CHLOE KELLY could not bear to watch her Great Britain team-mates at last summer's Olympics after being ruled out of the tournament with an anterior cruciate ligament tear in her right knee.
A year on, Kelly become a national treasure with the winning goal as England were crowned European champions and won a first major trophy in women's football.
The substitute stabbed the ball over the line in extra time to clinch a 2-1 win over Germany at Wembley and cap a stirring personal comeback.
Kelly has revealed she struggled mentally during 11 months of rehab but the injury changed her outlook, and ensured England's super sub made every second on the pitch count during the tournament.
"[My injury] was definitely the lowest of the lows, but it just goes to show you don't know what's around the corner," said Kelly, who came off the bench in each of England's six games at the Euros. "And it was this!
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