VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“I grew up with ‘Mariska, it takes that much more. That’s what being a champion is.’ I have that every day: ‘How can I be better?’”
Mariska Hargitay · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Hargitay recalls lessons from her father about striving to be a champion.
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