Mia Hamm

Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm (English: Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm, March 17, 1972 -), American former professional women's soccer player. She played for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team for 17 years, scoring 158 goals. Mia Hamm is one of the most famous athletes in the world, an icon for women's sports and a role model for a generation of women interested in women's sports. As a member of the first generation to receive equal education as men through Title IX, Mia Hamm received the scholarships, support and training opportunities she needed to become a top athlete. Mia Hamm was the winner of Miss Football World in 2001 and 2002. She was also considered by Billy to be one of the top 125 living football players (FIFA 100). Washington Post columnist Michael Wilbon considers Mia Hamm "perhaps the most important athlete of the past 15 years." Mia Hamm retired in 2004 after participating in a game celebrating the United States women's national soccer team's gold medal in women's soccer at the 2004 Athens Olympics. In 2007, Mia Hamm participated in the selection of the National Football Hall of Fame for the first time and received 137 votes in favor of 141 votes, thus being successfully selected. The Women's Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league that began in 2009, and Mia Hamm's silhouette is part of the league's logo. On March 11, 2008, Mia Hamm was successfully inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Mia Hamm is the author of Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life. She has participated in the HBO documentary "Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team."