Mia Hamm

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.”

“Success breeds success.”