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Quote's of CHAMPIONS!
Quote's of CHAMPIONS!!
Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will.
But the will must be stronger than the skill. Mia Hamm
"Soccer is basically a struggle between the ones who want it and the ones who don't. Every single duel is a statement of who wants it more." Anson Dorrance
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." Walter Bright
"It is the responsibility of your teammates to nurture you through competition. Their intensity and determination set the tone of your training environment, the crucible in which you as a soccer player are formed. . . If one person slacks off and doesn't give the maximum, she has shortchanged not just herself but also the person she is squared up against and the whole team."..............Mia Hamm
"Celebrate what you've accomplished, but also raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed"...................Mia Hamm
The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or what they can't do." - Dennis Waitley
Work Ethic
"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no one else is watching."
-Anson Dorrance,
head women's soccer coach
University of North Carolina
Desire
"At this level, almost everyone has the physical tools to be the best. It comes down to a few things: how bad do you want it, what you do when things get hard, and whether you are able to stay focused amid turmoil, challenge, chaos and demands. It's all in your head and in your heart."
-Michelle Akers,
1991 World Champion
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
1999 World Champion
Passion
"A champion is passionate, loves what they do and always wants to bring that passion out in everything they do. If you are passionate about something, that will enable you to be the best you can be. I am a champion because I love to play soccer. I'm actually amazed that I'm a Gold Medalist. I just played soccer because I loved to play soccer. That's why. I was passionate about what I did, and I loved to do it. I did my best and it took me to a gold medal."
-Tiffeny Milbrett,
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
1999 World Champion
Support
"Everyone on our team has a fighter's mentality, everyone wants to win. Everyone on the team has huge hearts. It's like they'd die for you on the field, and that's very comforting. If you are having a bad game, or something's going wrong, you know they are going to pick up the slack because it's happened to them before. That's why I love these guys."
Carla Overbeck,
1991 World Champion
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
1999 World Champion
Mentality
"You champion yourself in every way. You get through the practice 150 percent. You finish the fitness faster than you did the last time. I think the best way to describe this team is it's not just when the game whistle blows. You are training and working harder than you did yesterday, and you are going to work harder the next day than you did today. It's knowing you are going to hurt. And in that hurt, you are going to be better. When it's all over, you've done it right. And you feel good about yourself. Being satisfied is almost like doing just enough. It has to be more than enough."
-Brandi Chastain
1991 World Champion
1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
1999 World Champion
Character
"A champion is all they can be in every facet of their lives. They prioritize what they need to get done. But for me, it's someonewho works every single day on being a better person."
-Shannon Higgins Cirovski
1991 World Champion
Training Attitude
"A champion is someone who does not settle for that day's practice, that day's competition, that day's performance. They are always striving to be better. They don't live in the past. You can't step out onto the field and expect anyone to roll over because of what you did a year before. Champions think about that everyday. You need to stay on the edge of your game. You need to get better every year. You need to leave them in the dust and leave no question of who is the best. That's what a champion is -that person who perseveres and doesn't ever get satisfied with what they have done in the past"
Brian Scurry-Goalkeeper 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle." - Abraham Lincoln
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