“I think the first time I really heard poetry was in the schoolyard. Just the little limericks that kids say when they're jumping rope and playing games. I think that's the first time I heard rhyming words - I don't know if I'd call that the definitive poetry, but that's when I heard rhyming words said and not necessarily sung.”

English former professional footballer, midfielder

Jill Louise Scott is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. She became known for her long career in the game and for the role she played in England's midfield. A FIFA technical report on the 2011 Women's World Cup described her as one of England's four outstanding players, praising her as an energetic, ball-winning midfielder who organises the team well and works hard at both ends of the pitch. The report also noted that she can change her team's angle of attack.