Abby Wambach

I mean, if I could have, I could tell I have no gaydar. Yeah. If I could have had this haircut, then I would have, um, But no, I had like the long ponytail and, you know, only ward in a ponytail, slick back ponytail all the time. And then another thing ended up happening where we have queer kids and one of them came out to us.

And it was like the most special thing that ever happened to me in my whole life, because instantly what happened is I got scared. And I had this panic, this fear inside of me. And it made, we talked ad nauseum about this, Glennon and I, like, oh, it made me understand that my mom wasn't afraid of me.

And it was like the most special thing that ever happened to me in my whole life, because instantly what happened is I got scared. And I had this panic, this fear inside of me. And it made, we talked ad nauseum about this, Glennon and I, like, oh, it made me understand that my mom wasn't afraid of me.

And it was like the most special thing that ever happened to me in my whole life, because instantly what happened is I got scared. And I had this panic, this fear inside of me. And it made, we talked ad nauseum about this, Glennon and I, like, oh, it made me understand that my mom wasn't afraid of me.

She was afraid for me because the world, especially in like the late 90s, was not what it is today. Queerness was not cool, especially being a queer lesbian was not cool. It was like this underground, mysterious place that you had to like go find. And now I understand like, oh, as a parent, we want our kids to have a good life and not feel afraid of things. And I think that...

She was afraid for me because the world, especially in like the late 90s, was not what it is today. Queerness was not cool, especially being a queer lesbian was not cool. It was like this underground, mysterious place that you had to like go find. And now I understand like, oh, as a parent, we want our kids to have a good life and not feel afraid of things. And I think that...

She was afraid for me because the world, especially in like the late 90s, was not what it is today. Queerness was not cool, especially being a queer lesbian was not cool. It was like this underground, mysterious place that you had to like go find. And now I understand like, oh, as a parent, we want our kids to have a good life and not feel afraid of things. And I think that...

And now I've gotten over that fear because like our kids are just happy and they are proving that acceptance is truth and acceptance is the way forward.

And now I've gotten over that fear because like our kids are just happy and they are proving that acceptance is truth and acceptance is the way forward.

And now I've gotten over that fear because like our kids are just happy and they are proving that acceptance is truth and acceptance is the way forward.

Well, I had many. Being a professional athlete, I had a kind of a secret personal life that not many people knew about, and this was totally a part of it. Um, and I think being an athlete too, I just took on that persona that I just, I, I went hard all the time in every aspect of my life, except school. Um, I was the athlete. I went to parties. That's what I did.

Well, I had many. Being a professional athlete, I had a kind of a secret personal life that not many people knew about, and this was totally a part of it. Um, and I think being an athlete too, I just took on that persona that I just, I, I went hard all the time in every aspect of my life, except school. Um, I was the athlete. I went to parties. That's what I did.

Well, I had many. Being a professional athlete, I had a kind of a secret personal life that not many people knew about, and this was totally a part of it. Um, and I think being an athlete too, I just took on that persona that I just, I, I went hard all the time in every aspect of my life, except school. Um, I was the athlete. I went to parties. That's what I did.

I went to college and then I became a soccer player and started playing on the national team. And so then I started to like create these time periods where I could do it, like my times off. So I would never really drink in, in, in camp, but when I'd have the weekend off or a week off, I would, I would rage for five, five of those seven days.

I went to college and then I became a soccer player and started playing on the national team. And so then I started to like create these time periods where I could do it, like my times off. So I would never really drink in, in, in camp, but when I'd have the weekend off or a week off, I would, I would rage for five, five of those seven days.

I went to college and then I became a soccer player and started playing on the national team. And so then I started to like create these time periods where I could do it, like my times off. So I would never really drink in, in, in camp, but when I'd have the weekend off or a week off, I would, I would rage for five, five of those seven days.

And throughout a whole career of doing this 15, 20 years, It starts to take its toll. And then I start getting more injured, getting older, starting to use prescription meds. Those get kind of out of control. I'm leading towards my retirement from sport. And then I get a DUI. And that was the most important thing that ever happened to me.

And throughout a whole career of doing this 15, 20 years, It starts to take its toll. And then I start getting more injured, getting older, starting to use prescription meds. Those get kind of out of control. I'm leading towards my retirement from sport. And then I get a DUI. And that was the most important thing that ever happened to me.

And throughout a whole career of doing this 15, 20 years, It starts to take its toll. And then I start getting more injured, getting older, starting to use prescription meds. Those get kind of out of control. I'm leading towards my retirement from sport. And then I get a DUI. And that was the most important thing that ever happened to me.

I get a DUI, my mugshot is on the ESPN ticker for like seven straight days. And it was like the thing that like woke me up. And I was like, whoa, my life is way worse because of alcohol. And for a lot of my life, it was what I was telling myself, it was way better having all this fun and doing all this fun things and hanging out with all these amazing people.