Abby Wambach

“You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it.” -Abby Wambach (pinterest.com). Abby Wambach is a role model and a hero because of her determination to persevere when all odds seem against her, her supportive and everlasting positive attitude towards life, soccer,and her teammates, and her unmistakable role of leadership she plays for her teammates. Abby Wambach was born June 2, 1980 in Rochester New York. She was the youngest of seven kids. In high school she played soccer and basketball for Our Lady of Mercy High School. But she decided to focus her energies on soccer in college and got a soccer scholarship to the University of Florida. Where she lead the Gators to victory in 1998 as a freshman,…

“A hero is braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson. I think he is correct; a hero doesn’t give up he keeps pushing through no matter what happens. A hero to me is someone who does not give up no matter what the situation may be. For example Abby Wambach, retired professional soccer player, in the middle of the a soccer game against Japan. One of the players from Japan accidentally kicks Abby Wambach in the head while both players were in the…

“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship” -Louisa May Alcott. These words describe the adventure, struggles, growth, love, family, and lessons learned in many of Alcott’s books including Little Women. Based off of her own life and family, Alcott exhibits characters and morals that make the reader feel as if they are in the books themselves. Louisa May Alcott was born November 29,1832, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Alcott was the daughter of Amos Bronson Alcott and…

but also is beside them rather than above them. Gibbs was a Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps before joining NCIS and he is now a Senior NCIS Special Agent. He is a kind man, but also a great interrogator who goes off his gut as much as he does the evidence. He has a few abilities or special traits such as speaking Russian, being fluent in American sign language, and he is a trained sniper. Strangely enough, he has a special kind of relationship with one of his team members, Abby. (Jethro…

For centuries now and many more to come, women have impacted such strong change through accomplishments that have been recognized due to their gender. Over time, the number of women who have joined extreme groups to prove feminism occurs in social status’ to the workplace has increased. Louisa May Alcott, an American novelist and poet was the author to many pieces from fairytales to thrillers, but is remembered as the author who suddenly woke up in the limelight of fame. Growing up Louisa…

The end score was 2-2 and Japan won in a shoot out. This previous game and outcome caused an outcry for a rematch. The rematch delivered results and surprisingly happened in consecutive World Cups. Two teams of the same country had never made two World Cups in a row before. Thus it created even more buzz when the U.S.A played a different type of game and won almost effortlessly. Within this game Abby Wambach retired from her 14 year long professional soccer career. The U.S.A forward currently…

Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach (born June 2, 1980) is an American retired soccer player, coach, two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup champion. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach has been a regular on the U.S. women's national soccer team since 2003 earning her first cap in 2001. As a forward, she currently stands as the highest all-time goal scorer for the national team and holds the world record for international goals for both female and…

natural grass fields, natural grass will always be the athlete’s preferred choice to compete on. Turf not only affects the athlete’s overall health, but also affects the entirety of the game itself. The balls being played are more difficult to control and players are less likely to go up for headers or down for slide tackles (Geier). United States National Team member Abby Wambach stated, “The game changes, the ball rolls faster, and it’s less fun as an athlete. It should be grass stains, not…

Summer Olympic wins (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) and three World Cup wins (1991,1999, and 2015) while, the men have almost never stood on the podium let alone win a gold medal (History). Not to mention, a few of the female players are regarded to be better soccer players than the men. Players like, Abby Wambach, a forward for the female team, “has 184 international goals – more than any other man or woman in history” (Goff, 2015, par.1). Abby Wambach has broken the stereotype that women are not as…

vs. Japan. Abby Wambach of the U.S. Women's National Team is taking the ball up the field, however, she keeps dribbling and dribbling and dribbling around never taking a shot. Finally, when Abby has an excellent shot she does not take the chance. Abby finally takes a shot it is the worst shot in the world, because almost all of the Japan players are in front of her shot. Abby's leg winds up then it starts coming forward. When Abby’s leg swings it makes a loud whoosh! Her laces hit the ball the…