European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Stars and Mideast edition july s ports Boston Beckett cruises to 12th possible Start in tuesdays Page 26 Armando Abby Wambach struggled at first to get on the Field for the team in but now has 74 goals in 92 13th in International goals among All Wambach has come far but still has much to prove a by Barry Wilner the associated press by Wambach welcomes the big Gest team her with the greatest scorer in soccer history bring it ask her to take a leadership role on a team renowned for its Stream of Strong leaders you rely on her to fill the net no i do i do what i says the prolific who has 74 goals in 92 games and ranks 13th in International goals among All whatever the role Lead i do Over the past five Wambach has gone from College Hotshot to outright with some bumps in when the ranked 1 in the get to China in september for the world Wambach will be a marked opponents will Hack trip shove her and generally treat her the Way other Aba centers treat Shaquille on june 24 against Wambach was fouled a Hal dozen times in a variety of manners in the first several she remained on the turf for Long but in the 17th she made a perfect Diagonal run to head in a Long free kick by cat Whitehill for a 20 that what Abby Whitehill if i just put the Ball anywhere near Shes going to make the right play and Shes going to Wambach career and Chance for stardom nearly was Short circuited when she first joined the team in 2001 out of a College standout with a i had to learn it just takes time As you work your Way and you earn i had to earn its a Road you know you have to go on and i am absolutely a better player for going on that f f Abby Wambach striker rugged presence the americans needed after Michelle Akers left International soc Wambach struggled to fit and it ate at her i went through one or years in 01 and 02 she i was not making rosters and not but i want i was not the most fit player on the and i want getting onto the Field much and i knew i had to work on it and when i other doors opened for then came the Susa and playing with Mia and when i came Back to the i still  get on the Why i had to learn it just takes time As you work your Way and you earn i had to earn its a Road you know you have to go on and i am absolutely a better player for going on that see Road on Page 30 Wimbledon 18 seed Bartoli stuns will face 23 Williams in women final Page 30 Federal agents investigating do fighting return to property in owned by Falcons Qvick Page 29 new coach Carlesimo thinks supersonics have Bright future in Seattle Page 25