And she will.. and probably then some.
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 9:10 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]>wrote: > *Wambach needs 3 goals to break Hamm's record* > ** ** > ** ** > Abby Wambach is three goals from becoming the team's all time scoring > leader. The U.S. will play against South Korea in an international soccer > friendly tonight. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)**** > The Associated Press**** > *Published: Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.* > *Last Modified: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 7:24 p.m.* > ** ** > HARRISON, N.J. — Replacing Mia Hamm as the all-time leading goal scorer > for the United States women's soccer team can't happen soon enough for Abby > Wambach. **** > Thursday against South Korea at Red Bull Arena would be just fine for the > 33-year-old Rochester, N.Y., native. Anything to get the record out of the > way. **** > While she might be the most recognized and honored player on the current > roster, Wambach would rather live outside the spotlight. That's been fairly > impossible this year with most U.S. soccer fans watching her assault on > Hamm's record of 158 tallies for the national team. **** > “When I think back to when I first got on this team and how many goals > I've scored, it's crazy,” said Wambach, who moved to within two of tying > the record with a goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over South Korea in > Foxborough, Mass. “It's a crazy number of goals. But I've had so much fun > and scored goals in all kinds of way. The truth is the sooner I can get > over with this, and move and look toward 2015, the better.” **** > Wambach said that's the same way Hamm feels. The two spoke about a month > ago about the record and Hamm, who retired in 2004, told her to break it. > **** > “She is for helping the game grow and me breaking the record means the > game has grown, even in the time that she has not been playing,” Wambach > said. “Ultimately, and I know her very well, she would say that is more > important than the record. She knows she almost single-handedly put female > sports on the map. **** > “She was the face — and still is in large part — in terms of women's > sports. I couldn't be more honored than to be in this position to break a > record that she set so long ago and that no one thought would be broken.” > **** > Defender Christie Rampone said Wambach is tough to guard, and it goes > beyond her being 5-foot-11 and stronger than most players. The 37-year-old > — the oldest player on the U.S. roster — said Wambach is not only faster > than most think, she is smart and makes players around her better. **** > Wambach also knows how to seize the moment, Rampone said. She recalled her > 120th minute tally against Brazil on a header in the semifinals of the last > World Cup that allowed the U.S. to tie the game and win on penalty kicks. > **** > “The timing,” Rampone said. “She only had so much space, the pressure at > the end of the game. That's just Abby. That's who she is. She comes up in > big times, big situations. **** > “She loves the pressure. She is a gamer.” **** > Midfielder Carli Lloyd said Wambach is a winner, who will throw her body > in every direction, risk having stitches or getting kicked just to win or > get a ball back. **** > “When she is in peak form, there is no stopping her,” Lloyd said. “She is > stronger than anybody. She can hold off anybody. She is one of the best in > the world in heading, but she also scores some great goals with her foot as > well. I know that she wants nothing more than to win.” **** > Alex Morgan, who is the heir apparent to Wambach on the scoring front, > said people never notice how much attention Wambach gets from opponents. * > *** > “She takes a beating the whole game,” said Morgan, who shares the team > lead with six goals this year, two more than Wambach. “More people are > kicking at her heels, her ankles and taking her down, and half of those > times she doesn't get the calls, calls that I would get. I respect her so > much for being prepared every game to being taken down and know she isn't > going to get a call.” **** > Wambach would rather talk about her teammates. **** > “I have just been lucky,” she said. “I've only had a few injuries and my > teammates have put me in positions to score goals. On every single one of > my goals I am sure there is an assist or something happened that led into > the goal that I had nothing to do with. It says a lot about how good the > teams are that I played on.” **** > Goaltender Hope Solo said Wambach deserves the attention she is getting. * > *** > “All of us as athletes, whether we want to admit it or not, like to break > records,” Solo said. “We want to leave our mark on the game. When we > retire, we want to be remembered. I don't care what anybody says, that's > what we all want. Records are meant to be broken. I think Abby will break > it and I think she should be gunning for it. **** > “As the years have gone on, Abby has gotten, better and better and > better.” **** > Wambach had an interesting thought about the record. **** > “I'm sure we'll be having the same conversation in 10 years,” she said, > “about Alex Morgan.” **** > Her time will come. 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