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Mia Hamm was perhaps the world's greatest female soccer player of her era, scoring more goals in international competition than any other player, male or female. Hamm led three American teams to Olympic medals, and in the United States she helped bring women's soccer into the spotlight in the s, becoming the most recognizable face of the sport and encouraging a generation of American girls to play the game.

Happy 52nd birthday to soccer legend Mia Hamm!

Her mother nicknamed her "Mia" after renowned ballerina Mia Slavenska, under whom she had studied. She was born with a partial club foot that required her to wear casts for two years until it was corrected. The family moved frequently due to her father's job as a U. Air Force pilot, and Mia fell in love with soccer when the family lived in Italy.

The Hamms moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, in , where Mia began playing in soccer leagues and further developed her skills, spurred by encouragement from her older adopted brother, Garrett. At age 14, Hamm joined an Olympic development soccer team in Dallas and was noticed by Anson Dorrance, coach of the U. In , the year-old Hamm became the youngest player ever to play for the U.

She sat out the college season and instead returned to the U. Her total of goals and 72 assists set records. Hamm graduated in with a degree in political science and that same year married Christian Corry whom she later divorced , a helicopter pilot for the U. Marine Corps. In the U. In Hamm joined the U. Mia Hamm Hamm's popularity continued to grow during the s.