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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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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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If you've got hips, you can't be a gymnast or dancer. That ruled me out.
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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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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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Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.
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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 could just have chips and salsa for dinner every day.
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Success breeds success.
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Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.
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Sport taught me how to goal set, it really gave me a voice and identity.
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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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Experience means you did a lot of things wrong.
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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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My coach said I ran like a girl, I said if he could run a little faster he could too
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The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.
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I don't like to play rough, but I will if I have to.
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Every single day I wake up and commit to myself to becoming a better player.
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Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.
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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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Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.
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