Marta Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“There's still prejudice and that resistance regarding women, not only on female football but in various activities. Men think that women are a bit fragile to perform some types of activities or don't have the ability and aren't strong enough.”

“But the reason that women's football is still unknown is because it's not on television and not widely publicised for a wide majority of the leagues in the world.”

“My intention is to get more involved in social projects so I can give people a message of hope.”

“Clearly, those of us women who play football wish that there was more coverage. But it's one of those things that happens. Every year the level is getting higher, and I think we surprise a lot of people when the world focuses its attention on the World Cup or the Olympics final.”

“One of our problems is the culture of Brazil which focuses on men's football. Of course we would like to change that. Maybe one day we will have a strong competitive league instead of our women footballers always having to play abroad.”