Abby Wambach Quotes

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Abby Wambach

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 2, 1980

I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.

Abby Wambach

Winning, you can overlook so many things.

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When you can score three goals without the most prolific scorer in the world, you know you have a lot of depth, and it gives you confidence.

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My go-to karaoke? 'Alone' by Celine Dion.

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The most important thing is to get better at your craft, and concussions and head impacts are a setback.

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I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.

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I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.

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I think, as you grow older, you have figure out the best way to utilize not only your body but your skill.

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For any athlete growing up, the Olympics is the one thing you watch with your family, and it's the one thing you dream about. Seeing your country's flag go up as you get a gold medal is the best thing you can achieve.

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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.

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I'm pretty goofy. I laugh at my own jokes.

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I'm a pretty decent cook. I like to grill. I have a smoker that I love. I love me some steak. And I'll make a huge salad with a ton of vegetables.

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I'm not in the business of politics.

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I know that I'll end up being a role model for many, many people out there for all kinds of reasons.

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I can't speak for other people, but for me, I feel like gone are the days that you need to come out of a closet. I never felt like I was in a closet. I never did. I always felt comfortable with who I am and the decisions I made.

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I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am.

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Having different people come together and be on a team and win a world championship is literally, I think, the definition of being American.

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My parents, they're the kind of people that didn't want me to get a big head, so they just kept challenging me and challenging me.

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As soon as I started to realize that I could make a living playing professional soccer, I went to that place where I could torture myself because I knew it would make me better for the championship game.

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I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.

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