Abby Wambach
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Well, we just absolutely, I love this conversation.
Well, we just absolutely, I love this conversation.
Well, we just absolutely, I love this conversation.
It's weird because at the time she was going on her book, she was about to go on like this, the whole giant book tour. Oprah just picked it for a book club pick as like the marriage redemption story. That's how it was being sold all over the place.
It's weird because at the time she was going on her book, she was about to go on like this, the whole giant book tour. Oprah just picked it for a book club pick as like the marriage redemption story. That's how it was being sold all over the place.
It's weird because at the time she was going on her book, she was about to go on like this, the whole giant book tour. Oprah just picked it for a book club pick as like the marriage redemption story. That's how it was being sold all over the place.
I'm great. I'm having a good day. I didn't have to work other work because this is the work. This is the best kind of work where you don't have to sit in a computer and make calls and get on meetings. So I'm so happy to be here. You know, Being not just a fan of you, but watching you kind of blossom and grow, and you began from the soccer world, it's just... I don't know.
I'm great. I'm having a good day. I didn't have to work other work because this is the work. This is the best kind of work where you don't have to sit in a computer and make calls and get on meetings. So I'm so happy to be here. You know, Being not just a fan of you, but watching you kind of blossom and grow, and you began from the soccer world, it's just... I don't know.
I'm great. I'm having a good day. I didn't have to work other work because this is the work. This is the best kind of work where you don't have to sit in a computer and make calls and get on meetings. So I'm so happy to be here. You know, Being not just a fan of you, but watching you kind of blossom and grow, and you began from the soccer world, it's just... I don't know.
You're doing incredible stuff, and I just want to acknowledge that. Unwell, the sponsor of the NWSL, we're owners of the Angel City team, so... Just good job. You're doing great.
You're doing incredible stuff, and I just want to acknowledge that. Unwell, the sponsor of the NWSL, we're owners of the Angel City team, so... Just good job. You're doing great.
You're doing incredible stuff, and I just want to acknowledge that. Unwell, the sponsor of the NWSL, we're owners of the Angel City team, so... Just good job. You're doing great.
Great question. So being the youngest of a big family, for me, I had seven, six older brothers and sisters who all were very sports centric. My two oldest sisters played all the sports. My brothers played all the sports. And so I grew up like watching, like observing them.
Great question. So being the youngest of a big family, for me, I had seven, six older brothers and sisters who all were very sports centric. My two oldest sisters played all the sports. My brothers played all the sports. And so I grew up like watching, like observing them.
Great question. So being the youngest of a big family, for me, I had seven, six older brothers and sisters who all were very sports centric. My two oldest sisters played all the sports. My brothers played all the sports. And so I grew up like watching, like observing them.
I was a pretty athletic kid I was like jumping off the diving board at like two and I scored 27 goals in my first three soccer games and it's because I was competing against like older people my whole life you know like I was playing against my brothers playing against my my sisters and And they never like just let me win.
I was a pretty athletic kid I was like jumping off the diving board at like two and I scored 27 goals in my first three soccer games and it's because I was competing against like older people my whole life you know like I was playing against my brothers playing against my my sisters and And they never like just let me win.
I was a pretty athletic kid I was like jumping off the diving board at like two and I scored 27 goals in my first three soccer games and it's because I was competing against like older people my whole life you know like I was playing against my brothers playing against my my sisters and And they never like just let me win.
They were just like always like blocking the ball for me and like being their age, not just like bowing down to the little kid. And I think that part of like what made me so good is this desire, this like insatiable desire to win, to prove myself that I was like one of them. And with that also came a lot of probably not healthy behaviors.
They were just like always like blocking the ball for me and like being their age, not just like bowing down to the little kid. And I think that part of like what made me so good is this desire, this like insatiable desire to win, to prove myself that I was like one of them. And with that also came a lot of probably not healthy behaviors.