When you talk about the ambition to get more girls to play at a younger age, they are inspired by watching Toni Duggan and Steph Houghton playing, either live or by watching it on television.
I want young girls to dream about being professional soccer players instead of just watching the boys go out and play.
I know other people say that football isn't easy as a sport for girls, but my family and friends have always been really supportive.
I'm among the first girls ever to play Little League baseball, and to my knowledge, the very first in western Illinois. It was 1976, and I was a nine-year-old tomboy whose older brothers had played.
That's the awesome part. Little girls now have a chance to look up and see women playing soccer, basketball, softball and now hockey - and know they can win a gold medal, too.
I'm very privileged to be a professional footballer, and I want to encourage more young girls to play.
We want to be the face of women's football, to encourage young girls to play. If I have to be recognised in the streets to encourage them, I'm happy to do that.
It's every little girl's dream to go onto the World Cup.
