Sometimes if you have a coach or team-mates for too long, you get caught in certain routines. I think it’s good to shake up things a little bit. – Abby Wambach
The minute you step off that podium is the minute you start preparing for the next world championship. That’s kind of how I work. You celebrate for a brief moment, then you move on. – Abby Wambach
I can’t speak for other people, but for me, I feel like gone are the days that you need to come out of a closet. I never felt like I was in a closet. I never did. I always felt comfortable with who I am and the decisions I made. – Abby Wambach
Any little touch a defender can make on me when I’m in the air literally moves me. On the ground, I can use my muscle, but in the air, it’s harder to fight that off. – Abby Wambach
You know me, I’m not that kind of person that cares to unveil all of my personal things to the world because frankly, in terms of my soccer, it doesn’t matter. – Abby Wambach
I think there’s so much emphasis on body image and results and outcome, but really what you should be after is to be healthy and to feel good about yourself. – Abby Wambach
As soon as I started to realize that I could make a living playing professional soccer, I went to that place where I could torture myself because I knew it would make me better for the championship game. – Abby Wambach
I’ve always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don’t do well. – Abby Wambach
If you break an individual record, it’s because of the greatness that comes before you. – Abby Wambach
2014 was physically a tough year because I injured my knee, and you know how that goes with your emotions and the mentality. – Abby Wambach
At the most elite level, your nutrition becomes a lifestyle: it’s not something you have to do when you’re preparing for Olympic games or World Cup games – you just do it. You’re more inclined to eat healthier because it’s better for your muscles. – Abby Wambach
My eldest sister Beth is a doctor who studied at Harvard and Columbia and played basketball for Harvard. She set the athletic and academic standard for the rest of us to follow. – Abby Wambach
When I look in the mirror, I don’t see a person who’s made the kind of impact that Mia Hamm made on the game. She’s still my idol, the greatest player and the greatest teammate. She achieved so much in so many different ways. What she did for women’s soccer can’t be measured. – Abby Wambach
I have a unique ability to predict the flight of the ball, and my teammates have a unique ability to find me. – Abby Wambach
Soccer players generally burn through all of their carbohydrate stores by halftime, so how are you going to replace those? That’s what we do at halftime. – Abby Wambach
I’m a pretty decent cook. I like to grill. I have a smoker that I love. I love me some steak. And I’ll make a huge salad with a ton of vegetables. – Abby Wambach
I am not a politician by nature, but I will say I think there need to be more women in FIFA, and I would be open to having those conversations when the time is right. – Abby Wambach
The most important thing is to get better at your craft, and concussions and head impacts are a setback. – Abby Wambach
I think that in order to get better as an athlete and to see whatever kind of results you’re after, you have to make goals. Whether you write them down or tell someone about them, it’s important to set goals for yourself in order to achieve any kind of success. – Abby Wambach
