Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them Mia Hamm More Quotes by Mia Hamm More Quotes From 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 volleyball girl sports 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 cheerleading volleyball sports My coach said I ran like a girl, I said if he could run a little faster he could too Mia Hamm girl running littles Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed. Mia Hamm encouraging motivational inspirational 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 motivational-sports teamwork soccer A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down. Mia Hamm winner strength softball The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking. Mia Hamm life-and-love soccer sports Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it. Mia Hamm inspiring football soccer I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match. Mia Hamm motivational inspirational soccer Sports are not about awards or world championships, though those are great. They're about the relationships we have with each other. Mia Hamm awards sports world I'm a part of a team, and I'm no better or any worse than any single player on this team. That's the approach I've always had and will continue to have. It's not about me. It has never been all about me. If it had, this would have been a really lonely journey. Mia Hamm team lonely fitness The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence. Mia Hamm hard-work determination success 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 volleyball team sports 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 trying sports thinking Every single day I wake up and commit myself to becoming a better player. Some days it happens, and some days it doesn't. Sure, there are games I'm going to dominate and there are going to be games when I struggle. But it doesn't mean I give up. Mia Hamm giving-up softball sports True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts. Mia Hamm athlete soccer sports Goals have never defined me as a player. What has defined me is my impact on the team. If that means passing or playing defense to win, I'll do it. Mia Hamm team winning mean 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 focus simple games Sports can do so much. They've given me a framework: meeting new people, confidence, self-esteem, discipline, motivation. All these things I learned, whether I knew I was learning them or not, through sports. Mia Hamm motivation success sports After each game, I want to be able to say: I gave it all I could, I gave it my best. Mia Hamm able games want
