Do you ever just want to hit someone the way that you used to be able to?

Yeah.

Sometimes I would love that to just lower the shoulder.

What's up, guys?

Welcome back to the Soccer Girl Pot.

This week you're chatting with English national team and Gotham defender Jess Carter.

We talked about her path to confidence, representing England at the world stage,

and what she's learned about leadership, visibility, and staying grounded in a sport that's constantly changing.

I love that. We also got to talk about how she is super direct with her communication.

And like, that didn't work so well for me when I was in college.

I was felt a little bit nervous around those types of players, But it was really cool to hear her just talk about learning to communicate with her teammates and how she likes to be communicated with. Yeah, and I think Jess has already proved that she's a New Yorker. She's got a favorite pizza spot, her favorite bagel order, and she's driving on the Jersey Turnpike so welcome to new york jess thank you so much

for coming on we're so excited to chat with you today let's just dive right in right we'll go we'll go

back in time i know you made your senior debut when you were just 16 years old which is unbelievable

what do you remember about those early days? And did you know then that this

is what you wanted for your career? Absolutely not. I had no idea. I didn't grow up knowing that I

could be a football player. I just loved playing all sports, really. I just remember loving it and

kind of just was playing football. next thing I know we were playing Champions

League and I felt like it just kind of happened. I mean I say I don't know obviously there was a lot

of work but but at the time when you're 16 I don't think it feels like work you're just kicking

a ball around having a laugh having a good time and then before you know it it's a pretty big thing

I was going to say it's like

a blessing and a curse to play with no stress or fear or anxiety attached to when you don't realize

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