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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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Mia Hamm
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 17
Association Football Player
Soccer Player
Selma
Alabama
Mariel Margaret Hamm
Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra
Ruled
Hips
Dancer
Gymnast

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