Quotes from Fran Kirby

I'm very secretive about my feelings, very shy.

Every time I score, I celebrate like the kid I was playing in the park.

I want to pave the path as much as possible for the younger girls coming through.

I've come out of myself as a person at Chelsea and expressed myself on and off the pitch.

I just want to keep improving myself as a player and a person and hopefully continue to enjoy being on the pitch.

That's what all of us want, why we're getting involved in so many campaigns - we want to leave football in a better place than when we came into it.

I'm happy to stay at Chelsea as long as they're happy to have me.

Especially in front of my dad, I don't like being weak. I don't like crying in front of my dad because I don't want to make him cry.

When people ask me what I think about when I'm playing, I picture myself as a 10-year-old girl, playing in the park, scoring a goal and then celebrating. That's when I'm playing best.

My mum is still present in my life. Every goal I score, I dedicate to her. When I am not doing well, I also think about her.

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!'

When I turned 17, that's when it all got a bit too much. I decided to stop doing pretty much everything. I quit football. I wouldn't get up in the morning. I wouldn't go out of my room. I was very depressed.

Me and my mum were really close. She'd come to all my football games; she was the one who was always there. If it was raining, and I didn't want to go, she'd say, 'Get in the car!'

A lot of people recognise me now, especially the younger generations, definitely. But it's not that common.

It's what every kid dreams of: winning a World Cup for your country. There's nothing that will ever, ever beat that or even compare to it.

We're trying to win a World Cup for our country, and I think everyone who supports football can get behind that.

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.

My mum was massively important to everything I've done, and now her memory is a motivational tool for me.

That's one thing I relish, the pressure of having to try and beat the best teams in the world.

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.

We want to be the face of women's football, to encourage young girls to play. If I have to be recognised in the streets to encourage them, I'm happy to do that.

Women's sport is growing, becoming powerful, and we want to continue to raise that platform for the young girls at home.

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.

I want to make sure I'm a role model for young girls and play the best I can for my team and my country.