“Failure happens all the time. It happens everyday in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.” This a quote by a woman who changed women’s soccer. She broke world records and has received many awards. Mia Hamm is important because she is a very humble and caring person. She stands up for what she believes in and changes many lives . She doesn’t get caught up in the fame. All she cares about is her love for the game.
Mia Hamm was born on March 17, 1972, in Selma Alabama. Her parents are Stephanie and Bill Hamm. Mia has 4 siblings. She has 3 sisters named Caroline, Tiffany, and Lovdy and 1 brother named Garrett. “In 1997, Garrett died of a rare blood disease at the age of 28.” (Axelrod-Contrada). Her real name is Mariel…
In 1987, Mia was the youngest ever women’s national team player. In (1989-1990), Mia was on the NCAA all tournament team and won NCAA championship. Then in 1991, she helped her team win the world cup. In 1992, Mia won women’s college player of the year and set the NCAA goals and assists record. She also won the most valuable offensive player in the NCAA tournament. In 1993, she won NCAA player of the year. 1994, she won the athletic coast conference female athlete of the year and the Mary Garber award. In 1996, Mia won an olympic gold medal. In 1998, she won the goodwill games gold medal. Then in 1999, she breaks the international career goal scoring record, she won sportswoman of the year, and was a part of the women’s world cup championship team. Lastly, in 2001 she won fifa women’s player of the year. “True champions aren’t always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.”(Hamm). Mia proved how much guts it takes to become a…
She won several awards and accomplished so much during her soccer career. Mia Hamm is still going to strive to achieve her goals. She has left a huge impact on not only soccer but the world. Mia Hamm will never be forgotten.
Annotated Bibliography
Rodriguez, Luis, Daniela, and Safi. `Mia Hamm – Awards And Accomplishments.`- Women, Ncaa, Record, and Player. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Nov. 2016.
Rodriguez’s article on Mia Hamm’s accomplishments. It helped me understand how good of an athlete Mia Hamm is. This is a reliable source because it’s made by an organization that knows lots about Mia Hamm.
Latimer, Clay. Mia Hamm. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2001. Print.
Latimer’s book about Mia Hamm helped me better understand Mia Hamm’s struggles and achievements. It is a reliable source because the author researched all the information and used reliable sources.
Axelrod-Contrada, Joan. Mia Hamm: Soccer Player. New York, NY: Ferguson, 2005. Print.
Axelrod’s book about Mia Hamm gave me more information about Mia Hamm’s family and how she became a soccer player. This is a reliable source because the author used reliable sources to make the…
