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Born on June 2, 1980, Abby Wambach is an accomplished American women's soccer player. Known for her goal-scoring ability and leadership, she was a key player for the United States Women's National Team throughout her career.

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“Men have been allowed to fail and keep playing forever. Why do we let failure take us out of the game? Imperfect men have been empowered and permitted to run the world since the beginning of time. It's time for imperfect women to grant themselves permission to join them.”

Women Leadership Failure

Book:Wolfpack

Source: Wolfpack

“I meditate with my mala beads and ask myself hard questions: "Can I accept responsability for the things that happened, the things I created? Can I accept responsability for the hurt I've caused? That's why people get divorced--because they can't deal with the sad feelings they created. And until you can get right and accept the fact that you've shattered somebody, that you've broken their heart in more ways than one, there's no way that you've ever going to be able to survive.”

Relationships Marriage Sadness

Book:Forward: A Memoir

Source: Forward: A Memoir

“Trapeze artists are so amazing in so many ways, she says, because they are grounded to one rung for a long time, and in order to get to the other rung they have to let go.”

Letting Go Control

Book:Forward: A Memoir

Source: Forward: A Memoir

“[...] insist upon remembering. Because we know that the lessons of yesterday's loss become the fuel for tomorrow's win.”

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Book:WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game

Source: WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game

“Playing on turf affects everything, you know, it affects the way the ball rolls, it affects the way the ball bounces, it affects the way you think about whether or not going into a slide. It's kind of a nightmare.”

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“I'm not going to tell people how to live their life and I surely wouldn't tell people my life is the way you should be living. People get to choose what they do want to do with their life and I appreciated that.”

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“You can do as many sprints as you want but there's nothing like playing in a 90-minute soccer game. There's no better way to gain your fitness, in my opinion, than playing in consistent games.”

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“If we can trust each other and leave everything-all our hearts-out on the field, I think we're going to have something to come home to and cheer about.”

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“Four goals in (16) minutes. Literally I don't even know how that happens especially in a World Cup final.”

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“You must not only have competitiveness but ability, regardless of the circumstance you face, to never quit”

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“It's always really challenging trying to go from player to player/coach. You have a kind of friendship basis of relationship with all of your teammates and now you go to this power position where you have to make decisions that might hurt people's feelings.”

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“To watch people push themselves further than they think they can, it's a beautiful thing. It's really human.”

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“It's not pressure. It's responsibility We put it on ourselves.”

Responsibility Pressure

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“This might sound masochistic or narcissistic‚ I don't know‚ but when I'm not playing the game‚ the validations I feel about life are always through the hardships. I relate more to sadness‚ in a lot of ways‚ when I'm not playing.”

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“You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it.”

Ifs Knows Odds Against All Odds

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“If given a really great chance, I'm going to put it away every single time.”

Ifs Given Chance Really Great

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“I don't care who scores the goals, I'm going to leave my human beingness on the field!”

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“No I or individual is better than the team. I've scored no goals just on my own. Every goal I've ever scored has been because of someone else on my team, their excellence, their bravery. And I'm kind of the end product of a collection of a really good vibe, and feeling, and creativity on the field.”

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“Today was about execution, period. Every single player, all of us in the dressing room right now, we’re embarrassed because that’s not the way we want to play soccer.”

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“I've never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.”

Goal Inspirational Soccer

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About the Author

Born: June 2, 1980
Known for: Soccer player
Quotes: 20

Books & Sources

Forward: A MemoirRelated source material

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