NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Lucid and wrenching...
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..
With stunning candor, Abby shares her inspiring and often brutal journey from girl in Rochester, New York, to world-class athlete.
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.
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.
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.
At age seven she was put on the boys\' soccer team. -- 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. -- 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 . -- NPR Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves.
Forward puts Wambach\'s] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Lucid and wrenching..
