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. Marta footballleaguemajority Change image and share on social
Some boys accepted me, some didn't. And my family had comments made to them. Brazil is still a very macho society, and sports are mainly for boys, so people would say to them: 'What is this girl doing? Why is she always out there in the soccer games with the boys?' Marta acceptboybrazil share on social
Clearly, those of us women who play football wish that there was more coverage. Marta coveragefootballplay Change image and share on social
I didn't know there was such a thing as professional soccer, but I knew that Brazil had a women's team that competed against other countries, and I wanted to be on that team. Marta brazilcompetecountry Change image and share on social
Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds. Marta achieveconfidentdetermine Change image and share on social
I think my main objective is to watch as many players as I can and grab a little bit from each of them, especially the things they do well. Marta bitegrabmain Change image and share on social
My intention is to get more involved in social projects so I can give people a message of hope. Marta givehopeintention Change image and share on social
Football in Brazil is seen as a masculine sport, even with a lot of people accepting the female sport. Marta acceptbrazilfemale Change image and share on social
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. Marta abilityactivitybite share on social
We all have obstacles. The feeling of satisfaction comes by overcoming something. Marta feltobstacleovercome Change image and share on social
