9/12/2023 0 Comments Strike and spare deals![]() ![]() ![]() As the information has been provided without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs, you should, before acting on this information, consider the relevant Product Disclosure Statement and Terms and Conditions, and whether the product is appropriate to your circumstances. The views expressed by contributors are their own and don’t necessarily reflect the views of CBA. It does not have regard to the financial situation or needs of any reader and must not be relied upon as personal financial product advice. When asked where we would find her right now, if her schedule was cleared and money were no object? “On a yacht with friends and family.” Until then, we’ll be cheering when she hits the pitch with the CommBank Matildas.īrighter magazine provides general information of an educational nature only. I can’t do everything.” And while it’s clear to anyone who has watched her shatter records for both club and country – or witnessed her score nail-biting, match winning goals at the sport’s highest level – that she is a hard worker with steely determination, it seems even one of football’s greatest players is not immune to the odd pipedream. “It can be tough but at the end of the day I’m human, too. “I try to focus on what I can control,” she says. This ability to focus on the now is one of the ways Sam copes with the mental and physical pressures that come with her career. “There are now equal opportunities to perform, from things like use of the right facilities to access to the services that we need to help us, such as massage and physio.” ![]() When asked to reflect on how this momentous win changed her life, Sam speaks to that all-consuming drive that sets elite sportspeople apart: “It allowed me to prepare properly to be the best athlete I can be.” And while there is still a long way to go towards true equality, Sam can see positive changes for female soccer players. “Sometimes I need someone to push me over the edge to make a decision.” And for big purchases, this lightning-fast striker takes her time. “I don’t have a lot of spare time so I really only spend money sporadically,” she says. ![]() But around her commitments to Chelsea and the CommBank Matildas – not to mention impressive sponsorship deals like the one she struck with Nike in 2019 to become the face of their Australian marketing – Sam considers herself a spontaneous spender. You’d be safe in assuming that saving is a little easier today with a gruelling training and playing schedule that involves flying all over the world and little time for spending. “I’d save the change that came back and buy myself something at the end of term.” “In primary school, I used to get lunch money,” she recalls. To be fair, as a student in Fremantle/Walyalup there were promising signs that Sam wouldn’t always drain her piggy bank quickly. “But when I was young, I definitely didn’t budget and spent all the money I had earned that month in a few days.” Sam concedes that it took a while – and a lot of trial and error – for her to learn to be more financially literate. The West Australian might be known for her fleet-footed goals and gravity- defying celebrations on the pitch but off the field, her approach to money is more low-key. Little surprise then that all eyes will be on Sam and the team as they seek glory on home soil when the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 is held in Australia and New Zealand this winter. She plays for Chelsea in the FA Women’s Super League and has captained the Australian women’s team, the CommBank Matildas, since 2019. Hailed as one of the best female forwards of all time, Sam Kerr is a household name and role model to football hopefuls and lovers of the game everywhere. ![]()
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