Forward: a memoir - Abby Wambach

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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.