Top 73 Quotes & Sayings by Mia Hamm
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Success breeds success.
True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.
I don't like to play rough, but I will if I have to.
There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one.
I played basketball and soccer my freshman year in high school.
Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them.
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.
It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.
As a mother I think you often get so caught up in trying to take care of everyone else that you forget to take care of yourself. But I'm a much better wife and mother when I take the time to take care of myself.
Golf is social. It brings a lot of people together.
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.
I love watching gymnastics, swimming, and track and field.
I could just have chips and salsa for dinner every day.
I got to experience soccer at the highest level at a young age; I decided I wanted to be part of that for as long as possible.
Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.
I don't like to stop. I'm a big person who looks at where the hubs are because I hate changing planes.
It is not sacrifice if you love what you're doing.
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.
If you don't love what you do, you won't do it with much conviction or passion.
Follow your heart and make it your decision.
I hope all you young girls see yourself up there... we were just like you.
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.
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
I make a lot of mistakes, too, and I'm constantly re-evaluating how I'm doing things and trying to be better every day, whether it's as a mom or taking care of myself.
The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.
You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal.
I am happy that the young girls have a lot more choices these days and an opportunity to feel better about themselves.
The person that said winning isn't everything, never won anything.
Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.
Soccer isn't very social. Plus, if you don't like someone on the other team, you can do something about it.
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.
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.
English muffins with avocado is one of my favorite breakfasts.
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.
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.
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
Experience means you did a lot of things wrong.
My coach said I ran like a girl, I said if he could run a little faster he could too
I was given a tremendous gift in terms of athleticism. Maybe it was because I wasn't so confident in other areas.
Sports are not about awards or world championships, though those are great. They're about the relationships we have with each other.
The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.
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.
After each game, I want to be able to say: I gave it all I could, I gave it my best.
Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.
Goals have never defined me as a player. What has defined me is my impact on the team. If that means passing or playing defense to win, I'll do it.
Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them
Every single day I wake up and commit to myself to becoming a better player.
A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down.
I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.
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.
Focus on what you know you can do. Know what you're capable of on any given day, and what you can count on. Do the simple things well, and then use the confidence to build up the rest of your game. Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.
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.
Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.
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.
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.
The team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.
The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.
You're worth the investment in yourself and what you feel, you can and want to be
We play because we love the game, we love each other, and we love to win.
Every day I look for ways to be inspired, to learn and to grow. And trying to be the best for my kids, my husband and my family. One thing I really wanna do is being there for my kids, be part of my siblings and my parents.
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