Quotes from Mia Hamm

I don't like to play rough, but I will if I have to.

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

Success breeds success.

Every morning, I wake up trying to be the best mom and the best role model for my kids in a healthy diet and active lifestyle.

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

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

Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them

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

I don't like to stop. I'm a big person who looks at where the hubs are because I hate changing planes.

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.

I could just have chips and salsa for dinner every day.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

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

Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.

If a team intimidate you physically and you let them, they've won.

Chicken, brown rice, and veggies is a great healthy dinner option. It's full of whole grains and protein, and will keep you full for a long time.