Alex Scott

I was fortunate enough to play in a number of finals, and I can still remember waking with butterflies in my stomach. It is at moments like those you realise why you fell in love with football in the first place. ”

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. ”

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

I love music - in my playing days, I was always the team DJ. ”

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

I love travelling to the games and doing them pitchside with Gabby Logan. ”

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. ”

My mum never once tried to push me into something different, even though there was no way of making a living out of women's football. She supported me because she saw I was happy and that it gave me a focus to not be hanging around on the street. ”

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

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. ”