“I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to...” — Abby Wambach Quote

I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.

When I was really young, the women's national team wasn't on a grand media stage, so my role models were male basketball and male American football players.

I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.

I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.

People don't understand that the feel of the surface is so important for a footballer. The ball travels on the surface; our feet move on the surface - all of that goes into how the game is actually played.

The most important thing for us is winning the Stanley Cup and I want to win.

The strongest feelings I experienced were in Davis Cup. It was the most powerful thing: the victories and the losses. It hits you in a distinct way. It's another level of satisfaction - another level of sadness.

I didn't start out wanting to be a defender. Who would want to be in the back-line after having watched striker Paolo Rossi score six goals in the 1982 World Cup?

It's something we've all been waiting to see happen to Icelandic football - to actually go to the World Cup.

I wasn't as fit as I would of liked to have been, going to the World Cup, but I'm not sure what difference that made.