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I know I wouldn't be here, and all of us wouldn't be here, without certain sacrifices and certain stands that people have made -- not just women, but men stepping up and supporting what we do and how we do it.

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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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