Mia Hamm Quotes
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Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them
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My coach said I ran like a girl, I said if he could run a little faster he could too
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After each game, I want to be able to say: I gave it all I could, I gave it my best.
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I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.
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The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.
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Soccer isn't very social. Plus, if you don't like someone on the other team, you can do something about it.
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English muffins with avocado is one of my favorite breakfasts.
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I could sit there and eat pasta all day long and not worry about it when I was younger, and now I really have to focus on making sure I set a good example for my kids.
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If you've got hips, you can't be a gymnast or dancer. That ruled me out.
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You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal.
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Being a good teammate is when you try to sprint down a ball that everyone thinks is going out of bounds. But you go after it anyways and you get it.
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I'm a part of a team, and I'm no better or any worse than any single player on this team. That's the approach I've always had and will continue to have. It's not about me. It has never been all about me. If it had, this would have been a really lonely journey.
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Chicken, brown rice, and veggies is a great healthy dinner option. It's full of whole grains and protein, and will keep you full for a long time.
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Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be.
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Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.
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Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them.
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When players go out and train on their own, they usually do it at half speed. This kind of training is valuable, but it doesn't prepare you for competition, where you must perform at full throttle. So the trick is to schedule regular sessions of intense practice, while always leaving time to juggle and generally goof around with the ball
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Sports are not about awards or world championships, though those are great. They're about the relationships we have with each other.
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Sports can do so much. They've given me a framework: meeting new people, confidence, self-esteem, discipline, motivation. All these things I learned, whether I knew I was learning them or not, through sports.
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I played basketball and soccer my freshman year in high school.
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No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance.
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I hope all you young girls see yourself up there... we were just like you.
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Every single day I wake up and commit myself to becoming a better player. Some days it happens, and some days it doesn't. Sure, there are games I'm going to dominate and there are going to be games when I struggle. But it doesn't mean I give up.
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Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her.