She represented England in 140 appearances with the Lionesses, retiring as the second most-capped England player across the men's and women's game. This isn’t, however, just a book about a women who was the best in the world at her position in a sport. But it helped me understand the part of the English character that feels it has to cut others down to size, rather than encourage them to grow. Asked if she ever feared being at home, Alex reasoned: 'I wanted to go home to protect my mum, to put a shield around her, to be strong for her even though she was doing the same for me and my brother.

Alex is one of the UK's most in-demand presenters, appearing on The One Show, Children in Need, Sport Relief and the forthcoming The Real Games. I have no interest in football whatsoever but reading Alex Scott's life In the game has changed my mind.Welsh secretary David Davies savages Labour-run NHS in the country as 'shambolic' after his father-in-law,.

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Before I always had these walls up because I was trying to protect myself and protect people around me. Incredibly interesting story; I enjoyed both reliving the events with her and learning new things about her. But thanks to a ‘push-through mentality’ the world has only ever seen the ‘strong’ side of Alex Scott.