Mia Hamm

"Gratitude transforms perspective."

"Strength is built through adversity."

"Perseverance is the bridge to success."

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."

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

"Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What matters is how you respond to it."

"You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression on their minds so they never want to see you again."

"Champions keep playing until they get it right."

"I always want to be ready, so when the opportunity comes, I can take advantage of it."

"The vision of a champion is bent on winning. It has to be."

"Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety."

"Think of it as a gift, not a sacrifice. I would rather play one game than practice all week."

"Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle on them."

"I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger."

"Soccer has given me everything in my life, and now I want to give back."

"Being a good teammate is when you try your best to help your teammates succeed."

"The discipline of training makes you stronger; it's what you do when no one is watching that counts."

"I can't control what happens to me, but I can control how I respond."

"Dreams are the spice of life, so chase them relentlessly."

"Every single day, I wake up and make a choice to be better than yesterday."

"Pressure is a privilege when you know what you're working toward."

"The most important thing is not how hard you hit, but how hard you can be hit and keep moving forward."

"Quality of life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself."

"I've always said that playing with 10 players is like playing with 11, so you have to work that much harder."

"Opponents are there to challenge you, motivate you, and make you better."

"There will always be people more talented than you, but no one will outwork you."

"You have to believe in yourself when no one else does."

"Physical ability is not the only thing that matters; mental toughness is often the difference."

"I never go into a game thinking about what I can't do; I think about what I can do."

"Success is not a destination; it's a journey of continuous improvement."