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born 1987 South Africa

Janine van Wyk (Afrikaans: [jɑˈnin fan ˈvəik]; born 17 April 1987) is a former South African professional soccer defender, coach, and owner of JVW F.C., a club she founded and bears her name. Van Wyk was the captain of the South African women's national team, has the most international caps among African women's national teams with 185 and was the first South African ever to play in the U.S.

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Most of all what has kept me alive is my passion and love for the game.

White girls played hockey and netball but my love was always football.

I believe that Africa has quality and phenomenal talent that clubs abroad are benefitting from because of the lack of high-level competitions in our respective countries.

I just take every day as a new opportunity for me to be a better player and give the best I can towards the game.

Nothing worth having comes easy and I worked hard to make my dream a reality.

The reason I continued was the determination of wanting to do well. I knew I had it in me to be a good player. I wasn't weak, I could kick a ball and I just loved playing the game.

Without this sport I am not sure where life would’ve taken me. Everything I am and have achieved is through this beautiful game.

Any athlete will tell you that. It’s all about sacrifices and hard work and dealing with disappointment and all kinds of failures.

I started playing from a young age with the boys who moulded me into a strong and bold woman. They shaped me into what I am today and to stand out among the rest.

I want to help develop young girls -- and not necessarily [only] young girls, but players in general, and just share my expertise and my knowledge that I have gained over the years to other female football players.

When I was younger, there were many times when I felt isolated and not part of the team because I am a woman. There have been so many barriers but I have continuously let my passion and my love of the game shine through.

You know, when you see yourself being able to compete against boys you automatically become confident in yourself as a girl.

Women are powerful and strong.

I believe in living a life that’s free of the fear of judgement, the fear of criticism and the fear of not being enough. And when fear does creep in, I confront it and fight back against it.

At first it was really difficult to fit in. The boys wouldn't pass me the ball, they didn't accept me into the team so I was kind of isolated from everything.

No road to success is smooth.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Janine van Wyk (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.