Many people might know Lauren James through her older brother, Reece James. However, it has been seen that her love for the game was not just through Reece or their father but also through herself. She insisted football was all she ever wanted. She told the Telegraph in 2021, “All I ever knew was football, football and football” Although her brother could take credit for her getting into football, her ambition to play drove her motivation. When Lauren was growing up, there was a field behind her house with two pitches, and every day; she would play football there or in the streets. Even when her brother Josh was at Fulham and Reece was at the Chelsea Academy, she would kick the ball against the fence herself. This led to her being a part of the Chelsea Academy under-10s to under-14s team. This helped her grow into the technical player she is and her ability to carry the ball past the plaster switch easily and use her body to shield the ball from the posing players.