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.

Sure, I do feel I am an ambassador for women's football. But that hasn't changed. It's been like that since I started at eight years old. I'm still me.

We don't really compare ourselves to the men's game or what they do. For us, it's about trying to get more people involved in the women's games.

Women are the same. We watch football; we play football. Why wouldn't we be out there giving our opinions on the sport ,too?

It makes me very happy when I create goals or score goals myself, but the most important thing is that the team reaches its goal and plays positive football.

You look at the sports pages and you'd often be forgiven for thinking women didn't do sport.

Basketball is booming, and it's not just an Under Armour standpoint: it's about the game itself. Kids going out and playing and being inspired by what we do on the court.

Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns.