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Mia Hamm is born
On March 17th, Mia Hamm was born in Selma, Alabama, to Bill and Stephanie Hamm. -
DAD
Mia's dad was a fighter pilot. So the Hamms had to move alot. Mia's most important move was to Italy. It was there that Mia fell in love with soccer, -
GARRETT
Mia's adopted brother Garrett really impacted Mia's life. He played sports her and made sure she was never excluded from any neighborhood games. Garrett worked Mia to her full potential and really helped her kick start her career. -
Mia Moves to Texas
When Mia was 12, she had to move to Wichita Falls, Texas. Mia used soccer to make new friends. Wheverever she had to move, she joined a team to meet new people. -
Invatation to Team USA
In 1986. mia competed in an all-star-tournament. john Cossaboon (the head of the national develpoment team) was at this event, looking to recruit players.Once he saw Mia, his eyes did'nt leave her. Cossaboon told Anson Dorance to come and watch Mia play. Dorrance asked Mia after the game to come and tryout for Team USA. -
KRISTINE LILLY
Mia met Kris at a tryout for Team USA.The two were fast friends. They worked great together on the field and were named team captains one year, -
The Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin Wall had divided the communist controlled and the democratic sides of Germany, In 1989, the wall was torn down. Eastern German gaurds were forced to shoot anybody who tried to climb the wall. -
The Ending of the Cold War
When the Cold War ended, many people thought there would be a sense of peace, but instead, Yugoslovia began a wave of terror throughout Europe. -
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson was very successful in the 1990's. He toured all over the world and wrote many songs . In 1993 he was accusedof child abuse. -
Team USA Wins an Olympic Gold Medal
In 1996 Team USA won an Olympic Gold Medal.In the game against China, 76,000 people attended the game. In the first half, the game was a 1-1 tie. but in the 2nd half, the US came out strong and won 2-1. Team USA had just won their first gold medal. -
Garrett Dies
A couple years before the 1996 Olympics, Mia's brother Garrett was diagnosed with the rare blood disease, aplastic amneia. In 1990, doctors told Garrett that he would need a bone marrow trasplant. But, because he was adopted, there was no matched donor. In 1997 Garret finally got the transplant. Just after the Hamm family thought Garrett was going into remission, he got a serious infection and died. -
Superstition
Mia always ties her right shoe before her left shoe. If she doesn't, it brings her bad luck.
