In order to be the best team in the world at the World Cup, you have to beat the best teams, they (Japan) have an amazing team and they're the reigning World Cup champions so I think it's going to be a fantastic final. Abby Wambach More Quotes by Abby Wambach More Quotes From Abby Wambach You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it. Abby Wambach against-all-oddsoddsknows I've never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else. Abby Wambach inspirational-soccergoal You must not only have competitiveness but ability, regardless of the circumstance you face, to never quit Abby Wambach quittingnever-quitfaces To watch people push themselves further than they think they can, it's a beautiful thing. It's really human. Abby Wambach beautifulpeoplethinking No I or individual is better than the team. I've scored no goals just on my own. Every goal I've ever scored has been because of someone else on my team, their excellence, their bravery. And I'm kind of the end product of a collection of a really good vibe, and feeling, and creativity on the field. Abby Wambach creativityteamgoal If we can trust each other and leave everything-all our hearts-out on the field, I think we're going to have something to come home to and cheer about. Abby Wambach cheerhomeheart It's not pressure. It's responsibility We put it on ourselves. Abby Wambach responsibilitypressure This might sound masochistic or narcissistic‚ I don't know‚ but when I'm not playing the game‚ the validations I feel about life are always through the hardships. I relate more to sadness‚ in a lot of ways‚ when I'm not playing. Abby Wambach validationsadnessgames If given a really great chance, I'm going to put it away every single time. Abby Wambach really-greatgivenchance I'm not going to tell people how to live their life and I surely wouldn't tell people my life is the way you should be living. People get to choose what they do want to do with their life and I appreciated that. Abby Wambach wantpeopleway I don't care who scores the goals, I'm going to leave my human beingness on the field! Abby Wambach carefieldsgoal You can do as many sprints as you want but there's nothing like playing in a 90-minute soccer game. There's no better way to gain your fitness, in my opinion, than playing in consistent games. Abby Wambach gameswantsoccer Four goals in (16) minutes. Literally I don't even know how that happens especially in a World Cup final. Abby Wambach fourgoalworld It's always really challenging trying to go from player to player/coach. You have a kind of friendship basis of relationship with all of your teammates and now you go to this power position where you have to make decisions that might hurt people's feelings. Abby Wambach playerhurtpeople Today was about execution, period. Every single player, all of us in the dressing room right now, we’re embarrassed because that’s not the way we want to play soccer. Abby Wambach playerwantsoccer Playing on turf affects everything, you know, it affects the way the ball rolls, it affects the way the ball bounces, it affects the way you think about whether or not going into a slide. It's kind of a nightmare. Abby Wambach ballswaythinking Having gratitude is a beautiful emotion but it can't just stop there, there was a time and place for it, but we've moved on beyond that as a society and women have to embrace their power. Abby Wambach world I didn't understand it, as I retired I realized I'm a person that is afforded more privilege than 95 % of women footballers worldwide. Abby Wambach world I take full responsibility for my actions. This is all on me. Abby Wambach us-news I want to see Hillary Clinton in the office. She has amazing, amazing stamina. She's smart and she has been basically doing it by herself as a woman alone among all other men for how many years, it's time people. It's time for women to be seen as real equals. Abby Wambach politics
