Sam Kerr's approach to dealing with expectation at her home Women's World Cup is simple: she plans to soak it up.
But the Matildas captain and Australia's all-time top goal scorer hopes there's no need to pull out her trademark backflip early on.
One of the world's best footballers, Kerr will carry the hopes of a nation from Thursday's sold-out opener against Ireland at Stadium Australia onwards.
"The expectation's kind of been growing over the four years so it's been something I've learned to deal with, I've really enjoyed it," Kerr told reporters.
"I'm really proud that we've got a home World Cup so to be part of this journey is amazing and I'm really, really excited for it.
"But of course everyone in Australia has a lot of expectations but it's something I take in my stride and I try and just enjoy it - at Chelsea I've done that too, I've just enjoyed it and that's when I'm at my best.
"So for me it's about enjoying it and expectation and all that just comes from outside noise.
"I know what's expected of me from the coach, from my team and that's all that really matters right now."
If things go to plan, Kerr's iconic somersaulting celebration is unlikely to get a workout against Ireland.
"I've always said whenever I do a backflip it's not planned," the striker said.
"So hopefully the games are a bit more cruisy and I don't have to do it till later in the tournament.
"But no, it's just a bit of fun. It's about entertainment and having fun and showing what football's about."
When asked whether the backflips worried him, a grinning Tony Gustavsson said: "no comment."
Kerr is still revelling in a surprise visit from one of her childhood heroes, Cathy Freeman, at the Matildas' camp in Melbourne last Wednesday.
Freeman took on the weight of a nation and delivered with her stunning gold 400m medal run, also in Stadium Australia, at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
"I don't really get starstruck but when Cathy walked in the room I was a bit starstruck, to be honest, because she has such a presence," Kerr said.
"But it was honestly just a relaxing night - there was nothing special about it other than the fact that Cathy came and talked to us, because she made us feel like we had known her for years. That's just the kind of person she is.
"So we honestly just sat in a room, chatted, had dinner. But what she said to us and what she spoke to us about will stick with us forever."
