Abby Wambach: I Know What It’s Like to Be Judged for Not Looking Like Other Girls

Jun 09, 2017, 12:42 PM

A few days ago, I saw that my former teammate, Mia Hamm, had tweeted about eight-year-old Mili Hernandez, whose soccer team was disqualified from a tournament in Nebraska after officials insisted that she was a boy. I can relate to what Mili is going through. I understand what it's like to get weird looks in women’s bathrooms. I understand what it's like to be judged for not looking like other girls.