Abby Wambach

NYT: Making Her Presence Known

Wambach is the forward presence for the American team that is trying to regain its championship ways. She is 5 feet 10, solid of frame and not afraid to use her formidable shoulders.

"She is a mass of woman,'' Brandi Chastain once said of her teammate. "You can't move her very easily, and once she gains position, it's almost impossible to get around her.''