When I was growing up, it was the guys who were hardest at school who got the prettiest girls. It's a status thing.

Acting has been really good me. You end up in some wild places, and I love adventure.

When I was young, running with a gang was a cool thing to do; that's how you get popular; that's how you get the girls.

I don't regret giving up football for acting. I love football and am very proud I played for Morton. But the truth is, I wasn't going to get much higher in football. At the same time, I sensed I could go somewhere in acting. I'm 28, which is young for acting, whereas in football I'd now be near the end of my career.

We knew it was going to be the biggest event scheduled in the history of women's sports, but we didn't ever fathom we would be playing before sold-out stadiums all over the country.

I was not an athlete, but I was a break-dancer. I was a beatboxer, an entertainer.

It's about being a student-athlete, and not just getting that easy money and going to the league.

International football's not always about playing the top three in the world - it's about going to some of the tougher places around Europe and playing real tough games.