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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

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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. ↗

— Mia Hamm

#because #champion #defer #i #i am

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

— Mia Hamm

#add #am #building #everyday #fire

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

— Mia Hamm

#champion #else #exhaustion #looking #nobody

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

#beat #impression #just #lasting #leave

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

— Mia Hamm

#everything #never #person #said #winning

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

— Mia Hamm

#day #every #every day #failure #happens

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

— Mia Hamm

#love #much #passion #won #you

As a mother I think you often get so caught up in trying to take care of everyone else that you forget to take care of yourself. But I'm a much better wife and mother when I take the time to take care of myself. ↗

— Mia Hamm

#care #caught #else #everyone #forget

I make a lot of mistakes, too, and I'm constantly re-evaluating how I'm doing things and trying to be better every day, whether it's as a mom or taking care of myself. ↗

— Mia Hamm

#care #constantly #day #doing #every