Tiffeny Milbrett Quotes

United States, Athlete
October 23, 1972

Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett is an American retired professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national soccer team. In May 2018 the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced Milbrett will be enshrined in the Hall. A native of Oregon, she starred at the University of Portland where she scored a then school record 103 goals during her career. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 in Atlanta and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She also played in three World Cups, winning in 1999. A player who enjoys signing autographs for her fans, she is in the top five all-time in the United States national soccer team in three offensive categories.

Also known as Football Player

Ive known since I went to the national team when I was very young that I was a different bird.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Different
- Team
- Young
When it's game situation, when it's game day, game time, when it's World Cup, when it's these tournaments that happen once every so often, I live for that, I live for that challenge.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- World
- Challenges
- Games

Do you have the heart to push yourself? If you don't, find a way to get it because talent will only get you so far. You've got to be hungry. You've got to have heart. That's just reality.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Heart
- Reality
- Talent
You can't ask every player to do the same thing. That's why we have amazing midfielders, defenders, forwards and keepers. You can't ask them to be of the same mold.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Player
- Defenders
- Gamer
Soccer's not a game that you can restrict players, especially creative players and players who have proven themselves at that level.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Player
- Creative
- Games
Everybody has down times and stuff that they have to work through. I worked through that stuff because I've always wanted to be playing soccer.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Time
- Wanted
- Stuff
I am somebody who... - I'm not saying I'm perfect, but I need that freedom, that ability to make mistakes out there. Because there's a fine line between making a mistake or being brilliant.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Perfect
- Mistake
- Ability
Coaches give you too much information. Ive been allowed to develop that intuitive ability in my career and lifetime.

Tiffeny Milbrett

If you are passionate about something, that will enable you to be the best you can be.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Passionate
Its not like you make a decision and everything inside you is 100 percent happy.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Decision
- Percent
I couldnt change who I am; I couldnt change the kind of player I am.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Kind
- Player
To be the key player in creating and scoring goals, that's what I take pride in, and the thing I know how to do best.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Player
- Goal
- Pride
The game of soccer has been able to give me what I wanted out of life. I just remember being a total Tomboy and athlete as a girl, but never having a lack of opportunity.

Tiffeny Milbrett
- Remember
- Girl
- Giving