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I'm not someone who goes around the locker room before a game trying to motivate my teammates. I don't say a lot before the game. I don't say a lot in general. It takes too much energy to do that.

Mia Hamm

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Mia Hamm
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: March 17
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Soccer Player
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Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra
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