Forward by Abby Wambach

Forward by Abby Wambach

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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

"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves."  --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."  --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. 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, 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 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. 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 gripping tale of resilience and redemption--and a reminder that heroism is, above all, about embracing life's challenges with fearlessness and heart.

Abby Wambach is an American soccer player and coach who has won two Olympic gold medals, the FIFA Women's World Cup, and was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2012. Wambach was a mainstay on the US women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2015, getting her first cap in 2001. She was a six-time winner of the US Soccer Athlete of the Year award. With 184 goals, she is the all-time leading scorer for the national team and holds the global record for international goals scored by both female and male soccer players.