I played in the 2015 World Cup. I scored in two games; we got to the semi-finals and eventually ended up getting the bronze medal. That was a big turning point in my career, personally, and for English women's football, too.
A lot of teams who go on to win trophies lose in quarter-finals or semi-finals first.
When you're in the semi-finals of the Champions League, you need to be really good and need a little bit of luck.
It's disappointing to lose a game with the chance to go into the semi-finals of the Champions League.
I think that France, Germany, Spain, Holland and England will join Brazil in the semi-finals.
We have seen plenty of first-time semi-finalists go on and win grand slams.
Consequently, I won just about everything I set out to win, everything bar the World Cup, of course. But even now, I don't regret that, because I was part of a team which twice reached the semi-finals.
The Davis Cup should be home and away from the semi-finals as a minimum, I would say even the quarters.
You want to be challenging for titles and in semi-finals and finals. Everyone is excited by that.
Being able to put the ball in the back of the net is so important at the highest level and could be the difference between reaching the semi-finals and actually winning the World Cup.
The quarter finals is always an exciting round because you know you're one match away from that one table situation: where the magic really starts to happen at the Crucible and where it starts to come into its own.
For a young player like me, it is good to play for a club that can get to the semi-finals because one of the reasons I play football is for these big games.
Everyone loves playing in semi-finals and finals.
The play-offs are a great occasion to be involved in; the semi-finals were amazing. When you're in it it's special and you do enjoy it but if you are in it, you have to win it. It's a lot of pressure.
I've been part of five World Cups and we reached the semis only in 1996.
I was telling somebody the other day that I have had five semi-finals with South Africa and never got to a final. I got to one final with Pakistan and eventually got a medal!
If you want to reach the Champions League final, you have to play the big teams like Real Madrid.
My best years were 2010 and 2011, and the 2010 World Cup was the most incredible experience. Our tiny nation reached the semi-finals, I finished joint-top scorer in South Africa, and my goal against Germany was voted the best of the tournament. I was also named the best player of that World Cup.
40 seems to be the new 25 in snooker so there is no rush, but I would like to start hitting the time where I'm more stable and regularly hitting the quarters and semis, push on and make some money.
