Lucy Bronze wrote a letter before the England game. She said this.
You are an eight-year-old girl. You won't realize how lucky you are until you're older.
It's something that you probably don't think about until you get older and realize that your family is the best.
If you have a dream, your mum will make sure that it happens, and your dad will make sure that it happens as well.
In a very funny way, your brother will support you by pushing you and challenging you. You should always be the most competitive version of yourself. Your sister is very proud of you.
You've seen women's football for the first time as a 12-year-old. These superstars are idols to you now. You see how successful they are, you see how much they inspire girls like yourself, and it's the first time you realize that you could be as successful as them.
Don't ever question yourself. The people that you will become are the ones that are role models.
You are in your 20's. Signing your first professional contract is a big deal. You back yourself more than anyone even though there isn't much support.
You come off the back of finishing your degree, working in Domino's, working at five-a-side places, some of the best times of your life, because you learned how to work hard and not give up. You know that you're going to have to wait.
You get injured for the first time. People are saying that they won't pick you again. You aren't good enough. The family that love you the most is the one that supports you the most.
You get injured again. You feel like things are not going your way. For every step that you take backwards, you take two leaps forward in the end, so if you cry alone, just know that these are the days that are going to push you even harder.
In Canada in 2015, you're going to play in a major tournament. The manager told you before the tournament that you would be a squad player, but that you would be ready if needed.
Alex Scott has never been on the teamsheet ahead of you for the first time in his career. Alex is the one who tells Lucy why she should shoot more.
Everyone knows you scored the winning goal to send England through. Your life is forever changed by this moment.
We are here right now. You've hit the heights you always thought you could hit because we've broken so many records. Everybody is full of confidence because you're part of a home that's like no other.
Getting ourselves to the final is the next thing that we need to do, and you know that you need to do it.
You never know what the future will hold, but you can't be happier with what you've already achieved, so let's get some more.
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