The 2022 Euro-winning Lionesses are no strangers to the pressures of working hard both on and off the pitch.
Ahead of this revision season, 麻豆官网首页入口 Bitesize caught up with former and current England players Jill Scott, Maya Le Tissier and Lucy Parker to ask what they'd tell their Year 11 selves.
Kim: If you could go back and speak to yourself when you were in Year 11, what would you say to her?
Maya Le Tissier: What a question.
Lucy Parker: That's a good question.
Jill Scott: Year 11. What was I doing then? I think I was still playing football on the school field.
Maya Le Tissier: What was that four years ago? I don't know, I think maybe to not put as much pressure on myself as I probably did.
Lucy Parker: I think everything you do from your day to day life in general has led you to the moment that you're at.
Jill Scott: I think when I was about sixteen, there was probably a lot of people who had a little bit of doubt in me as a footballer. I probably thought the dream was over of playing for England, but I kept going and kept believing in myself.
Maya Le Tissier: Not think I have to do everything, so quick and to kind of make big steps all the time. It's never going to be like that. It's just going to be small steps along the way. And I know that it's not all going to be plain sailing.
Jill Scott: Also be honest and truthful with yourself. If there's things you need to work on, I think you need to look at yourself sometimes and think where can I improve? But I think I'd just give the message of keep going Jill, because you never know what's round the corner.
Maya Le Tissier: When I was a youngster, I wanted everything quick and wanted to do the best I could, but that was also a positive. That's probably what's got me here. So I think not put as much pressure on myself and just control the things I can control.
Casting their minds back to Year 11, the three Lionesses remember the challenges they faced at that age.
Former England player Jill Scott told 麻豆官网首页入口 Bitesize that self-belief has played a big factor in her success. "I think when I was about sixteen, there was a lot of people who had a bit of doubt in me as a footballer.
"I probably thought the dream of playing for England was over, but I kept going and kept believing in myself."
Maya Le Tissier emphasises the importance of breaking your goals down into small steps and to not focus on the things that are out of your control.
Jill also talks about asking yourself the big questions. "If there's things you need to work on, I think you need to look at yourself sometimes and think where can I improve?"
As defender Lucy Parker puts it, everything you do from your day to day life has led you to the moment that you're at now. So remember, regardless of the ups and downs, keep working hard and never give up!
This article was published in May 2023
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