Being a good teammate is when you try to sprint down a ball that everyone thinks is going out of bounds. But you go after it anyways and you get it.
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

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

I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
Mia Hamm

I hope all you young girls see yourself up there... we were just like you.
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

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

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

It is not sacrifice if you love what you're doing.
Mia Hamm

Success breeds success.
Mia Hamm


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

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

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

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

You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal.
Mia Hamm