![]() “You have to ask why women are in fewer leadership positions around the world,” Wambach says. Don’t lean in - get off the mainstream path and do things your own way. The rules of leadership were not constructed to benefit women. Her hook is that women were never Little Red Riding Hood. Wolfpack is based on Wambach’s 2018 commencement speech to Barnard College graduates that became something of a viral internet hit. She was the symbol for women’s sports.”Ībby Wambach in action during the 2015 Women’s World Cup final. I watched how she dealt with sponsors and her off the field business decisions. When I was new to the team I watched how she treated her teammates. “Mia Hamm had a huge impact on my life – not just as a player. So whose name would Wambach have worn had she been leading the team’s forward line? “My wife has inspired me probably the most out of my person in my life,” Wambach says before considering the soccer field. “Can you get better than her? Have you seen RBG lift weights? She is the baddest out of all of us!” ![]() She pauses to consider some of the company she was included with. For me, Alex is a symbol of someone who is relentless in her pursuit and I admire her.” Women have a tendency to remember how they got to where they are and that inspiration comes from so many different forms and so many different people. It was such a beautiful idea and celebration. “I actually got to watch that game with my parents which was a double bonus for me. ![]() “Alex texted me the day before the game about it and I felt as touched as I had for any award or championship,” Wambach says. Team captain Alex Morgan? She chose to wear Wambach. While some players took to the field with Beyoncé and Cardi B on their backs, others wore the names of civil rights activist and feminist Audre Lorde, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai. For a friendly match in February, players on the US women’s national team wore the names of those who had inspired them on the back of their shirts. Instead, Wambach is chanelling the drive she had on the field into activism, and attempting to redefine what it means to be a role model. Wambach, now 38, has not taken a well-worn path for many former athletes as a media pundit ( she tried it and didn’t like it) or elite coach (although she has coached children’s soccer teams).
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