life me football life I was probably on a horse before the age of three. From a very young age, I could ride on my own, work, trot, you name it. Millie Bright ride you age work I still can't believe I'm going to a World Cup. Millie Bright going still believe world I've always looked up to John Terry; he's a massive defender and a rock. His one-v-one defending and reading of the game have really educated me. I watch a lot of clips of him. Millie Bright game me always reading I'd say I'm a front foot defender; I never hesitate to go in for a challenge. You have to get one over your opponent and dominate them. Millie Bright challenge never go you You can go back into equestrianism any time - we've got a yard back home in Sheffield, and the horses are still there. They're just on hold for the moment. I can't ride and play football; it's too much of a risk. Millie Bright ride moment home time Pressure is always in the back of your mind, but that's the pressure that drives you on and makes you perform to the best you can be. Millie Bright best you pressure mind The fans have been amazing at Kingsmeadow, and we've really settled in. It's our new home, and we want to embrace that and perform for the fans. Millie Bright amazing new want home I think I've always been regarded as a mentally strong person and a tough character, but it took me a while to reach a point where I realised that internalising your emotions wasn't doing me any good. Millie Bright good me strong character I'm happy staying in the World Cup bubble with England and eliminating the distractions. Besides, I want to enjoy every minute of this unique experience, and I don't want to look back and think that I was just sat on my phone. Millie Bright look experience happy world There are times when you might have a bad training session or a bad day, and although I would often go to a team-mate to have a chat if that were the case, it's also great to have the option of expressing your thoughts in a journal if you don't want to bother anyone. Millie Bright thoughts day great you My grandad used to work in the mines, he's retired now, but he's been a big part of my career. Millie Bright career big now work You have to make the strikers fear you. Make it difficult for them to get on the ball and go into different areas. That makes my job easier. Millie Bright job go you fear My grandad gives me an honest opinion on the games and my performance. I really respect him for that. He's really helped me develop as a person and a player, and he's always been honest with me, whether I've had a good or bad game, where I need to improve. Millie Bright game good me respect
