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Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.

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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
Athlete
Motivation
Confidence
Discipline
Sports
Given
Self
Much
Esteem

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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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The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.
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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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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 hope all you young girls see yourself up there... we were just like you.
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People ask me, 'Would you ever want to play professional golf?' And I'm like, 'No. No, no, no, no. Just because I can hit a good shot every now and then doesn't make me a pro.'
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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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Experience means you did a lot of things wrong.
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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.
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English muffins with avocado is one of my favorite breakfasts.
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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.
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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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Success breeds success.
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Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them
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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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I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.
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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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It isn't sacrifice if you love what you're doing.
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I don't like to play rough, but I will if I have to.
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There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one.
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