Abby Wambach, Olympian, Activist, Author

Abby Wambach (0:00)

You know, I think that understanding yourself is the biggest game that we're all actually playing.

Some people focus on it more than others, which is fine. Everybody gets to choose. That's the beauty of being a human being. I find that the more time I focus on myself and my internal self, the better outside external self I live.

Michael Gervais (0:32)

All right, welcome back, or welcome to the Finding Mastery podcast, I'm Michael Gervais. And by trade in training, a sport and performance psychologist, as well as the co-founder of Compete to Create. And the whole idea behind these conversations behind this podcast is to learn from people who are highly switched on, have dedicated their life efforts to mastery, to really going the distance to explore unchartered territories. And what we're trying to do is sort out, like how do they organize their inner world? How do they use their thoughts to make sense of the world around them, to make sense of themselves, how they fit in the world, how they explain events. We also wanna dig to understand the mental skills that they use to build and refine their craft.

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Okay, this week's conversation is with the Abby Wambach. You know her name. She's made a dent in the sport world for sure. She's a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup champion, and the highest all-time international goal scorer for male and female soccer players. Flat out, she's done it at the world stage, world leading. This is a joy to have this conversation with her. And she goes beyond sport. So she's used sport to understand the human condition, understand her experience in sport and translate those insights to others. Now her primary lens is on equality and inclusion. She's the author of the number one New York Times bestseller, Wolfpack. It's a quick little deep read, full of stories and insights and her point of view about how to help people become better, specifically women.