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Every morning, I wake up trying to be the best mom and the best role model for my kids in a healthy diet and active lifestyle.

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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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Sport taught me how to goal set, it really gave me a voice and identity.
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Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them
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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.
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I was given a tremendous gift in terms of athleticism. Maybe it was because I wasn't so confident in other areas.
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Goals have never defined me as a player. What has defined me is my impact on the team. If that means passing or playing defense to win, I'll do it.
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It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.
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If you don't love what you do, you won't do it with much conviction or passion.
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