Favorite Soccer Quote

Mia Hamm once said “I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” This quote by her means a lot in any team sport, especially soccer. In order for plays to happen and succeed, you need to have a functional team that understands each others’ strengths and weaknesses. If your midfielders do not know which side of the defense is weaker, then it will be tough to stop the opposing team’s offense if you do not know which side of the defense to support. A team needs to work together in every sport in order to become champions.
In 1999, Mia Hamm was part of the Women’s World Cup winning United States national team. What she said paid off in 1999, as well as in 1996 and 2004 where they won the Olympic Gold both years. Out of the 125 greatest living players in the world, the United States has two, both female and one being Hamm. Her success as a team player has been with her since her college days as a North Carolina Tar heel where she won four national championships prior to her international glory.