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| pcupdate = June 28, 2007 | ntupdate = June 29, 2007 }} Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm-Garciaparra (born March 17, 1972) is a retired American professional soccer player. Hamm played many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm held the record for international goals, more than any other player, male or female, in the history of soccer, until 2013 when fellow American Abby Wambach scored her 159th goal to break the record. Hamm is also the third most capped female player in soccer history behind Kristine Lilly and Christie Rampone, appearing in 275 international matches. She also holds the national team record for most career assists with 144. Hamm was named the women's FIFA World Player of the Year the first two times that award was given (in 2001 and 2002), and is listed as one of FIFA's 125 best living players (as chosen by Pelé) being one of two women, accompanied by teammate Michelle Akers.〔"Mia Hamm: Synopsis." Biography. A E Networks, n.d. Web. Oct 1, 2013. Mia Hamm is the author of ''Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life'' and appeared in the HBO documentary ''Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team''. ''Washington Post'' columnist Michael Wilbon called Hamm, "Perhaps the most important athlete of the last 15 years."〔Dave Zirin, ''What's My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States'', 2005. Haymarket Books. ISBN 1-931859-20-5〕 ==Early life== Born in Selma, Alabama on March 17, 1972 to parents Bill and Stephanie Hamm, Mariel Margaret Hamm, nicknamed Mia, was the fourth of six children. Born with a club foot, she wore corrective shoes as a toddler. Hamm spent her childhood on United States Air Force bases with her parents and siblings. The family moved many times and resided in several places including San Antonio, Texas, and Italy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sports Speaker Mia Hamm )〕 Florence, Italy is where Hamm was first introduced to soccer. Soon her whole family became very involved in the sport.〔"Mia Hamm." Fun Trivia, Women's soccer . Fun Trivia, n.d. Web. Oct 1, 2013. Hamm played sports beginning at a very young age. While in junior high school, she excelled as a football player on the boys' team. As a high school freshman and sophomore, she played soccer for Notre Dame Catholic High School in Wichita Falls, Texas. As a new player in 1987, and the youngest by over a year, she often started as a forward but never scored a goal.〔Pettus, Elise. "Soccer." Nike is a Goddess. Ed. Lissa Smith. New York: Atlantic Inc., 1998. 255–256. Print.〕 Hamm then attended Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia for one year, and helped the Lake Braddock soccer team win the 1989 state championships.〔() 〕 Hamm's brother played sports, inspiring her to do so as well. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mia Hamm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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