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Mia Hamm

by Cindy from Williamsville

Soccer player (http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/home/athlete (i dont know ))
Soccer player (http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/home/athlete (i dont know ))

Mia Hamm is a astonishing soccer player. She is a soccer player and she is a writer. She wrote the children's book Winners Never Quit. Finally, Mia Hamm is a stunning soccer player.

Mia Hamm has a amazing background and childhood. She had a amazing background and childhood because when she was little she played soccer with boys not girls and that is what made her a magnificent soccer player. Her full name is Mariel Margaret Hamm. People call her Mia, because of her dance teacher. She was named after her dance teacher because her dance teacher was very nice and her parents liked her dance teacher. When she was younger she took ballet class. She hated it. She has a mom, named Stephanie, and she has a dad, named Bill. She was born in Selma, Alabama in 1973. Then, she moved to Italy. In 1977, she played in Peewee Soccer League in Wichita, Texas. Mia and her family moved from Alabama to California, Italy, Texas, and Virginia. Her family moved to all of those places because of her dad's job. He was a Air Force Pilot. She has two brothers. They were both adopted. Their names are Garrett and Martin. As you can see, Mia Hamm has a amazing background and childhood.

Mia did many things for the community. She made a children's book called Winners Never Quit. Then, she tried to help her brother when he was sick. She was really sad when her brother got sick. Her brother Garrett died from being sick. Mia also made the Mia Hamm Foundation because of Garrett's sickness. Garrett died of complications from a rare blood disease called aplastic anemia shortly after the 1996 Olympics. She made the foundation to help stop that sickness. Therefore, Mia did many things for the community.

Mia had many problems and challenges in her life. One of her problems was that she went to training camp and she thought she was just doing soccer, but she had to work out with weights and other fitness equipment. She said "I thought I'd die." Another problem was doing schoolwork and soccer at the same time was one of the challenges. It was a challenge because she would barely have any time for schoolwork because she has to practice for soccer and go to soccer games. Another challenge was staying up late to do schoolwork. It was a challenge when her brother Garrett died in 1997. Garrett died of complications from a rare blood disease called Aplastic Anemia shortly after the 1996 Olympics. It was also a challenge to be a great soccer player because you had to work hard to get into a good soccer team and you would have to stay fit. Finally, she had many problems and challenges in her life.

There are many awards that Mia Hamm won. One of them is that she won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics. She also won the World Cup for the most valuable player reward. Also, she made 21 goals is one game. Another award she won was female athlete of the year five years in a row. She also became the first U.S. player to score 100 goals in career. She scored her 108th goal May 22. She is a awesome soccer player. She lead the U.S. to world championship at Woman's World Cup in July. In conclusion, there are many awards that Mia Hamm won.

Mia has many traits. One of Mia Hamm's character traits is dedication. This is because she was always dedicated to do her best. She always tried as hard as she could. She was a really good soccer player. Another trait is that Mia Hamm had perseverance. This is because she was always determined to do well and to try harder. She was determined to win every soccer game. She doesn't like losing. Also, another trait would be that Mia Hamm is selfless because she is not selfish. She was one of the best soccer players in the world and she could be on magazines and on tv. She did not like be called famous. People said that she was a perfect soccer player, but she didn't want to think she was perfect, she wanted to think of being good but she always wanted to try to be better. As you can see, my hero has many traits.

There are many lessons someone could learn from Mia Hamm. Someone would learn to always try hard. Mia always had to try hard. She had to try hard to do schoolwork and soccer at the same time. She also had to try hard during soccer games and practices. She had to wake up at 6:00 in the morning to do her schoolwork and she had to stay up really late at night. As you can see, there are many lessons that someone could learn from Mia.

Mia Hamm is one of the best soccer players in the world. Right now she is 42 years old. She still plays soccer. Mia is the youngest soccer player on her team and she is the best. Mia Hamm is a fantastic, young soccer player.

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Last edited 6/16/2015 12:00:00 AM

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Title: Mia Hamm Author: Joan Axelrod-Contrada