I've had injuries in the past and I've always said that we earn our money when we're injured, because it's the hardest time. Playing football is the easy part because you're enjoying it.

You cannot have players come on and not make the impact because the game will slowly slip away from you. It is important you are ready.

I want to look back at the end of my career having numerous caps under my belt. That is one of my aims.

When I came up with Burnley, I had my mind set that I've got a job to do in helping to keep Burnley up.

And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.

I wanted to perform well for my mom and dad, because in high school, I didn't have a job. My brothers, they worked at Pizza Hut or places like that, but sports, that was my way of giving back.

When it comes to women, there has been a tendency to define women in sports in the context of their relationships - they watch games because their husbands watch. They're interested because their kids play a sport. They buy tickets to a sporting event because it's a way to spend time with family.

We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop.