A biography for Sam Kerrhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm a bit of a risk taker.”
“I'm just a straight-to-the-point person.”
“You never know when your last chance in a Matildas jersey will be.”
“I had to watch Mum and Dad be stressed out about their 30-year-old son, which isn't normal and it affected me. I'm pretty I guess tough in the sense that I don't let things bother me, but seeing my parents have to deal with It was probably the hardest thing.”
“I'm really glad now that I was in that AFL team because it gave me a lot of skills and a different mentality to some girls growing up.”
“When I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would say, 'a West Coast Eagles player!' I wanted to do exactly what my brother did.”
“I get more nervous sitting on the bench than walking out for a massive game.”
“Yeah, I think that Australia is a bit behind with the football world.”
“Above all else, I need to try and stay focused on what I can control, rather than worrying about the things that I can't, especially when I'm under a lot of pressure during a tournament.”
“I don't go out there to win golden boots, I just go out there to give everything I can to the team and help the team to succeed and win trophies.”
“That's the legacy we want to leave - that we inspire the nation, we move the nation to believe in women's football, believe in the Matildas.”
“When I first changed to football it wasn't exciting for me, I was taken away from something I loved, and that sucked.”
“That's the kind of team-mate I am. I like to keep things on a lighter note. I play my best football when I'm having fun and that's what it's really all about - when the emotion gets the better of me I can fade out of the game.”
“There are a few times when you forget that things you can write on Twitter or Instagram can be picked up by the media so you just have to be careful.”
“It's my job to score goals.”
“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 bit different, but it's something I enjoy.”
“Some people can just do football, football, football but I need an escape.”
“I conquered my fears and did the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb. It was a little scary, but once you are right up the top you forget about all of that.”
“I'm always having a laugh, whether it's the right time or the wrong time.”
“I'm really thankful for my time in the AFL, but I'm also thankful I had to make the switch, because there was no pathway for me at that time in AFL.”