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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!

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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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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English muffins with avocado is one of my favorite breakfasts.
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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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The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.
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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 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 love watching gymnastics, swimming, and track and field.
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I played basketball and soccer my freshman year in high school.
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There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one.
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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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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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Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them
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It isn't sacrifice if you love what you're doing.
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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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Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.
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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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I hope all you young girls see yourself up there... we were just like you.
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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 will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.
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