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There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one.

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Mia Hamm
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 17
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Selma
Alabama
Mariel Margaret Hamm
Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra
Always
Grander
Confront
Winner
Embrace
Challenges
Sports
Winning
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English muffins with avocado is one of my favorite breakfasts.
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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 played soccer because my friends did. Besides we got sodas afterwards.
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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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Every single day I wake up and commit to myself to becoming a better player.
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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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Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.
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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 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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Golf is social. It brings a lot of people together.
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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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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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Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them
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It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.
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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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I hope all you young girls see yourself up there... we were just like you.
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I could just have chips and salsa for dinner every day.
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I was given a tremendous gift in terms of athleticism. Maybe it was because I wasn't so confident in other areas.
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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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