Quotes by Abby Wambach

“The growth of women's soccer and women's sports all around the world has been slow.”

“When you're a pro athlete, life is very narcissistic - everything relates back to you and how you play. When you are getting out of pro sports, you suddenly have to get a little more mindful of wha...”

“I'm going to do anything I can do - whether that's being part of FIFA or creating some sort of movement that can actually impart real equality across all lines - in every country, every city, every...”

“From a pretty early age, my mother realized that I was a little bit more gifted and talented than my own age group. So, she moved me over to play with the boys' travel soccer team when I was about ...”

“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.”

“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 ...”

“My nephew has type 1 diabetes, and it's my goal and hope that in his lifetime there will be a cure for diabetes. There's no place better to give the money to than the Juvenile Diabetes Association.”

“I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.”