The first one is your first World Cup, so you go into it with a lot of pressure, trying to take it all in, but you are just so focused. Alex Scott Read Quote
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. Alex Scott Read Quote
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. Alex Scott Read Quote
You have to listen to the anthems, allow the emotion to come, but then need to snap back into the match and your specific task. Alex Scott Read Quote
The knockout games of a major tournament are when you see players’ true characters. Alex Scott Read Quote
I have played in matches where individuals have frozen and gone into their shells: they don’t want the ball, they don’t communicate, and they don’t do their jobs. Fear turns them to stone. Alex Scott Read Quote
In the 2007 World Cup, Kelly Smith went to another level, scoring twice against Japan and dragging the team forward with an infectious enthusiasm. She changed the dynamic, and we all followed her lead. Alex Scott Read Quote
When I was in the GB Women’s football team at the 2012 Olympics, it was obvious who was in the first XI and who was making up the numbers. Kelly Smith was going to be first-choice striker no matter what, and the other forwards in the squad mentally checked out as a result. Alex Scott Read Quote
Putting the need of your team above personal self-interest is a difficult thing to do. Alex Scott Read Quote
I’ve realised that there is no magic trick to television; it just comes down to hard work and being prepared for every appearance and trying to get your point across as clearly as possible. Alex Scott Read Quote
