Abby Wambach leads the pack | The World Cup champion on how to turn failure into fuel
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Tony Robbins
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ποΈ 15 June 2019
β±οΈ 39 minutes
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Summary
Abby Wambach is a legend β the illustrious and internationally renowned G.O.A.T. of American soccer. The iconic striker and play-maker hailing from Rochester, NY is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup champion, and the long-time captain of the U.S. National Team. Leading the charge for the Red, White, and Blue for some 15 years β alongside Mia Hamm, Alex Morgan and everyone in between β Wambach led the USWNT to victory in the 2015 World Cup just before announcing her retirement from the sport of soccer. She is STILL the highest all-time international goal-scorer, with more goals than any other player in the game, male or female.
Abby became an icon not only for her talents but also for her leadership and resilience. In this episode, she discusses her new book, WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game, in which she outlines the eight new rules of leadership.
Abby is interviewed by Tony's right arm, creative partner, and former ESPN writer, Mary Buckheit, who has covered Abby's career through the decades.
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| 0:50.0 | Here's something the best athletes understand, but seems like a harder concept for non-athletes to grasp. |
| 0:58.0 | Non-athletes don't know what to do with the gift of failure. |
| 1:03.0 | So they hide it, pretend it never happened, reject it outright, and they end up wasting it. |
| 1:10.0 | Listen, failure is not something to be ashamed of. It's something to be powered by. |
| 1:18.0 | Failure is the highest octane fuel your life can run on. You've got to learn to make failure your fuel. |
| 1:27.0 | The voice you just heard is that of champion soccer player Abbey Wombok delivering a commencement address to the women of Barnard College's Class of 2018. |
| 1:35.0 | Abbey is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women's World Cup Champion, and was a longtime captain of the US National Soccer Team. |
| 1:43.0 | As co-captain, she helped to lead the national team to victory in the 2015 World Cup, just before announcing her retirement from the sport. |
| 1:49.0 | She's still the highest, all-time, international goal scorer, with more goals than any other player, male or female. |
| 1:56.0 | Abbey became an icon not just because of her skills on the field. |
| 2:00.0 | She is a remarkable leader who created a culture not just of excellence, but of honor, commitment, and resilience. |
| 2:06.0 | Her commencement speech drew upon the lessons she learned over her 15-year soccer career, delivering a powerful message to not just accept others' expectations or what is the cultural norm, but to forge their own path and set a new standard. |
| 2:19.0 | The speech understandably went viral, and it quickly became clear that Abbey Wombok had much more to say. |
| 2:25.0 | You just heard her talk about making failure your fuel. That's just one of eight new rules that she lays out in her new book that was inspired by the speech. |
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