Abby Wambach

It was hard emotionally for, I think, a more sensitive kid than I think I was allowed to be. Would you say that that I know you don't you didn't know me then, but you know enough.

It was hard emotionally for, I think, a more sensitive kid than I think I was allowed to be. Would you say that that I know you don't you didn't know me then, but you know enough.

Yes. And it's actually I've called myself a recovering professional athlete for the last 10 years. Granted, I'm also sober. So I'm a recovering alcoholic as well. But having the experience that I had in my childhood, it gave me, I think, an edge in a way, being a professional athlete. But I think it was like a maladaptive way of living as a normal person.

Yes. And it's actually I've called myself a recovering professional athlete for the last 10 years. Granted, I'm also sober. So I'm a recovering alcoholic as well. But having the experience that I had in my childhood, it gave me, I think, an edge in a way, being a professional athlete. But I think it was like a maladaptive way of living as a normal person.

Yes. And it's actually I've called myself a recovering professional athlete for the last 10 years. Granted, I'm also sober. So I'm a recovering alcoholic as well. But having the experience that I had in my childhood, it gave me, I think, an edge in a way, being a professional athlete. But I think it was like a maladaptive way of living as a normal person.

And the way that I've been thinking about it recently... is I thought being extraordinary was the way, was the path to getting the quote-unquote mother's love and attention that I think I was seeking. And with that approach, I was able to win gold medals and I was able to win world championships for our country. But I got to the top of that mountain and there was no there there.

And the way that I've been thinking about it recently... is I thought being extraordinary was the way, was the path to getting the quote-unquote mother's love and attention that I think I was seeking. And with that approach, I was able to win gold medals and I was able to win world championships for our country. But I got to the top of that mountain and there was no there there.

And the way that I've been thinking about it recently... is I thought being extraordinary was the way, was the path to getting the quote-unquote mother's love and attention that I think I was seeking. And with that approach, I was able to win gold medals and I was able to win world championships for our country. But I got to the top of that mountain and there was no there there.

There was no more, like I could get no more attention for what I was doing, literal. And maybe you have experience with this that, oh, I was seeking this extraordinary life, this extraordinary effort, gold, Olympics. And honestly, I gave myself the anthem to value it, however long it takes for the national anthem to play.

There was no more, like I could get no more attention for what I was doing, literal. And maybe you have experience with this that, oh, I was seeking this extraordinary life, this extraordinary effort, gold, Olympics. And honestly, I gave myself the anthem to value it, however long it takes for the national anthem to play.

There was no more, like I could get no more attention for what I was doing, literal. And maybe you have experience with this that, oh, I was seeking this extraordinary life, this extraordinary effort, gold, Olympics. And honestly, I gave myself the anthem to value it, however long it takes for the national anthem to play.

And the gold medal was just put around my neck and I would step off the podium. And my first thought was like, I want to do that again. There's the repetitive nature of professional sport and the new season and the next thing that wasn't conducive to true peace, right? And I think that when I met Glennon and I got three kids, the drive towards the ordinary...

And the gold medal was just put around my neck and I would step off the podium. And my first thought was like, I want to do that again. There's the repetitive nature of professional sport and the new season and the next thing that wasn't conducive to true peace, right? And I think that when I met Glennon and I got three kids, the drive towards the ordinary...

And the gold medal was just put around my neck and I would step off the podium. And my first thought was like, I want to do that again. There's the repetitive nature of professional sport and the new season and the next thing that wasn't conducive to true peace, right? And I think that when I met Glennon and I got three kids, the drive towards the ordinary...

has allowed me to actually experience extraordinary coming into my life. Because it's being, the extraordinary is coming in in a foundation that's built on true ordinary. That's incredible. Yeah, and I think, and I assume that you probably have a lot of relatability to this given where you're at in your life and in your career. It's just something to explore.

has allowed me to actually experience extraordinary coming into my life. Because it's being, the extraordinary is coming in in a foundation that's built on true ordinary. That's incredible. Yeah, and I think, and I assume that you probably have a lot of relatability to this given where you're at in your life and in your career. It's just something to explore.

has allowed me to actually experience extraordinary coming into my life. Because it's being, the extraordinary is coming in in a foundation that's built on true ordinary. That's incredible. Yeah, and I think, and I assume that you probably have a lot of relatability to this given where you're at in your life and in your career. It's just something to explore.

Like, what am I actually driving toward? And when I get there... Assuming you've gotten there, Alex. Yeah. Am I asking myself the right questions to live a life that I really want? What's the end game here? And that's something that Glennon was really good at helping me craft, like, what is enough? What are we doing here?

Like, what am I actually driving toward? And when I get there... Assuming you've gotten there, Alex. Yeah. Am I asking myself the right questions to live a life that I really want? What's the end game here? And that's something that Glennon was really good at helping me craft, like, what is enough? What are we doing here?

Like, what am I actually driving toward? And when I get there... Assuming you've gotten there, Alex. Yeah. Am I asking myself the right questions to live a life that I really want? What's the end game here? And that's something that Glennon was really good at helping me craft, like, what is enough? What are we doing here?