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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.

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
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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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Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.
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Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.
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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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I played soccer because my friends did. Besides we got sodas afterwards.
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I played basketball and soccer my freshman year in high school.
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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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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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Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them
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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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