The truth is, I’ve been on a team my whole life. I’m the youngest of 7, so I’ve been training to be an athlete my whole life. – Abby Wambach
We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, ‘What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?’ She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants. – Abby Wambach
I think, as you grow older, you have figure out the best way to utilize not only your body but your skill. – Abby Wambach
One thing I love to do when I’m working out is take my watch off, take my heart strap off, and just run – not for time, not for exertion, but just to get the blood flowing. – Abby Wambach
I am going to change the world, and I’m talking to everybody in the possible world that I can get to that can help me to do that. – Abby Wambach
I know that I’ll end up being a role model for many, many people out there for all kinds of reasons. – Abby Wambach
If I can help a kid feel more comfortable in their skin because they’re struggling with maybe the things I struggled with in high school, that’s great. – Abby Wambach
As professional soccer players, we take our bodies to the extreme. We’re the people at the gym that look like we’re breaking the machines. Pushing our bodies to the limits is what makes us so strong and capable and Olympians. It’s not an easy thing to consistently do over and over again to your body. – Abby Wambach
I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game. – Abby Wambach
During events like the World Cup and the Olympics, I tend to get really wrapped up in my own experience to stay focused, but it’s like a bubble. I don’t see much outside my own perspective. – Abby Wambach
Having different people come together and be on a team and win a world championship is literally, I think, the definition of being American. – Abby Wambach
I haven’t won a World Cup. There’s things that haven’t been finished, and I’m not afraid to fall flat on my face trying. – Abby Wambach
Your heart can only take you so far – sometimes the physical body tells you otherwise. – Abby Wambach
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. – Abby Wambach