I know that I'll end up being a role model for many, many people out there for all kinds of reasons. Abby Wambach endkindmodel Change image and share on social
Winning, you can overlook so many things. Abby Wambach overlookthingwin Change image and share on social
I don't know if I found soccer or if soccer found me. Especially because when I was younger, I was doing it, in a lot of ways, because I wanted the attention of my mom and dad. Abby Wambach attentiondadfind Change image and share on social
When I was in college, I learned to really take care of my body and figured out what works best for me and what doesn't work for me when it comes to my nutrition. That helped so much on the field because soccer is such a fitness-oriented game. Abby Wambach bodycarecollege share on social
Considering retirement is like skirting with the reality of what's to come, and I think that's why so many athletes decide to do more introspection at that point. Abby Wambach athletedecideintrospection Change image and share on social
When I was really young, the women's national team wasn't on a grand media stage, so my role models were male basketball and male American football players. Abby Wambach americanbasketballfootball Change image and share on social
Whenever you get to win, you feel the satisfaction of all of your hard work, all the sacrifices, all the blood, sweat and tears. It feels right and makes you realise that you are really doing the right thing. Abby Wambach bloodfeelfelt share on social
My eldest sister Beth is a doctor who studied at Harvard and Columbia and played basketball for Harvard. She set the athletic and academic standard for the rest of us to follow. Abby Wambach academicathleticbasketball Change image and share on social
I don't care how many championships you've won or how many records you've broken - if you've had a hand in pushing forward not only a game but women in sport's movement, then I think that's pretty darn good. Abby Wambach breakcarechampionship share on social
Soccer players generally burn through all of their carbohydrate stores by halftime, so how are you going to replace those? That's what we do at halftime. Abby Wambach burncarbohydrategenerally Change image and share on social