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Football Quotes by Sam Kerr

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Sam Kerr talks about chasing trophies and dreaming of playing for Chelsea. She also shares how wearing her country's kit feels like a dream and wants fans to feel excited about women's football. The quotes show she loves scoring, celebrating, and believing that being the best can inspire a whole nation.

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Football is 5% of my life.

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It's my job to score goals.

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Some people can just do football, football, football but I need an escape.

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It's a dream come true to be able to represent my country and wear these amazing kits when we play.

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I want to be someone that is entertaining, that's fun, that scores goals, does good celebrations.

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What you see on the pitch is, of course, me - but it's also a little bit of an alter ego.

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Any time you go to Wembley it's an important game, so I love playing there.

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I like sharing my story. I like sharing who I am outside of football.

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Being No.1 is the goal, 100 per cent. It's everyone's goal.

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Growing up, always having a ball in my hand or watching sport has been a huge part of my life.

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We would love to win the Champions League, that's the one we want. I think every year that's what we shoot for.

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Football can change in a day, let alone in a year, so I'm just going to keep enjoying myself, keep working hard…

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I want to end my career, whenever that is, with as many trophies as I can and I think Chelsea's the best…

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Anyone that's involved in football knows how hard it is to come back year after year and to stay at the top.

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When I'm at Chelsea, I'm just a normal player in the team and stepping into the captain with the Matildas, it's a…

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When I was growing up, I never thought about being the best in the world. But when you rub shoulders with national…

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You can't think about losing, ever. That's the number one sin of a footballer. If you think about that, it's going to…

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I don't go out there to win golden boots, I just go out there to give everything I can to the team…

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I remember when I first started playing for the national team, we didn't even have Matildas jerseys. So now, to be driving…

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That's the kind of team-mate I am. I like to keep things on a lighter note. I play my best football when…

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You see the funding that AFL, rugby, all those sports get before women's football, I think it's about getting the money into…

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From the U.S. to England, I thought they'd be quite similar. But they're very, very different. It's a lot more physical in…

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I'm a striker so consistently scoring is your main goal and I'm just really happy that it's come together and I'm kind…

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Being at a club like Chelsea is an amazing opportunity.

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I can't see myself going anywhere else in the world or leaving Europe, having what I have at Chelsea.

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You never know when your last chance in a Matildas jersey will be.

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I still get up and watch AFL games early in the morning.

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People ask me, 'Do you think you're the best player in the world?' How do you answer that?

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My passion for the game is something I'd love to continue to do.

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I'm a very live in the moment type of person and I want to keep playing as long as I can.

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Yeah, I think that Australia is a bit behind with the football world.

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It's going to be the biggest honour in the world to represent your country at a home World Cup in front of…

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The reason I came to London is to become a better footballer, to not stay in my comfort zone. It's given me…

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I love the big-time players. I love LeBron James, Serena Williams, those players that are consistently at the top of their game.

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It's kind of crazy but this is a normal thing for the Matildas; you never really know when your next game will…

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When I first changed to football it wasn't exciting for me, I was taken away from something I loved, and that sucked.

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I've enjoyed 2017, it's been one of my most enjoyable seasons, and that's what I play football for. To have fun.

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I remember my first World Cup I couldn't sleep before the game, and at the end of the day, it's just a…

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That's the legacy we want to leave - that we inspire the nation, we move the nation to believe in women's football,…

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Fashion is always going to be important in every sport.

I'll look at photos of myself, when I'm at awards or something, and kind of cringe because I can see myself trying to do…

I think I just have an AFL brain.

I want to end my career, whenever that is, with as many trophies as I can and I think Chelsea's the best place to…

I just do what I feel, whether it's right or wrong, and I'm very strong-willed, very stubborn.

It's a dream come true to be able to represent my country and wear these amazing kits when we play.

We don't listen to the haters.

I want to be someone that is entertaining, that's fun, that scores goals, does good celebrations.

When I see young girls and boys who say they wore this, or cut their hair like this because I did, it's an amazing…

I believe pressure is a privilege.

I'm always having a laugh, whether it's the right time or the wrong time.

That's just the culture of the AFL - it's such a tough sport. As a kid, I was always playing footy, the boys were…

I conquered my fears and did the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb. It was a little scary, but once you are right up the top…

When I was younger I would try to fit into the 'girly mould' and as I've gotten older I've become more confident and I've…

People ask me, 'Do you think you're the best player in the world?' How do you answer that?