Abby Wambach

Forward

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
«Lucid and wrenching…Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor.» —NPR
«Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves.»  —Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, New York Times Bestselling author of Lean In
“This is the best memoir I’ve read by an athlete since Andre Agassi’s Open.”  —Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take

Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. At age seven she was put on the boys’ soccer team. At age thirty-five she would become the highest goal scorer—male or female—in the history of soccer, capturing the nation’s heart with her team’s 2015 World Cup Championship. Called an inspiration and “badass” by President Obama, Abby has become a fierce advocate for women’s rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world.
As she reveals in this searching memoir, Abby’s professional success often masked her inner struggle to reconcile the various parts of herself: ferocious competitor, daughter, leader, wife. With stunning candor, Abby shares her inspiring and often brutal journey from girl in Rochester, New York, to world-class athlete. Far more than a sports memoir, Forward is gripping tale of resilience and redemption—and a reminder that heroism is, above all, about embracing life’s challenges with fearlessness and heart.

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230 printed pages
Publication year
2016
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  • linsdillonhas quoted5 years ago
    The maze unfurls itself before me, beckoning. I realize I know where I am, and how to find my way back
  • linsdillonhas quoted5 years ago
    I don’t need to justify my behavior, to acknowledge the messiness of my past, but I want to. Talking about it wrests away the control it’s had over me. Talking about it razes the shame, leaving room for another emotion to rise in its place
  • linsdillonhas quoted5 years ago
    I shouldn’t feel like I need to explain or justify my behavior. No one needs to be comfortable with my motivations but me

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