Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Mia Hamm

Quote by Mia Hamm

Work

Go For The Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life

This book delves into the principles of success in soccer, drawing parallels to life's challenges and triumphs. It explores the mindset and strategies of a champion, providing readers with actionable advice for overcoming obstacles and achieving their goals. more

Author

Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm

Mia Hamm, born on March 17, 1972, is a former American professional soccer player. She achieved significant success in women's football and is considered one of the pioneers of the sport. more

You May Also Like

“In a vacuum all photons travel at the same speed. They slow down when travelling through air or water or glass. Photons of different energies are slowed down at different rates. If Tolstoy had known this, would he have recognised the terrible untruth at the beginning of Anna Karenina? 'All happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own particular way.' In fact it's the other way around. Happiness is a specific. Misery is a generalisation. People usually know exactly why they are happy. They very rarely know why they are miserable.”

“Of course, I'm being rude. I'm spoiling the ending, not only of the entire book, but of this particular piece of it. I have given you two events in advance, because I don't have much interest in building mystery. Mystery bores me. It chores me. I know what happens and so do you. It's the machinations that wheel us there that aggravate, perplex, interest, and astound me. There are many things to think of. There is much story.”

“Emotional discomfort, when accepted, rises, crests and falls in a series of waves. Each wave washes a part of us away and deposits treasures we never imagined. Out goes naivete, in comes wisdom; out goes anger, in comes discernment; out goes despair, in comes kindness. No one would call it easy, but the rhythm of emotional pain that we learn to tolerate is natural, constructive and expansive... The pain leaves you healthier than it found you.”

“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.”