Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin Quotes
When I left school, I had a list of priorities headed by 'marriage' and 'children'. That is how, I suppose, as a woman, you are brought up to think. At the same time, as I grew older, I told myself that if it happens, it happens, and that will be fine, but if it doesn't, that will be fine, too.
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I think I'm like a free spirit.
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
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All my coaching life, I am the same, always on the touchline, the same way. I am in the game all the time. I am focused.
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When I left school, I had a list of priorities headed by 'marriage' and 'children'. That is how, I suppose, as a woman, you are brought up to think. At the same time, as I grew older, I told myself that if it happens, it happens, and that will be fine, but if it doesn't, that will be fine, too.
