What’s up, Party People! Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King welcome you to the women’s sports party. Whether you’ve been here all along or are looking to get in the game, you're invited. Twice a week, soccer legends and forever teammates Abby and Julie will be hanging with the change-makers and shot-takers in women’s sports while giving their perspectives on big issues and hot topics. Plus, there will be regular appearances by the LEGEND of legends Billie Jean King.
This show is on a mission to build a community that celebrates and elevates women’s sports. So bring it in, Party People, because Welcome to the Party is for YOU and the first Party Rule is: have a sh*t ton of fun.
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What’s up, Party People! Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King welcome you to the women’s sports party. Whether you’ve been here all along or are looking to get in the game, you're invited. Twice a week, soccer legends and forever teammates Abby and Julie will be hanging with the change-makers and shot-takers in women’s sports while giving their perspectives on big issues and hot topics. Plus, there will be regular appearances by the LEGEND of legends Billie Jean King.
This show is on a mission to build a community that celebrates and elevates women’s sports. So bring it in, Party People, because Welcome to the Party is for YOU and the first Party Rule is: have a sh*t ton of fun.
New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
From Shark Attack to Paralympian to Marathoner, the unbreakable Ali Truwit
Welcome to the Party
43 minutes
3 weeks ago
From Shark Attack to Paralympian to Marathoner, the unbreakable Ali Truwit
At just 25, Ali Truwit has lived a story few could imagine — and even fewer could survive. Ali’s life forever changed when her left foot was bitten off by a shark off the coast of Atlantic waters while in Turks and Caicos with a friend and teammate from Yale - just days after her college graduation. Ali returned to the pool just six weeks later. And within a year, represented Team USA at the Paralympics - taking home two silver medals. Next, she set her sights on the New York City Marathon.
In this powerful conversation, Billie Jean King, Abby Wambach, and Julie Foudy dive into Ali’s remarkable journey of resilience, purpose, and strength — from dumping tears out of her goggles to creating Stronger Than You Think, her foundation helping others heal through sport.
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Keep the Party Going:
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. honored Canadian hockey legend Marie-Philip Poulin by wearing her Team Canada jersey into Game 7 of the World Series: https://www.mlb.com/news/vladimir-guerrero-jr-wears-marie-philip-poulin-team-canada-jersey-to-world-series-game-7
Ali’s Foundation, Stronger Than You Think: https://strongerthanyouthink.org/
Ali’s book that helped her, When Bad Things Happen to Good People: https://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Happen-Good-People/dp/1400034728
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Chapters:
00:00:00 Party Starts
00:00:22 Billie Jean King on the Dodgers’ Epic World Series
00:05:25 Meet Ali Truwit: Shark Attack Survivor Turned Paralympian
00:10:08 Running for a Cause – $220K for Prosthetic Blades
00:12:56 The Full-Circle NYC Marathon Moment
00:16:05 The Shark Attack Story
00:18:58 Turning Trauma into Purpose
00:20:41 From Survivor to Paralympian
00:24:46 Reliving the Trauma in Paris
00:26:57 “Stronger Than You Think” Documentary
00:27:53 Grief and the Athlete Mindset
00:29:22 The Power of Vulnerability
00:30:51 “Why Me?” and Gratitude
00:33:43 Marathon Finish with Her Mom
00:35:54 What’s Next For Ali – L.A. 2028
Welcome to the Party
What’s up, Party People! Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Jean King welcome you to the women’s sports party. Whether you’ve been here all along or are looking to get in the game, you're invited. Twice a week, soccer legends and forever teammates Abby and Julie will be hanging with the change-makers and shot-takers in women’s sports while giving their perspectives on big issues and hot topics. Plus, there will be regular appearances by the LEGEND of legends Billie Jean King.
This show is on a mission to build a community that celebrates and elevates women’s sports. So bring it in, Party People, because Welcome to the Party is for YOU and the first Party Rule is: have a sh*t ton of fun.
New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
