Mia Hamm Quotes

“I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.”
― Mia Hamm, Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life

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

“You should want to win. I still remember when I was little. Girls would score a goal, and we would walk together, high-five, and walk back to our positions. Boys are running around, going "I'm Number One." It wasn't like that for young girls. With girls, if you miss the ball on a tackle and hit the other player, it's like, "Oh my God, I'm so sorry.”
― Jere Longman, The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World – A Provocative Look at 1999 Role Models and Off-Field Race, Class, and Gender Issues

“Anson Dorrance ... left me a short, encouraging note: "The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching.”
― Mia Hamm, Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life