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I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

Mia Hamm

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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
Teammates
Volleyball
Teammate
Teamwork

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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.
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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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Experience means you did a lot of things wrong.
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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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Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.
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The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.
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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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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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Success breeds success.
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I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.
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I played basketball and soccer my freshman year in high school.
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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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Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them.
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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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I played soccer because my friends did. Besides we got sodas afterwards.
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If you've got hips, you can't be a gymnast or dancer. That ruled me out.
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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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I don't like to play rough, but I will if I have to.
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I love watching gymnastics, swimming, and track and field.
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There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one.
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