Sports Personality 2021: Arsenal and Scotland defender Jen Beattie wins Helen Rollason Award
"Getting told you have cancer is a life-changing moment," she said.
"It was horrific, there is no other way to describe it, especially in the middle of a pandemic when you don't have your friends and family there with you."Beattie was presented with her award by Arsenal team-mate Leah Williamson. She was unable to be at the Sports Personality show in Salford due to Arsenal's Women's Super League commitments.
Beattie's father, Scottish broadcaster and former rugby union player John Beattie, said of his daughter receiving the award: "Of all the things she's done, this is the most important moment. "You can always be recognised for being good at kicking a ball, but she wanted it to be about making sure she saved some lives."
"I can honestly say that getting checked is one of the most important things," said Beattie. "If you feel anything that feels out of the norm, go get checked.The Helen Rollason Award recognises outstanding achievement in the face of adversity and was introduced to the show in 1999 in memory of the BBC Sport journalist and presenter, who died of cancer that year at the age of 43.
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