My dad did a lot for me, driving me to games and my mum took on extra hours at different jobs to pay for the petrol, so I owe a lot to them.
Another man that I owe a lot to is Mick Mulhern, who was my manager at Sunderland Ladies.
He put a lot of faith in me when I was just 16 and has been a massive building block in my career and taught me a lot of things at a young age. He put me in at the deep end and played me against top players and top teams.
A lot of England players have come through under Mick so we probably owe a lot to him because he gave us a chance at such a young age.
He always told me to never lose the type of passion and always work hard and to this day, I still do that.
I am fortunate enough that I have a lot of people around me that pushed me, respected me, wanted me to do the best and supported me.
I think that's got me to where I am today.
21 Days of Positivity is our Respect initiative for coaches and grassroots football clubs. Find out more details about Respect in 2019 and our ‘We only do positive’ campaign for grassroots football.
