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Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves Abby shows us by example how to overcome problems and live a happier, braver life 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 I could not put it down, and you will not want it to end Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and TakeAbby 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 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. Download Forward by Abby Wambach – kino-fada.fr This was not the memoir I expected from soccer legend, Abby Wambach Soccer is front and center yes, but so too is the incredible pressure Wambach put on herself to perform at the highest level and the accumulated self destructive behaviors that were quite su...I love soccer I ve been playing it on and off for 30 years and I especially love women s soccer I went to five World Cup matches up in Vancouver Canada last year, including the final, where the USWNT beat Japan 5 2 I have season tickets to the National Women s Soccer League Seattle Reign who still have a chance to make the playoffs this year , and attended the USWNT victory tour match in Seattle last fall When I learned Ms Wambach was going to write a book about her life, I knew it was I love soccer I ve been playing it on and off for 30 years and I especially love women s soccer I went to five World Cup matches up in Vancouver Canada last year, including the final, where the USWNT beat Japan 5 2 I have season tickets to the National Women s Soccer League Seattle Reign who still have a chance to make the playoffs this year , and attended the USWNT victory tour match in Seattle last fall When I learned Ms Wambach was going to write a book about her life, I knew it was going to be a must read.Ms Wambach and I are the same age, but other than both playing soccer and being white women, we don t have much else in common She has an intensity that I can t even begin to imagine, which makes sense it seems fairly necessary to become elite in any field, especially one as demanding as athletics For most of her life, she seems to have taken the concept of work hard, play hard to the extremes, mainly through either strict adherence to trai...My best friend gave me this book as a Christmas present, and I m so glad she did I enjoyed reading it, however I can t say I am a bigger fan of AW after reading it I am not used to reading memoirs, but I can t help but think this book is self serving I was disappointed by the lack of real reflection in this book I think it emphasizes at least to me the danger of fame and recognition I did like the way that she split the chapters into different labels , I thought that was well thought out My best friend gave me this book as a Christmas present, and I m so glad she did I enjoyed reading it, however I can t say I am a bigger fan of AW after reading it I am not used to reading memoirs, but I can t help but think this book is self serving I was disappointed by the lack of real reflection in this book I think it emphasizes at least to me the danger of fame and recognition I did like the way that s...Memoirs are always weird, and this is no exception Abby Wambach is a Certified Trainwreck.It s hard to review this book because, even after reading it, I m extremely biased in Abby s favor I m not giving the book 5 stars because it s a great literary read Nor is it heartwarming Instead, it s crude, blunt, honest, and down to earth Since I was a little girl, Abby Wambach has been my hero, on and off the field She was big, a tomboy who made her presence known with her body and her voice As a girl trying to play soccer with all the boys, I always wanted to be like Abby because i It s hard to review this book because, even after reading it, I m extremely biased in Abby s favor I m not giving the book 5 stars because it s a great literary read Nor is it heartwarming Instead, it s crude, blunt, honest, and down to earth Since I was a little girl, Abby Wambach has been my hero, on and off the field She was big, a tomboy who made her presence known with her body and her voice As a girl trying to play soccer with all the boys, I always wanted to be like Abby because it seemed like nothing ever got her down She always picked herself up again and kept playing Of course she was my hero Why wouldn t a strong, fierce, independent woman who is demolishing records in your favorite sport be So when I read this book, all I could think was Finally, I get to see what my made my hero the woman she is today I can t say it wasn t hard to read pages on pages of ...This book came recommended as a great athlete s biography for a reading challenge Unfortunately, it didn t live up to broadening my horizons Wambach came off as an egotistical jerk in the book, never really seeming to learn her lesson about giving credit to others even as she pretended to do so A lot of the book was told ...Incredibly surprised with her candor in this memoir I was expecting the usual boring life story kind of bio, but she really exposes herself both the good and bad parts I respect her evenafter her vulnerability in sharing her struggles with the world.I found this book annoying Not very well written or introspective While I understand that a person can act like a leader but internally feel unworthy, she describes herself as if being a leader just sort of happens automatically and has nothing to do with what s going on in her head She quotes some of her own public statements in which what she s saying doesn t seem to match her thoughts at all, and it s unclear if she s just mouthing platitudes or has actually thought about what she s saying I found this book annoying Not very well written or introspective While I understand that a person can act like a leader but internally feel unworthy, she describes herself as if being a leader just sort of happens automatically and has nothing to do with what s going on in her head She quotes some of her own public statements in which what she s saying doesn t seem to match her thoughts at all, and it s uncle...Really loved how honest and vulnerable this was I was expecting I guess adistant inspirational story of a perfect woman who achieved excellence with a few points about gender equality, which was what this was supposed to be initially After her recent D...This didn t include as much soccer as I thought it would, which actually makes it a better book Abby and her ghost writer provide a very honest, open account of her struggles and victories, and it all comes from the heart.

Forward
  • English
  • 27 January 2017
  • ebook
  • 240 pages
  • 0062467018
  • Abby Wambach
  • Forward