Abby Wambach Quotes

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Abby Wambach

Profession : Athlete

Birth : June 2, 1980

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

When you're younger and traveling and visiting new countries and cities, that stuff is exciting; it's flashy, it's shiny, but I always had this separation between who I was as a person and who I was as a player.

Abby Wambach

I always wanted to be more validated as a human being, as a person, than I was as a player. I think that was a really hard balance for me.

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I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.

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It feels a little bit odd to me that you have some guys that have never lived in the United States that play for the United States because they were able to secure a passport. To me, that just feels like they weren't able to make it for their country and earn a living, so they're coming here.

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When you're a pro athlete, life is very narcissistic - everything relates back to you and how you play. When you are getting out of pro sports, you suddenly have to get a little more mindful of what's going on around you and how you affect the rest of the world.

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You can't cry when things get a little bit hard. You've just got to push through and know that there's a reason and end to the means.

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I want my legacy to be about the soccer, and if I can help people be happier in life in any capacity, awesome.

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I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.

Abby Wambach

International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.

Abby Wambach