"I wanted to prove them wrong, especially when they said I would never make it, that it's not a girl's sport, there were obviously down days and stuff, like there in that moment how it made me feel, but I just kept playing football because I was in love with the game, which I still am. And it makes me happy."
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Rinsola Babajide on IWD and fighting racism: "Things need to change" by Ken Browne. March 17, 2021. Retrieved 2023/11/26.
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