Forward: A Memoir - Hardcover

Abby Wambach

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062466984 ISBN 13: 9780062466983

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2016

Synopsis

Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. Named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2015, the iconic soccer player captured the nation s heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup Championship. Admired for her fearlessness and passion, Abby is a vocal advocate for women s rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world. She has become a heavily requested speaker to a wide a range of audiences, from college students to executives at Fortune 500 companies.In Forward, Abby recounts her own decisions, wins, losses, and the pivotal moments that helped her become the world class athlete and leader she is today. Wambach s book goes beyond the soccer field to reveal a soulful person grappling universal questions about how we can live our best lives, and become our truest selves. Written with honesty and heart, Forward is an inspiring blueprint for individual growth and a rousing call to action."

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Review:

"This is the best memoir I've read by an athlete since Andre Agassi's Open. It's a candid, moving account of the thrills and toils of achieving greatness-and then sustaining it. 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 Take

"Brave and revealing...more than any athlete I have read about, Wambach is open about the touches and glances and courtships and breakups in her private life."--George Vecsey

"Abby Wambach is an American hero whose grit and heart has paved the way for the next generation of women and girls."--Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, New York Times bestselling author of Ashley's War and The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

"Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor."--NPR

"Inspirational...harrowing."--The Guardian

"Candid, thoughtful...while the sports stories are included, this is not a book celebrating on-field triumphs: it's a book about one woman's journey to put her remarkable talents into context and accept herself."--Booklist

"Raw, vulnerable and courageous... rarely do professional athletes open that door all the way."--Curve Magazine

"One of the most accomplished athletes of her generation tells her story with honesty and heart. A relevant choice for any modern sports collection."--Library Journal

"Required reading"--AFTERELLEN

"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves...Abby is deeply honest about her professional and life challenges - and she shows us by example how to overcome problems and live a happier, braver life."--Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO and New York Times bestselling author of Lean In

From the Back Cover:

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 and "the soul of the United States team" by the New York Times, 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 Abby reveals in this searching memoir, her 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 a gripping tale of resilience and redemption--and a reminder that heroism is, above all, about embracing life's challenges with fearlessness and heart.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062466984
• ISBN 13: 9780062466983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320