destiny

“That is your responsibility. That is how you can fulfill your destiny, your inheritance of the Queen Mother blood.”

“My destiny calls, at last!” she cried, and folded to the ground as if bowing before the tsar himself.

“It is all too easy for most people to simply march in step toward whatever future they believe lies in store. But many forces shape a person’s destiny, Penelope,” she added.

After all, Hamilton went on to say: "I believe there is something extraordinary up ahead in my life and in my destiny. I truly still believe in this team and what we can achieve together."

The next time Northern Ireland's squad will be together is in March for two games which could fulfil their World Cup destiny, and O'Neill says his players will be as ready as possible.