Abby+Wambach

"Abby Wambach." //WPS magicJack//. magicJack, 2011. Web. 9 Oct 2011. [].
 * 1) Born on June 2, 1980 in Rochester, NY
 * 2) Plays forward for the women’s US nat’l team, Washington Freedom, and club team, magicJack
 * 3) At age 4, she played in her first soccer league, and was transferred from the girls’ to the boy’s team, after scoring 27 goals in 3 games
 * 4) Set records at the University of Florida for goals (96), assists (49), and game-winning goals (24)
 * 5) Caught the eye of U-21 National Team coach Jerry Smith, and told her that she could earn a spot on the senior national team if she worked hard
 * 6) She trained hard and made her first appearance on the women’s national team at that year’s Nike US Women’s Cup
 * 7) Was the 2nd overall pick in the 2002 draft
 * 8) Was named WUSA Rookie of the Year
 * 9) Mia Hamm became her mentor, helping her with physical skills and reading the game
 * 10) Abby and Mia became the WUSA’s most lethal scoring duo, combining for 66 points as the Freedom made its way to the league title
 * 11) Started 9 out of her 14 games that year, including all five Women’s World Cup matches, helping the US finish in 3rd place
 * 12) Was named US Soccer’s Female Athlete of the Year for 2003
 * 13) In 2004, she had one of the best seasons in US Women’s National Team history
 * 14) She played at the Olympic Games in Athens and started all 5 matches, scoring 4 goals with 1 assist
 * 15) US won against Brazil 2-1 on her header in extra time to win the gold metal
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Scored 31 goals in 30 games, and was named Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row and finished fourth in the voting for the 2004 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In 2007, she moved into fifth place on the all-time US goal scorer list and began striving for her 100th international career goal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">But in the final match before the Olympics, as a result of colliding with a Brazilian player, she fractured her tibia and fibula; knocking her out of the Olympics
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">After her recovery, she is now back with the US National Team and the Washington Freedom, and finally scored her 100th international goal in the 1-0 win over Canada on July 19, 2009
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Now is the fifth US player and ninth female player in world history to reach 100 international goals and holds the best goals per game ratio in US soccer history

<span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: times new roman,times,serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">"Abby Wambach." //Official Site of Abby Wambach//. N.p., 23 September 2011. Web. 9 Oct 2011. []


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Her determination began during her childhood
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Growing up as the youngest of 3 girls with 4 older brothers
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Became very competitive against her brothers and other boys in the neighborhood
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Was a 4-year varsity starter for basketball on her high school team
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Turned her attention to soccer at the University of Florida
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Scored 96 goals in four seasons, including 31 in 24 games her senior year, leading Florida into the final four
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">She is now available for many different marketing and endorsement deals
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Makes many celebrity, corporate, personal, and conventional appearances
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Signs deals for many endorsement deals, including website endorsement
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Does TV and radio commercials for her sponsors, Nike, Gatorade, and MVP health care
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Campaigned for John Kerry’s candidacy for presidential elections in 2004
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Participated in exhibition games with Washington Freedom to raise awareness and support for the women’s soccer league
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Makes public speaking appearances at corporate functions to inspire and motivate
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Traveled to Africa with Right to Play (an international humanity organization)
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Helped endorse to improve children’s lives in underprivileged areas
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Is a devoted woman’s and children’s rights advocate
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Takes lead in her teams by playing with confidence, keeping up her intensity, and inspiring her teammates to do the same
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Was said that she is taking that leadership a step further by transitioning to player-coach for the WPS’s magicJack for the rest of the season after returning from the WWC of 2011
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Is sponsored by many different companies for being such a well known player for the US
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Even when she fails at attempting something, she never backs down

<span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: times new roman,times,serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">"Abby Wambach." //daylife//. N.p., 2011. Web. 9 Oct 2011. [].
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Having 4 older brother made Abby’s childhood slightly difficult
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Grew up Pittsford, NY
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">They would have her play as a goalie, covered in hockey pads, as they smacked slap shots at her over and over again
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Hung her from a doorknob by her underwear
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">She kept coming back for more, thinking she would beat them next time
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Began becoming more and more fearless
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">It started from age 2, when she jumped off the pool diving board in their backyard
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">She also decided to take her dad’s new car for a spin, when she was 6
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Rolled it down the driveway into the neighbor’s yard
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Shaved her entire head in her senior year at Florida
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Can handle whatever comes her way
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">But from January to April 2008, she did not make several US rosters because her game and fitness had slipped
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Washington Freedom coach, April Heinrichs helped her to play more confidently, consistently and finish more of her chances
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This helped her to make the World Cup team
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Her family has supported her, her entire career
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"You want to finish every season off on a positive note"
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"I kept saying, 'All it takes is one chance. It takes one second to score a goal."
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"It's a dogfight, man. People don't understand."
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"This is the last game for us for the season, so we wanted to go out with a win ... We wanted to give the fans something to cheer about."
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"I was proud of everybody. If you create enough opportunities, a few are going to fall."

<span style="color: #333333; display: block; font-family: times new roman,times,serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">"Abby Wambach." //Womens Pro Soccer//. N.p., 2011. Web. 9 Oct 2011. [].
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"By no means is Olympic qualifying in the bag ... We don't want to go through what we did prior to the World Cup. Because you can't. There's no home-and-away series. The top two teams go."
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"That's the best part about this team ... When we get a rhythm, our attack is scary and it's an amazing thing."
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">It is obvious that Abby realizes how difficult it is to do what she does
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">She knows her teammates work hard just like she does
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">But she still tries to motivate them as much as she can
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Even when anybody makes a mistake, she always stays positive about how she plays
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"They kept a clean sheet, so they obviously did a better job defensively than we did on the attack."
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">She gives credit and good compliments to her opponents, whether they beat her or not
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">She is now know as being one of the world's most dangerous aerial players
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In the 2011 World Cup, all 4 of her shots scored, were with her head
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">She is well known by almost any soccer player or follower in the world
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Most defensive players she plays against is told to watch her closely and stop her any way they can
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">April Heinrichs: "Any player she has not play with before will be surprised and shocked"
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"It doesn't matter how you do it ... It doesn't have to be pretty, but we've just got to get those points."
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"Soccer has given me so much throughout my life, so I am excited to have the opportunity to give back to the sport I love..."
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Abby dedicates as much time as she can to practicing and practicing, only to get even better
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">'Soccer Blogs': "Yes, but Japan hasn't faced anyone like Abby Wambach."
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Abby holds records for the most goals per game ratio in women's pro soccer
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Scored her first professional goal in her first professional game against Finland in 2002
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Led Florida to '98 NCAA title, where she finished as the school's all-time leading scorer