Danielle Waterman, an English woman rugby (橄榄球) player is interviewed and talks about her experience and opinions about the sport.

Having two older brothers taught me a lot about survival. 【小题1】 We’d play rugby together and if I wanted to play against my brothers, who I looked up to, I had to be good enough. It made me determined.

I was lucky to have supportive parents, especially my mother, who was my role model. 【小题2】 It’s different now, with lots of amazing women in British sport as positive examples to young girls. The situation for women’s sport has improved, but there’s a long way to go. The regularity of male sport allows the public to be familiar with teams and players. 【小题3】

A few years ago, I got hurt in my knee and was told I couldn’t play again. 【小题4】 That’s when I really recognized the challenges I was facing mentally, as well as coping with my physical pain. No matter how much I trained, I wouldn’t improve unless I was happier and more confident. I realized I needed to get help for my mental health. Without that support, I wouldn’t have played again.

【小题5】 When I was injured, my immediate reaction was, ‘I need to keep going.’ I’ve built up strong will but it’s basically because I love what I do. When I play rugby, I work with other people, deal with failure and overcome difficulties - all these make me open-minded and determined. Rugby develops confidence in me around achieving and self-belief.