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While most fans would love to see Mia Hamm back in action, maybe in future Olympics, she will participate as Michael and Tony are doing and commentate on her sport of choice, women's soccer. Until then, it seems like she's been thriving watching along at home with the rest of the fans! She also recently joined Cameo in , so if you're looking for a more personalized shoutout where the proceeds go to a good cause the Mia Hamm Foundation , be sure to check it out.

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In , Hamm and Garciaparra met at a promotional soccer event in Boston. They married in and have twin daughters as well as a son. Being an elite athlete certainly comes with its perks. Home Sports. She played with the U. She won the Women's World Cup in and , and took Olympic gold medals in and Hamm held the record for most international goals scored until June , when her record was broken by fellow American player Abby Wambach.

Largely considered the best female soccer player in history, Hamm played with the United States women's national soccer team for 17 years, building one of the biggest fan bases of any American athlete. The daughter of an Air Force pilot, Hamm moved often with her family throughout her childhood and credits her brother, Garrett, for encouraging her in sports.

At the age of 15, Hamm was the youngest soccer player to play for the national team. In , at the age of 19, Hamm was the youngest team member in history to win the World Cup. They would return to win gold again in So when I used to walk around there, this young boy befriended me. And he was a huge soccer fan. Back in , 18 million Americans watched the World Cup Final. For the final, it was more than 25 million.

And from to , the average worldwide live audience across the entire tournament more than doubled. My friend Hannah has seen the widening fanbase herself. The whole stadium was sold out. Two or three people down, there was a row of eight guys enjoying the fact that you could order beer delivered to your seats. They had, like, matching USA Hawaiian shirts of some kind or something. I feel mixed ways about it," she says. But, on the other hand, I hope those gaggles of 8-year-old girls can still show up and still feel like this is a sporting event that they can still get involved in.

Before I said goodbye to Kristine Lilly, I had one last favor to ask of her. And I think it probably happens a little bit more now for Nomar than it did, especially with young girls. But my friend Hannah has a much more important message for Mia Hamm and the other members of the U.

I mean, it goes beyond soccer.



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