Birthday: March 17,1972
Place of birth: Selma, Alabama
Nickname: Mia
Mia Hamm was a insane soccer player during her career. Growing up as a regular girl she put in all the necessary effort and more to achieve the greatness she did. She played for the University of North Carolina and the American National college team, furthering her reputation as an aggressive forward. Overall, Mia Hamm received four gold medals, two in the FIFA Women's World Cup, and two in the Summer Olympics. She retired at the age of 32 to start a family. She married the shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, whose name is Normar Garciaparra. Together they had twin girls and a boy completing their happy family. She appeared in 275 international matches and held the record for most scored international goals, male and female. That recorded had only been recently beat in 2013 by another amazing soccer player Abby Wambach. Fun fact: Mia Hamm was named FIFA World Player of the Year two times during her career! She is also in the National Soccer Hall of Fame, which must have been a dream come true for any dedicated soccer player. Did I mention she also founded the Mia Hamm Foundation and the Washington freedom? The Mia Hamm Foundation is dedicated to bone marrow research. She founded this after her brother died of aplastic anemia, hoping to extend further knowledge of what happened to him. The Washington Freedom is a soccer club Mia founded with three other ladies and has been a sensational addition to the world of soccer. As you can tell, Mia Hamm not only impacted the world on the field but she also made a change of the field making her a huge soccer sensation, and my one of my idols.
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Kimberly, your blog was very interesting to me, since soccer is a big part of my life. I always thought that Mia Hamm was a great soccer player, and she was very inspirational. After reading your blog I learned more about her, for example she has her own foundation, which is really cool, and such a interesting fact. Great Job!
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