Quote: "...did [Mia] Hamm think she was the greatest player in the world? No. 'And because of that,' she said, 'someday I just might be.'"
Question: Did she ever start to think she was the greatest? Or did she always think she wasn't the greatest, but could be, even though she was one of the best?
Comment: I really like what Mia Hamm says about how not thinking that she's the best player in the world, made it possible for her to become the best player. In order to be the best you cannot think you are the best, because then you stop trying to grow and get better. You always have room to grow and the minute you think you are the best, you stop believing there is room to grow. And you can never be the best at something if you stop trying to get better. If you don't think you are the best, and you have the right mindset, you will always try to grow, and that, like Mia Hamm said, will make it possible for you to become the best. I also like that she believed in herself; believed that she had the potential to be the best and then worked at it and became the best. It is really inspiring to see, through her ad all the other athletes in our reading, how believing in yourself and working hard can make you anything you want to be.
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