Quotes from Abby Wambach

I want my legacy to be about the soccer, and if I can help people be happier in life in any capacity, awesome.

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

I would say Hope Solo is competitive.

As a competitor, I want to continue to keep turning the chapters and keep challenging myself.

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.

As an athlete, you are literally programmed to endure a specific amount of pain.

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

International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.

I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.

I have a unique ability to predict the flight of the ball, and my teammates have a unique ability to find me.

It feels a little bit odd to me that you have some guys that have never lived in the United States that play for the United States because they were able to secure a passport. To me, that just feels like they weren't able to make it for their country and earn a living, so they're coming here.

It's a heavy burden to look up at the mountain and want to start the climb.

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.

People don't think an athlete nowadays can have a team-first mentality and I do.

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.

There are standards of the game that FIFA governs and promises to uphold.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

I don't care who scores the goals, I'm going to leave my human beingness on the field!