18-Lianne Sanderson: English National Team footballer-on keeping it real, following your destiny, and meeting the Prime Minister

English national team footballer Lianne Sanderson grew up knowing she was destined to be a footballer. At age 14, she signed her first contract with Arsenal. By age 16, Lianne she was playing in front of 28,000 fans in the FA Cup Finals. From there, Lianne’s career has taken off. She has played for 10 different teams. On those teams,  Lianne has participated in 3 FA Cup finals and two world cups, including the team who won the bronze medal in 2015. She’s also won the Champions League, and most recently  the 2016 NWSL Championship. Since day one, Lianne has kept it real. Even during difficult times, she has always followed her intuition and never compromised who she is in the process. In our conversation, Lianne opens up honestly about all areas of her life. She talks about what it’s currently like coming back form her first ever injury, attending an all girls school as a child, signing her first contract with Arsenal at the age 14, the most nerve wracking day of her life-which wasn’t playing in front of 28,000 fans as a young teenager, but rather when the day she was invited by the prime minister to attend his palace, what it’s like to be one of few openly gay professional athlete, her secret to goal-setting, and the importance of staying true to who you are. Enjoy my candid conversation with the fierce, compassionate,  soccer-obsessed, human-loving, Lianne Sanderson.   Share the love If you haven’t already, I would be so very grateful if you rated and left me a review of the podcast. It takes two minutes! Here’s what to do. Click HERE Click “view in itunes” Click the “ratings and reviews” tab Click “write a review” and show me love <3 Resources Click HERE to become a part of Friday Feelz Click HERE for a list of the 10 books I believe ever female athlete MUST read. Click HERE  to be the first to know when a new podcast or article drops, and receive other exclusive content