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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Maidenhead, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Leicester: Leicester, ENG |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Sports Management - Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College: High Wycombe, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Playing golf, playing tennis, listening to music and watching football. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2009) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | She re-ties her shoelaces before the start of a match, usually in the team huddle. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning bronze at the 2010 World Cup in Rosario, Argentina. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2011) |
| Other sports | She was one of the youngest ever finalists in the Daily Telegraph's Junior Golf Championship in England and became the British Universities Sports Association's women's individual stroke play champion in 2007. (telegraph.co.uk, 12 Sep 2007) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | A teacher at her primary school encouraged her to try the sport. Her father also played hockey. |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | British hockey player Karen Brown. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Hero / Idol | English footballer Gary Lineker, New Zealand rugby player Jonah Lomu and English athlete Sally Gunnell. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2009) |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. (Athlete, 07 Aug 2009) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Chris Mayer [club], Danny Kerry [national] |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Midfield |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She first played hockey when she was seven on the netball courts at her primary school. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2003 |
| Competing for | England |
| Opponent | Japan |
| Location | England |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Ginger, Rodge (Athlete, 07 Aug 2009) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Some people want it to happen, some people wish it to happen, and only a few make it happen." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
| Other information | EARLY DAYS She was inspired to become an Olympian after watching Great Britain's Sally Gunnell winning gold in the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. (telegraph.co.uk, 12 Sep 2007) |