“I think that in order to get better as an athlete and to see whatever ...” — Abby Wambach Quote

I think that in order to get better as an athlete and to see whatever kind of results you're after, you have to make goals. Whether you write them down or tell someone about them, it's important to set goals for yourself in order to achieve any kind of success.

The minute you step off that podium is the minute you start preparing for the next world championship. That's kind of how I work. You celebrate for a brief moment, then you move on.

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.

Sometimes when you fail, it allows you the opportunity to grow more motivation and get more intense about your training.

I've always looked at my career as an athlete would look at his. I won't play forever. Some don't know when to walk away, but the smart ones do.

I eat right, I train right, I've been an athlete my entire life.

As an athlete, as a person, you are looking for motivation wherever you can find it.

Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil.

I found it tough to follow an athlete's lifestyle. But soon, it became a part of my life, and I embraced it.