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I want to carry on improving and learning.
What goalkeeper doesn't like a little action?
My goal has never been to see how many stats I can rack up.
There's no point going to a tournament if you don't want to win.
Beating the Germans for the first time in our history was massive.
I think, in a tournament, things are always a little more exciting.
I'm not fussed about awards. I just want to win a medal and a trophy.
One of my core values is that credit should be due, wherever it is needed.
You try to do the right thing at the right time and make a good impression on people.
In my position, I'm always going to get a bit of flak. I take it with a grain of salt.
Just normalising the idea of women playing football is a massive part of what we need to do.
Everybody wants to score. It's a great feeling. But making saves is a great feeling as well.
I trained with some great keepers at college, alongside full-grown men, and it helped me 100%.
I don't see why people can't praise when they see something done well - even if it is by a woman.
You can make loads of great saves, but if you concede, it's, 'That's what we will show the world.'
Road wins are critical, and it's huge for you as a team when you can pick up three points on the road.
Kids in school told me my parents had accents, but I had no idea; they've always sounded that way to me.
Every time I step onto the field, I think of my parents. It's such an honor to represent them and my family.
Everyone provides a different experience, and for me, personally, it's important that all perspectives are seen.
We do get a lot of sexist tweets and comments, things about a woman's place being in the kitchen, not on the pitch.
My teammates always have my back on the field, and I will do everything in my power to make sure I always have theirs.
Goalkeeping in women's football is catching up slowly. It is continuing to modernise, improving technically and physically.
Every minute I'm on the field, I'm out there playing for my team, and the success of our team is what is most important to me.
I like to eat healthily and feel like I'm putting good fuel in my body, although I do allow some tasty treats once in a while.
I think the work ethic will take me wherever I want to go in life. It's my mindset that determines how, when, and if I'll get there.
Anyone that plays knows football is up and down. As much as you want to, you can't control everything. You take what positives you can.
As a keeper, you have to understand that your job is black and white: you make a save, or you don't; you can be the hero - or the goat.
That's what tournament football's all about. It's about finding your feet in the first game, finding what works, and gaining confidence.
There's no pressure on a goalkeeper in a penalty shootout. So it's a nice opportunity for us to have some fun and try and make some saves.
Goalkeepers get criticism for commenting on outfield players, but outfield players can comment on goalkeeping; it is not a two-way street.
We talk sometimes about the impact we hope we're having, that little girls - and boys - at home are watching us on TV. We can be role models.
It just goes to show how much the women's game has improved over the years: there are some outstanding goalkeepers capable of fantastic reaction saves.
I graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Art in Graphic Design, and all in all, I can look back on my collegiate experience and say that I really did enjoy myself.
It took me a while to accept everything, but I am so grateful for the way my parents raised me. It's my life, it's unique, and I think it's so meaningful to me as I get older.
The only technical difference you will find is, if you are keeping goal as a male, they will play a bit further out, but set positions are the same, and techniques are constantly evolving.
I found it personally really difficult to admit to myself that I was struggling sometimes, but once I had the feelings and I knew I could not sit with them any longer, I sought the help I needed.
Female goalkeepers are seen as equals in academies now. We're trying to set a good example for the younger boys so they're used to seeing us women around, making great saves and scoring great goals.
As a result of my upbringing, I was interested in reconnecting with my family and making them proud. Therefore, this emotional connection meant that representing England became a personal obsession.
I trained alongside full-grown men at college and worked with some great male keepers. It helped me 100% with speed of play, speed of reactions, and strength. The mindset they gave me was invaluable.
There are constant messages I heard growing up... like, 'If you're unfit, you go in goal' or, 'If you're crap, you go in goal.' No, no, no! How do we change that? How do we give goalkeeping more respect?
You take the opportunities when you get them, and you try to see if there's any cues the opposition gives you, but more important is focusing on your own process, trusting your instincts, and being decisive.
I don't know what I was expecting the World Cup to be like. I never thought to ask anybody; maybe I should have. I've never played in a stadium with, like, 20,000 watching. It was an intense sensory experience.
Different techniques are now being used in futsal and handball. It's about timing more than anything else. Those little intricacies are slowly being picked up in the women's game - and it's kind of going unnoticed.
I think City is a really good example of how you shift the culture internally. We've had a big culture shift, particularly in the academy. Young boys are now more comfortable with strong female athletes being around.
If you speak to girls who play football alongside lads, they'll tell you that you almost have to earn the right to play with them. It's annoying that you have to do that, but once you've done it, the barriers are down.
I don't think there's any reason why girl goalkeepers cannot train alongside the boys in academies. We have done it in the past. But health and safety have stepped in and stopped us. It may be there were child protection regulations to observe.
I've lived all my life in the U.S., but to be brutally honest, I don't really have any ties to the country apart from my mum and dad. Most of the rest of my family live in the Stockport area, and I've always related more to that side of my background.
When I was a kid, the women like Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain were paving the way for female players in the States. Things like that are important so girls realise there is a future for them if they want to play. It is something they can aspire to, to be not just a hobby.
My big thing is we need to change how people feel about goalkeeping. I don't think there is enough respect for the position in the game, whether male or female. There is a stigma that you have to be a certain size or not very good with your feet, or you have had to go in goal as a last resort.
To build more interest in goalkeeping, we have to change how people think and report on goalkeepers. You are not just there to keep the ball out of the back of the net: you are there to impact the back four, to organise the team, essentially lead from the back. It is a really pivotal position.