![]() Hamm wrote her autobiography, "Go For The Goal: A Champion’s Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life." She also helped her brother Garrett, who had a blood disease called aplastic anemia. She went to college at the University of North Carolina and became a soccer icon. Mia Hamm became the youngest person ever to play for the women’s national team at just 15 years old. However, Mia was more interested in soccer, especially because she could play it with her older brother, Garrett. Her mother, Stephanie Hamm, was a ballerina and she wanted Mia to be one too. ![]() Her family had to move frequently because of this-to California, Alabama, Virginia Texas, and other places. Her father, Bill Hamm, was a colonel and he was constantly being reassigned. Mariel Margaret Hamm was born on Maand is one of six children. Mia Hamm believes that success comes from not only hard work and determination, but also the ability to learn from failure and overcome obstacles. Mia Hamm once said, “A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down” (Hamm). ![]()
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