by Abby Wambach
First published 2016
Abby Wambach opens her life to readers in this candid memoir. The soccer star who broke every scoring record tells how she navigated from a seven-year-old playing with boys to becoming the top goal scorer in soccer history. Wambach won the 2015 World Cup and earned praise from President Obama and the New York Times. Yet her public triumphs concealed private battles. She struggled to balance her roles as fierce competitor, daughter, team leader, and wife. The Rochester native shares her path to athletic greatness with brutal honesty. She examines how she fought to unite the different sides of her personality. This memoir reaches beyond sports to explore resilience and redemption. Wambach shows how she learned to face challenges without fear while staying true to her heart.
Genres: autobiography, sports, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, redemption
Setting: Rochester, United States
Period: 21st-century
230 pages · Hardcover · Dey Street Books