Mary Fowler reveals the big mistake she made when she started her career - and the very surprising way she wants to make a living in retirement Star currently plays for English giants Manchester City Admitted to struggles when she began career in France By Shayne Bugden For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:48 EDT, 23 October 2024 | Updated: 23:48 EDT, 23 October 2024 e-mail View comments Matildas and Manchester City star Mary Fowler has admitted she took herself far too seriously when she was starting out as a professional footballer - and revealed the two jobs she'd love to get into when her playing career is over. The 21-year-old has been in glittering form lately, starring for City in the Champions League , helping drive them to first on the Women's Super League table and looking to be a lynchpin of the Aussie side when they take on Switzerland on Saturday. But back when she first played for the Tillies in 2018, aged just 15, her desire to give everything to soccer went too far.
'When I first started out and debuted for the national team I was a super-driven person and very focused on football to the point where anything off the field was a distraction,' she told Forbes . 'You feel bad if you eat ice cream, you don't want to hang out with your friends too much because you should be focusing on your craft. 'Now I have to be able to laugh on the field, and I have to be able to have balance off the field, and that actually makes me better.
' Fowler added that she finally rea.
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