'My story is my story, but it's also every woman's story': Abby Wambach on 'Wolfpack,' her book inspired by that graduation speech
by Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune
Mar 18, 2019
3 minutes
Abby Wambach - one of the greatest soccer players of all time, author and deliverer of one of the greatest graduation speeches of all time - was on a call with an executive whose company hired her to teach a leadership workshop.
"Excuse me, Abby," he said. "I just need to ensure that what you present is applicable to men, too."
"Good question," Wambach replied. "But only if you've asked every male speaker you've hired if his message is applicable to women, too."
This anecdote opens Wambach's new book, "Wolfpack:
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