When I played in Holland, I always tried to lob the goalkeeper. People used to say, 'Oh, you're always only trying to make a nice goal'. But I said, 'Listen, if the goalie is a little bit off his line, how much space do you have on his left or right?' It's not a lot. 'And how much space do you have above him?'

Playing football was like being trapped in a rhythm, and my whole career was like that. You have very little time to switch off.

You have to shoot, to want to score goals no matter how. Just score that goal! You can't be afraid to miss.

My aim is to play as many games as possible and to go out and be one of the 11 players again.

Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

While we glorify football players for their accomplishments on the field, they are not heroes.

I was a good athlete, a good baseball player. A great baseball player, I should say.

If I could, I'd change the way I came up through the football ranks. I'd love to have had an academy life the way the boys have it. I think female footballers would be so much better for having that opportunity, and we'd be more effective because we would be better players.