Marial Margret Hamm

My hero is Marial Margret Hamm, commonly known as Mia Hamm, or the worlds greatest women's soccer player. She is my hero because she influenced me to play soccer. I am also very good at soccer.

If I could talk to Mia Hamm I would ask her who her hero is and if her hero influenced her to play to soccer. I would like to be a hero known for my skill at soccer.

This is a list of events about who she is and some things she accomplished: •  Full name is Mariel Margaret Hamm. •  Graduated in May 1994 with a degree in political science •  Married to Christiaan Corry, a Marine Corp pilot. •  Named by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 1997. •  Featured on the cover of the second-ever Sports Illustrated - Women Sport. •  Received the highly prestigious honor of being named the Women's Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year for 1997 and 1999. •  Won the 1998 and 2000 ESPY Award for Outstanding Female Athlete at the ESPN Network's annual awards show. •  Hobbies include cooking, golf and watching college basketball. •  Started the Mia Hamm Foundation in 1999 to benefit Bone Marrow Research. •  Honored by NIKE when they named the largest building at its World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. after her in 1999. •  Author of the inspiration/instructional book Go for the Goal: A Champions Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life.

A quote from Mia Hamm is: "I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in my way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.