Before my mum passed away, I was a very extroverted person; I was very outgoing. I didn’t care what people thought about me. Fran Kirby Read Quote
When my mum passed away, I was very young, and I became very introverted and very quiet. I became very anxious about what people thought about me. Fran Kirby Read Quote
Obviously when I was younger, when I was three years old, I used to kick a football around in the park or in the garden. I’ve got loads of videos, pictures of me doing it. Fran Kirby Read Quote
I like to wear the same kind of boots that I’ve worn in training going up to the game so that I’ve got a feel for the boots. Fran Kirby Read Quote
I just remember playing in my school and then getting invited to go along to train with a development squad at Reading. My first training session, the manager said, ‘You have to come and play with the academy girls,’ so that would probably be my first footballing memory. Fran Kirby Read Quote
It’s always in our mind-set to encourage young girls to get playing. The only way we can do that is being positive off the pitch, trying to engage as much as possible. Fran Kirby Read Quote
You see now more girls getting involved in their sports because they can see it on TV and see these people playing, and I think – the more and more it’s exposed and is out there – it will continue to grow and grow. They watch it on TV and think, ‘Well, that could be me!’ Fran Kirby Read Quote
We’re trying to win a World Cup for our country, and I think everyone who supports football can get behind that. Fran Kirby Read Quote
I want to pave the path as much as possible for the younger girls coming through. Fran Kirby Read Quote
