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Sport taught me how to goal set, it really gave me a voice and identity.

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
Taught
Sports
Goal
Voice
Really
Sport
Identity
Gave

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