It's no secret that I love dancing and music.

I don't want to be regarded as a female pundit. I'm a pundit.

I watch a lot of live music, and I love the theatre, especially musicals.

My first thought for the off season is to go somewhere hot and on the beach.

I've been in football since I was eight. Of course I know what I'm talking about.

The knockout games of a major tournament are when you see players' true characters.

When I was younger, my food and fitness were less controlled - I just loved football.

Putting the need of your team above personal self-interest is a difficult thing to do.

My dad left home when I was super young, so it was my mum bringing me and my brother up.

I don't like to make comparisons between former managers because they all bring a unique style.

I played in three World Cups, and I would say that it was the last one that I enjoyed the most.

We need to give our goalkeepers the same level of training that we've given to our outfield players.

All I know is two wrongs do not make a right. And nobody's perfect; ain't nobody right all the time.

I don't get wrapped up in the politics of going down to win a penalty or getting an opponent sent off.

I was in charge of the music in every team I played for, and that is a huge responsibility, believe me!

While I was playing football in the U.S., I learnt to play the guitar, and I'm picking it up again now.

The U.S.A. have a 'football arrogance,' which means winning is in their DNA - nothing else is good enough.

The enjoyment of playing football gave me a positive pathway, but I could have taken a very different path.

My hardest lesson has been my most fruitful, too: that when people don't believe in me, I can prove them wrong.

If my dog Ella, named after the Rihanna song 'Umbrella', could be with me at all times, that would make me happy.

Women are the same. We watch football; we play football. Why wouldn't we be out there giving our opinions on the sport ,too?

Every player has their own story, but I always thought of playing on my estate with dreams of what I might be able to achieve.

You have to listen to the anthems, allow the emotion to come, but then need to snap back into the match and your specific task.

Not everyone agrees. If you disagree with me, I want you to tell me, and I'm going to come back and tell you why it's my opinion.

When things don't happen in my life, I believe that I've been pushed into another path for a reason, and there's a bigger picture.

When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick.

I knew that, to be the best right-back in the world, I had to improve my fitness so I could run up and down constantly for 90 minutes.

The first one is your first World Cup, so you go into it with a lot of pressure, trying to take it all in, but you are just so focused.

Being a footballer was about analysing performance, never being satisfied, seeing what lessons you can learn and who you can learn from.

I've always been a strong presence on social media. That's how I've connected with my fans, and in doing that, I'm allowing them to win.

We don't really compare ourselves to the men's game or what they do. For us, it's about trying to get more people involved in the women's games.

I never want anyone to think I've been given a helping hand. I've always worked for everything, whether it be on the football field or away from it.

Although more teams are going full-time professional and there's more money involved, our main incentive is simply to play for the love of the game.

Sure, I do feel I am an ambassador for women's football. But that hasn't changed. It's been like that since I started at eight years old. I'm still me.

To walk out at Wembley in an England shirt is a big deal for a girl who remembers playing in her local football cage down the park in Poplar with the boys.

Football made me want to train and stay disciplined. It kept me away from things like drugs. Young people are faced with the temptation to stray all the time.

Some people don't like change. Some embrace it. But the way it's going - not just in football, but in society generally - it's more diverse. People want freshness.

My attitude as a footballer was to always be prepared - make sure you're the fittest and know who you're up against. And that's exactly how I treat the media side.

My body shape has transformed as sports science research has developed. It used to be thought that footballers needed to be big and do lots of weights and little cardio.

I was an attacking full-back but was told by Hope Powell to just sit back when we played U.S.A. in the 2007 World Cup. It's hard to rein yourself in, but the team comes first.

You'll be someone's favourite, and someone else is going to hate you, aren't they? I know that I can't please everyone, but what I can do is be myself and be true to my values.

I was never motivated by money. I wanted to be an FA Cup finalist. I wanted to walk up the steps at Wembley. I wanted to win the league. I still only ever want to win trophies.

I loved getting messages from people saying they were watching during the World Cup with their son or daughter, and they could see they could be involved, too. That was so powerful.

Football is for everyone, no matter what background you're from, what age, what level you play at. This is what it's all about: coming out today, having a good time, and getting involved.

I have played in matches where individuals have frozen and gone into their shells: they don't want the ball, they don't communicate, and they don't do their jobs. Fear turns them to stone.

I've realised that there is no magic trick to television; it just comes down to hard work and being prepared for every appearance and trying to get your point across as clearly as possible.

I like the way Frank Lampard articulates, like the fact Jamie Carragher really does his homework and the way Rio Ferdinand has been able to show his personality while giving those insights.

I'm that girl - I've never been camping; I don't even go to festivals because I hate the cold and the rain. If it starts to rain, I'm the first one on the training field to go in and get a hat!

Even when I play in World Cups, I don't look at things like that. It's something that I want to be doing, so why would I put extra pressure on myself? I'm just going to go out there and enjoy it.

Most of my football education was under Hope Powell, and were some of her training sessions boring? Yes. But were they necessary? Yes. We fully understood what we needed to do as a defensive unit.

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