OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaMia Hamm is one of the best soccer players in the whole world! She helped her team win two Olympic gold medals and two World Cups. Mia is a wonderful role model who proved that with hard work and teamwork, you can do great things!
Mia was so fast and scored so many goals that she became a soccer superstar! She helped the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team win two Olympic gold medals and two World Cups. Millions of kids watched her play and decided they wanted to play soccer too. Mia showed everyone how exciting and fun girls’ soccer can be!
- Mia Hamm scored 158 goals playing for the U.S. Women’s National Team!
- She was only 15 years old when she first played for the national team.
- Mia started a foundation to help kids who need bone marrow transplants, inspired by her brother who was sick.
