Mia Hamm Quotes
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The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.
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Experience means you did a lot of things wrong.
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I play for the intense challenges that the game on the highest levels present. The whole team enjoys playng exciting soccer for the fans and my part in that makes me feel good about myself. The whole concept of teamwork is what keeps us all going. It's my role to create scoring chances, and to come through for my teammates is extremely satisfying.
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It isn't sacrifice if you love what you're doing.
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Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.
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We play because we love the game, we love each other, and we love to win.
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If you don't love what you do, you won't do it with much conviction or passion.
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You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again.
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I'm not someone who goes around the locker room before a game trying to motivate my teammates. I don't say a lot before the game. I don't say a lot in general. It takes too much energy to do that.
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People ask me, 'Would you ever want to play professional golf?' And I'm like, 'No. No, no, no, no. Just because I can hit a good shot every now and then doesn't make me a pro.'
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I don't like to play rough, but I will if I have to.
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I am happy that the young girls have a lot more choices these days and an opportunity to feel better about themselves.
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The person that said winning isn't everything, never won anything.
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I don't want to sit and look at all the trophies. I don't want to live in the past -- I want to live now!
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I know I wouldn't be here, and all of us wouldn't be here, without certain sacrifices and certain stands that people have made -- not just women, but men stepping up and supporting what we do and how we do it.
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It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.
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If a team intimidate you physically and you let them, they've won.
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I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.
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You're worth the investment in yourself and what you feel, you can and want to be
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Follow your heart and make it your decision.