Today is the opportunity for Abby Wambach to go out on top. Few athletes get the chance to end their career on the pinnacle, on their own terms. I was in Pittsburgh when the Steelers won the Superbowl in February 2006. Steelers' running back Jerome Bettis, at 33-years old finished his 13th NFL season as the league's fifth all-time leading rusher and finally won a Superbowl in the town he grew up in, Detroit Michigan. Retirement cannot come better than that. Wambach has won an NCAA National Championship, she is a two time Olympic gold medalist, she has been voted the FIFA Player of the year, and has scored 183 goals?! There are only two monkeys on Wambach's back: One is never winning a high school championship. That ship has sailed unless Abby does something like coach a high school team after she retires. The one that she can do something about comes today: Winning a World Cup. And it cannot be any better than playing the Japanese again, the team that beat the U.S. in 2011. I believe that she will win.
Today's quote is from Megan Rapinoe:
"I would get a turf burn on every inch of my body to win Abby a World Cup."
Active Rest Day:
Relaxing Stretches for the Back
Foam Roller Work
Bicycle Abdominal Crunch, 75 repetitions
Have a Great Day!!
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