Abby Wambach

A few goals is the way soccer is meant to be played. ”

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. ”

Winning, you can overlook so many things. ”

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 sector all over the world, that's what I'm going to do. ”

Considering retirement is like skirting with the reality of what's to come, and I think that's why so many athletes decide to do more introspection at that point. ”

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 what's going on around you and how you affect the rest of the world. ”

My sole focus is to help bring a World Cup back to the U.S. ”

The most important thing is to get better at your craft, and concussions and head impacts are a setback. ”

If I can help a kid feel more comfortable in their skin because they're struggling with maybe the things I struggled with in high school, that's great. ”

I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids. ”