Mia Hamm

"True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts."

- Mia Hamm

"You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it’s worth it if you score a spectacular goal."

- Mia Hamm

"If a team wants to intimidate you physically and you let them, they’ve won."

- Mia Hamm

"True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts."

- Mia Hamm

"Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back … play for her."

- Mia Hamm

"Play your heart out, every single time"

- Mia Hamm

"The person that said winning isn't everything, never won anything."

- Mia Hamm

"Always train hard, work harder, never give up."

- Mia Hamm

"Cheerleaders make the impossible possible by believing in the power of teamwork and determination."

- Mia Hamm

""Cheerleaders make the impossible possible by believing in the power of teamwork and determination.""

- Mia Hamm

"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."

- Mia Hamm

"Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them."

- Mia Hamm

"Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them."

- Mia Hamm

"It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there."

- Mia Hamm

"The person that said winning isn’t everything, never won anything."

- Mia Hamm

"The backbone of success is hard work, determination, good planning, and perseverance."

- Mia Hamm

"A winner is a person that gets up one more time than she is knocked down."

- Mia Hamm

"Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it."

- Mia Hamm

"My coach said I run like a girl. And I said if he ran a little faster he could too."

- Mia Hamm

"If you don’t love what you do, you won’t do it with much conviction or passion."

- Mia Hamm

"No one can define you but you. No one can stop you from reaching your dreams but you."

- Mia Hamm

"Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back… play for her."

- Mia Hamm

"If you don't love what you do, you won’t do it with much conviction or passion."

- Mia Hamm

"You can’t just beat a team; you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again."

- Mia Hamm

"Many people say I’m the best women’s soccer player in the world. I don’t think so. And because of that, someday I just might be."

- Mia Hamm

"There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one."

- Mia Hamm

""I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.""

- Mia Hamm

"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching."

- Mia Hamm

"I am building a fire, and every day I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match."

- Mia Hamm

"I’ve worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals."

- Mia Hamm

"Commit to your goals – once you have set your goals, you have to fully commit yourself towards achieving it."

- Mia Hamm

"I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals."

- Mia Hamm

"I’ve worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down, and I will not let myself down."

- Mia Hamm

"I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down."

- Mia Hamm

"I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that’s not pulling the trigger."

- Mia Hamm

"I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger."

- Mia Hamm

""I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that’s not pulling the trigger.""

- Mia Hamm

"Every single day, I wake up and commit myself to becoming a better player."

- Mia Hamm

"The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking."

- Mia Hamm

"Celebrate what you’ve accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed."

- Mia Hamm