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Abby Wambach’s interview outtakes

By Leander Schaerlaeckens

USA legend Abby Wambach recently disclosed to FOX Soccer that she wants to leave the women’s game in better shape than she found it when she decides to retire.

Here are some excerpts that didn’t make the final cut:

On the lack of playing time and repetitions between national team games because of the lack of a domestic professional league:

“It’s obviously difficult to get on the same page because we’re not together very often before these games. [Routine] is definitely not what we’re experiencing right now. And that’s a struggle; that’s a challenge. After the Olympics, you have to de-condition and that’s a huge part of coming back the next year without injuries. So this is a really hard time because you try to find the time to rest so that you’re fresh when the next season starts. But you also want to be fit enough so that you can accomplish the things that you set forth in this victory tour, which is winning games.”