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The pressure that made Jess Carter “start to break”
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England defender Jess Carter says that she “started to break” under the pressure of professional football.
“When I went pro I realised if you’re not winning trophies, then you’re out,” she said in a mini-documentary with e.l.f.
“If you’re not confident in who you are, that much pressure will break you.
She also reminisced about how she started playing football, explaining that she had played alongside boys until she was stopped from doing so around the age of 11.
So I had a coach and he created a girls’ team so that I could continue playing.