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Sam Kerr is at the pinnacle of her career. She\\u2019s won her fourth Women\\u2019s Super League title with Chelsea, another FA Cup and is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in world football, winning multiple Golden Boot awards across the globe.

And now the Australian record goal scorer and captain, who was inspired by Cathy Freeman\\u2019s gold medal winning race at the Sydney Olympics, is the face of the 2023 World Cup \\u2013 looking for her team\\u2019s own iconic moment -where a nation stops to watch.

So where did it all begin for Sam Kerr? Maz Farookhi and Jenny Wallace find out. 1993 was the year Australia\\u2019s most famous sporting icon Shane Warne bowled the Ball of the Century, but it\\u2019s also the year the future Matildas captain was born in Perth and in to a family passionate about Aussie rules football.

You\\u2019ll meet the Kerr camp: the coaches, players and family that have played their part in her rise to the top including back to back World Cup winner, USA\\u2019s Carli Lloyd, Australia teammates Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley, plus her parents Roger and Roxanne.\\n \\n(Producer: Joanne Smith)

(Image: An image of Australia's Sam Kerr is projected onto the Sydney Opera House on September 05, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Credit: Getty Images)