Who would have ever thought that, within a couple months of getting into the WWE, that I'd be wrestling in the main event for the world championship? Then, nine months after getting here, actually being the world champion.
That's my main goal: to win a world championship.
It's always been something I've wanted to try and do, to take Wales to a major championship.
You have to give 100 percent in the Champions League, as you're up against the biggest teams.
I grew up watching the Olympics and did some athletics for my school, winning the Welsh pentathlon championship.
Having different people come together and be on a team and win a world championship is literally, I think, the definition of being American.
As soon as I started to realize that I could make a living playing professional soccer, I went to that place where I could torture myself because I knew it would make me better for the championship game.
To win a championship, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side.
The minute you step off that podium is the minute you start preparing for the next world championship. That's kind of how I work. You celebrate for a brief moment, then you move on.
I don't care how many championships you've won or how many records you've broken - if you've had a hand in pushing forward not only a game but women in sport's movement, then I think that's pretty darn good.
