I don't remember whether I was able to fall asleep the night after the speech, but I know that the night before I had been struggling with my colleague over individual formulations for a long time.
The next morning it felt good and safe to start with this speech, which was my own, I wrote it, but it was also ours, you could say Norway's speech.
You can see that I haven't given much thought to what to wear by the fact that I'm wearing the same blouse here in Oslo today as I did in Doha on March 31st.
Normal trousers, comfortable shoes, and my hair loose – I like my hair, but I find it weird that people look at things like this: How does she wear her hair, what color is it?
Would anyone say that about a man?
The mood there as I walked to the podium - yes, it was hostile.
And the mood was even icier when I left the podium, there was a bit of applause but nobody came up to me and said anything.
But I was prepared for that.
But I didn't feel lonely or isolated or ashamed, because – as I said – it wasn't just my idea to give this speech there, it was ours.
And I felt that approval from the Norwegian Football Association and Norwegians in general in Doha.
I have fun, special, challenging moments with my wife and our three children every day.
I try not to let this day in Doha stand out with my speech.
I have so much to do as a mother, wife and President of the Football Association of Norway!
But of course the speech made me better known and gave me the opportunity to be heard in places I would never have gotten to otherwise.
It was worth it - I would do it all over again.
Recorded by Frank Heike