Mia Hamm

“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.”

“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.”

“Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.”

“The only guarantee is that there are no guarantees. So, you have to work hard and do what you can.”

“You have to believe. Without belief, there is no success.”

“The most important thing is that you learn something new every single day.”

“The key to a great player is using all of your abilities.”

“Soccer is a game where you have to be ready to run around like a crazy person for ninety minutes. But the reward is greater than any other sport.”

“The key to a winning team is moving together. When you move together, nothing is impossible.”

“The best team sport is soccer; the best individual sport is tennis.”

“Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the reward of the effort.”

“I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.”

“I was not naturally talented. I was not the fastest or the strongest. I learned to compensate for that with hard work.”

“Talent is something you develop. It's not something you're born with.”

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

“Every single day, there's something to learn.”

“The beautiful game is about passion, commitment, and the willingness to run through a wall for your teammates.”