No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance. — Mia Hamm Copy Share Image
The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence. — Mia Hamm Copy Share Image
Golf is social. It brings a lot of people together. And the great thing about a scramble, there's less pressure because you don't feel… — Mia Hamm Copy Share
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 Copy Share
“Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.” Mia Hamm quote” — Mia Hamm Copy Share
I don't want to sit and look at all the trophies. I don't want to live in the past -- I want to live… — Mia Hamm Copy Share
Goals have never defined me as a player. What has defined me is my impact on the team. If that means passing or playing… — Mia Hamm Copy Share
Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation. — Mia Hamm Copy Share
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… — Mia Hamm Copy Share
“I am a member of the team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team,… — Mia Hamm Copy Share
Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time. — Mia Hamm Copy Share
There are always new, grander challenges to confront, and a true winner will embrace each one. — Mia Hamm Copy Share
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… — Mia Hamm Copy Share
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… — Mia Hamm Copy Share
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… — Mia Hamm Copy Share
