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Mia's Birth
She was born in Selma, Alabama. -
A Happy Ending
The happy ending was the end of the cold war. -
She Is A Very Good Player
Mia was the third player to score at least 100 international goals. -
The Tragedy In Oklahoma City
In 1995 Oklahoma City was bombed which that started a war. -
The Tragic Death of Her Brother
Soon after the olympics, Mia experienced tragedy and pain. Her older brother, Garrett, died at age 28 from troubles due to a rare blood disorder. -
A Person Who Was a True Hero
Her brother Garrett, died at age 28. Garrett was a very special person to her. She believed that when he died, and she played a game he was right there for her. -
A Solution To The Tragedy
Mia created a foundation to raise money for awareness of bone marrow disease and research. -
Her Role Model is Michael Jordan
Mia played golf with the great basketball player Michael Jordan. She says that he respects his team mates and encourages them to give all they got. -
An Achievement Mia Is Proud Of
She won her fifth consecutive u.s. soccer female athlete of the year award in 1998 and had a career-high 20 goals and 20 assists. -
Someone Who Has Supported Her Through it All
Christian Corry, her husband, has supported her all the way through her ups and downs. -
An Awful Injury
She suffered a bad ankle sprain in the team's second game, a 2-1 victory over sweden. The injury was so bad, their coach Tony Dicicco decided to keep her out of the next game. -
9/11 Has Made a Change
In 2001 a tragedy that happened killed a significant amount of people. That tragedy was 9/11, the twin towers were demolished by terrorist in a plane.
