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My coach said I ran like a girl, I said if he could run a little faster he could too

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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
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I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.
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If you've got hips, you can't be a gymnast or dancer. That ruled me out.
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I don't want to sit and look at all the trophies. I don't want to live in the past -- I want to live now!
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