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The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.

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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
Planning
Determination
Success
Hard
Work
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Backbone

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