Playing at the Women's World Cup is my long-term goal and, hopefully, I can contribute to winning a medal.
— Nikita Parris
I do a bit of boxing in the off-season to stay fit - it's a different kind of fitness.
I've grown not just as a player but as a person. But my passion will always remain. It's there because I love football, and I love fighting for my club and my country.
I go home every day, and my mum still lives in the same house. It's not one of the most affluent areas of Liverpool - some may say it's deprived - but we have an abundance of love and support.
When we go out to train, we work hard, but when we're back in the hotel, you want to chill out. People want to switch off from football because you spend so much time doing it. For me, switching off means playing jokes.
I have a niece now, and it makes me want to be better for her, just to show that there's a big wide world outside Toxteth, and you can imprint yourself in any one of those places as long as you do the hard work and have the desire.
The Champions League is one trophy that I need to win.
Every time I step onto the pitch for England, I feel great pride. I want to keep working hard to stay in the starting XI and push on to win trophies.
If you don't have competition in a squad, you can have complacency - and, if you have complacency, you won't win.
On an odd occasion, you'll still find me shouting at referees when I've become increasingly frustrated, but I've tried to control my temper.
I knew from a young age what I wanted to do, but that's not the case for everyone. Some go through different paths to reach their destination.
I'm always playing jokes, even on the manager - some, not many. I want to try and keep my place in the squad.
Everyone used to say I'm a rising star, and I've got raw talent, but I really wanted to be, honestly, the best.
Ever since I was kid, I dreamed of playing for England.
Every time I step on the pitch, I think about winning and putting on a performance that ensures my team comes out on top.
I was a natural talent, a raw talent. Then I came to Manchester City, and I learned philosophies.
You have to sacrifice time with your family, your time as a teenager. You don't experience life like any other, outside of football. When you go to uni, you can't live the uni lifestyle. But I've never, ever thought about quitting football.
I'm the one who is always bantering. Millie Bright and Rach Daly are pretty bad. Jill Scott is up there, too, but I'm probably the one who initiates it all, and people come back at me.
I just want to be at the best place possible to ensure that I really kick on in my career, that I constantly have challenges, because in football, you don't have long. It's easy to become complacent when game time comes so easily, and you're doing so well.
