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I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.

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
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