Mia Hamm

I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

Focus on what you know you can do. Know what you're capable of on any given day, and what you can count on. Do the simple things well, and then use the confidence to build up the rest of your game. Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

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

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.

It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.

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

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.

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

After each game, I want to be able to say: I gave it all I could, I gave it my best.

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

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

I'm a part of a team, and I'm no better or any worse than any single player on this team. That's the approach I've always had and will continue to have. It's not about me. It has never been all about me. If it had, this would have been a really lonely journey.

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

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.

It isn't sacrifice if you love what you're doing.