Being a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me. Before you have your first baby you are a girl and then you become a mother. There is no transition into being a woman; you literally become a mum and being a mum means you always love someone else more than yourself and it is an unexplainable situation.
It puts things in perspective. Football is really just a little piece of life, especially when you're talking about a child. It's rough to practice and stay focused.