“Sometimes I felt as a writer I was purging, and it almost hurt to purge to that level. Now it doesn't feel that way, maybe because I'm older. Maybe life has given me some punches, but it didn't knock me down.”

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.