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I hope all you young girls see yourself up there... we were just like you.

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Mia Hamm
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 17
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Selma
Alabama
Mariel Margaret Hamm
Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra
Girls
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Young
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Soccer

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It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.
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I could just have chips and salsa for dinner every day.
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I played soccer because my friends did. Besides we got sodas afterwards.
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