Abby Wambach

And that was their first thought that Abby got in an accident or something happened. She's dead. Yeah. And I wasn't far off. Like I wasn't far off from that happening. It's actually super, I feel very lucky that I'm still here. I think that they all, and this is the problem of being a veteran and being the person that I was, is I was kind of a senior captain.

I think that there was this element of Abby's going to be fine. She'll take care of it. Um, and yeah, like it has, it definitely has changed a lot of my relationships and friendships from that time. Um, I had to create a whole different life for myself. I had to, I had to, to save my life. I had to leave a lot of that behind. Um, but it's really awesome that when I get to reconnect with some of my

I think that there was this element of Abby's going to be fine. She'll take care of it. Um, and yeah, like it has, it definitely has changed a lot of my relationships and friendships from that time. Um, I had to create a whole different life for myself. I had to, I had to, to save my life. I had to leave a lot of that behind. Um, but it's really awesome that when I get to reconnect with some of my

I think that there was this element of Abby's going to be fine. She'll take care of it. Um, and yeah, like it has, it definitely has changed a lot of my relationships and friendships from that time. Um, I had to create a whole different life for myself. I had to, I had to, to save my life. I had to leave a lot of that behind. Um, but it's really awesome that when I get to reconnect with some of my

they get to see this different, more grounded, present, not always thinking about what are we gonna, like, how are we gonna, what are we gonna do? Like, let's go, let's party. Like, I was like that person that they kind of knew and they have to kind of get more acquainted with the new me. which is a little bit more quiet, a little bit more subdued. I still like to tell a good story.

they get to see this different, more grounded, present, not always thinking about what are we gonna, like, how are we gonna, what are we gonna do? Like, let's go, let's party. Like, I was like that person that they kind of knew and they have to kind of get more acquainted with the new me. which is a little bit more quiet, a little bit more subdued. I still like to tell a good story.

they get to see this different, more grounded, present, not always thinking about what are we gonna, like, how are we gonna, what are we gonna do? Like, let's go, let's party. Like, I was like that person that they kind of knew and they have to kind of get more acquainted with the new me. which is a little bit more quiet, a little bit more subdued. I still like to tell a good story.

Um, in fact, one of my former teammates, we got together, it was one of our 40th, one of our former teammates, 40th birthday. And we were at dinner and she just looked at me and she's like, I like this version of you. And it meant so much to me. Like I kind of got emotional at the table because like, that's a fear. Like when you change your life so dramatically,

Um, in fact, one of my former teammates, we got together, it was one of our 40th, one of our former teammates, 40th birthday. And we were at dinner and she just looked at me and she's like, I like this version of you. And it meant so much to me. Like I kind of got emotional at the table because like, that's a fear. Like when you change your life so dramatically,

Um, in fact, one of my former teammates, we got together, it was one of our 40th, one of our former teammates, 40th birthday. And we were at dinner and she just looked at me and she's like, I like this version of you. And it meant so much to me. Like I kind of got emotional at the table because like, that's a fear. Like when you change your life so dramatically,

you change your relationships because of it. If you change yourself so dramatically, your relationships shift. Of course they do. And you wonder, will they like me as this person? And so it was nice to get that affirmation from her. And at the end of the day, we've built a life as a family together that if you were to have children one day,

you change your relationships because of it. If you change yourself so dramatically, your relationships shift. Of course they do. And you wonder, will they like me as this person? And so it was nice to get that affirmation from her. And at the end of the day, we've built a life as a family together that if you were to have children one day,

you change your relationships because of it. If you change yourself so dramatically, your relationships shift. Of course they do. And you wonder, will they like me as this person? And so it was nice to get that affirmation from her. And at the end of the day, we've built a life as a family together that if you were to have children one day,

your family and your kids become your, your source of everything. And so, yes, your friends and their opinions of you, like it matters on some level, but like also like the things that matter the most is like, what am I, what does my wife think? Like, am I doing, am I doing okay? I think I'm, am I doing okay?

your family and your kids become your, your source of everything. And so, yes, your friends and their opinions of you, like it matters on some level, but like also like the things that matter the most is like, what am I, what does my wife think? Like, am I doing, am I doing okay? I think I'm, am I doing okay?

your family and your kids become your, your source of everything. And so, yes, your friends and their opinions of you, like it matters on some level, but like also like the things that matter the most is like, what am I, what does my wife think? Like, am I doing, am I doing okay? I think I'm, am I doing okay?

So, yeah, so I am I have just gotten sober. I'm also releasing my first book, my memoir. And this is a librarians convention event. And essentially what happens, and people might not know this, I did not know this. Librarians come together in a convention every year. And then authors come up and kind of pitch their books to sell their books to all the libraries of the United States.

So, yeah, so I am I have just gotten sober. I'm also releasing my first book, my memoir. And this is a librarians convention event. And essentially what happens, and people might not know this, I did not know this. Librarians come together in a convention every year. And then authors come up and kind of pitch their books to sell their books to all the libraries of the United States.

So, yeah, so I am I have just gotten sober. I'm also releasing my first book, my memoir. And this is a librarians convention event. And essentially what happens, and people might not know this, I did not know this. Librarians come together in a convention every year. And then authors come up and kind of pitch their books to sell their books to all the libraries of the United States.

And so that's what this event was. So I walk in and I'm a little bit late, which never happens. And so I'm like a little bit flustered. And I walk into the back room of this convention where the rest of the librarians or the authors were eating dinner. And I walk into this room.