3. Mia Hamm was born in Selma, Alabama on March 17, 1972

4. Mia’s real name is Mariel Margret Hamm

5. Mia’s parents’ names are Bill and Stephanie Hamm

6. When Mia was 5 her mom made her be in ballet with a ballet teacher named Mia. That’s where she got her nickname.

7. Mia went to the University of North Carolina

8. Mia married baseball superstar Norman Garciaparra in 2003

9. In 2003 Mia also had two kids Ava Caroline and Grace Isabella Garciaparra

10. Mia Hamm retired in 2004

11. “I am building a fire and every day I train I add more fuel and at just the right moment I light a match.”