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Mia was born March 17,1972 in Selma, Alabama and traveled around alot because her dad was an Air Force pilot and her mother was a ballerina. She thanks her brother Garrett for encouraging her in sports.
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Mia moves from Italy to Virginia and discovers her first soccer team at the young age of 5.
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At 13 years old, Mia is an All State selection in womans soccer.
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At 15 years old, Mia is the youngest player to join the U.S women's team.
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Mia Hamm was the youngest woman of the World Championship Team at 19 years old.
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Mia was named soccer's Female Athlete of the Year 3 years in a row from 1994 to 1996.
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Hamm was named MVP of the 1994 Chiquita Cup.
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Mia sprained her ankle in the first match against Spain but kept fighting.
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People magazine named Mia as one of their most beautiful people of the year 1997.
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After Mia's brother dies she created a foundation for funds to raise money for bone marow research.
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Hamm scored her 108th International competition goal,
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After helping her team win gold in the summer olympics Mia retired to start a family.
