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

Mia Hamm

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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
Backbone
Planning
Determination
Success
Hard
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If you don't love what you do, you won't do it with much conviction or passion.
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I am happy that the young girls have a lot more choices these days and an opportunity to feel better about themselves.
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