I think there's so much emphasis on body image and results and outcome, but really what you should be after is to be healthy and to feel good about yourself.
Abby WambachRead
As soon as I started to realize that I could make a living playing professional soccer, I went to that place where I could torture myself because I knew it would make me better for the championship game.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Pursuing your passion requires hard work and dedication, often through challenging experiences.
In this quote, Abby Wambach emphasizes the importance of hard work and self-discipline in achieving success. She reflects on her journey toward becoming a professional soccer player, indicating that her commitment often involved difficult and rigorous training, which she viewed as necessary preparation for important competitions. The essence of the quote is that true dedication sometimes requires enduring discomfort for the sake of growth and achievement.
Themes
MotivationDedicationSoccerHard WorkSuccess
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech to athletes or sports teams.
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All quotes →When you're a pro athlete, life is very narcissistic - everything relates back to you and how you play. When you are getting out of pro sports, you suddenly have to get a little more mindful of what's going on around you and how you affect the rest of the world.
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For any athlete growing up, the Olympics is the one thing you watch with your family, and it's the one thing you dream about. Seeing your country's flag go up as you get a gold medal is the best thing you can achieve.
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I would trade all the individual awards I've won for a World Cup.
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My teammates have put me in all different kinds of positions to score goals, and I can't say it enough, and I really through and through believe it in my heart that I'm only as good as my teammates allow me to be.
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I don't care how many championships you've won or how many records you've broken - if you've had a hand in pushing forward not only a game but women in sport's movement, then I think that's pretty darn good.
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