Mia Hamm-Athletic Role Model

For all you that don't know Mia Hamm is a former American soccer player. She played for many years on the U.S. national women's soccer team. She has the record for the most goals scored in international play for females and males. She was a famous soccer player who was a role model and inspiration to us all. She was such an inspiration she was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in March, 2008. 

Soccer did not come easy for her. As a young child she had to work hard to where she got. When she was growing up soccer was not offered anywhere for women. Mia had to practice pick up soccer playing with men. She was pushed around and challenged but she held her ground. When she got to the college age soccer was offered at some schools. She was recruited by UNC, which offered soccer for women and was the top college team and still is to this day. This just goes to show how much dedication she put into something she loved and now everyone loves her for that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_Hamm