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Yet another installment in my series of reading memoirs from out LGBTQ+ professional athletes. I’m not really a soccer fan, I don’t think I’ve watched a full match since I was playing as a kid like 20 years ago. But I’ve always enjoyed watching snippets of the US Women’s National Team and hearing about the causes that they’ve fought for.

I appreciated how Abby felt very candid about sharing things that didn’t always paint herself in a positive light. The stories of partying, drinking, using drugs, and being arrested were things she could’ve tried to minimize or not put a large focus on, but they were definitely very present throughout.

This is a pretty short book to cover a lengthy career so some things felt like they were only scratching the surface instead of doing deeper. At times this contributed to me not feeling totally engaged, especially when large chunks of text were just transcripts of emails, text messages, or speeches from Abby or other people. It made portions of the book feel more like reporting rather than analyzing things in hindsight. But overall this was an interesting read and I definitely came away from it with even more respect for the USWNT.