"The Greatest Woman Soccer Player On the Planet," Mia Hamm to Publish with HarperCollins.NEW YORK--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 24, 1998--On the eve of the biggest women's sporting event in history, Mia Hamm Mia Hamm (born Mariel Margaret Hamm on March 17,1972 in Selma, Alabama) is a former American soccer player. Playing for many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team, she scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male reaches out to her fans with Go for the Goal, a book of instruction and inspiration on becoming a champion on and off the soccer field. This HarperCollins hardcover will be published in May 1999, just before the Women's World Cup The Women's World Cup could refer to either the:
A role model to more than seven million young women who are hooked on soccer, Hamm, 26, has been playing for the U.S. Women's National Team The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. since she was 15, and has since laid claim to almost every record in the books. After four straight NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association championships at the University of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , she led the national team to the 1991 World Cup Championship and an Olympic gold Olympic Gold is the official video game of the XXV Olympic Summer Games, hosted by Barcelona, Spain in 1992. It was released for the Sega consoles, Mega Drive/Genesis and Master System, and Sega's handheld, Game Gear. medal in 1996. She made international headlines in 1997 when she won the ESPY for Best Female Athlete, and was featured in People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" issue. She has starred in advertisements for Nike, Pert Plus, Pepsi, Powerbar, Mattel, and Gatorade. Go for the Goal promises to provide easy-to-follow, fully-illustrated technical instruction on the game, as well as motivational tools for developing a "warrior mentality" -- the national team's credo -- in every arena of life. It is the only book with Hamm's full endorsement and participation. Said HarperCollins Executive Editor David Hirshey: "Mia Hamm is the most famous American soccer player, male or female. Go for the Goal will afford the first inside look at how a shy six-year-old became a world-class terror with a ball at her feet. Mia's special training techniques, drills, and motivational insights will help every reader learn the secrets of being a champion." A book for everyone from eight-year-old pigtailed pig·tail n. 1. A plait of braided hair. 2. A twisted roll of tobacco. 3. See flamingo flower. pig hoodlums who stampede soccer fields screaming Mia's name, to men and women everywhere who want tips and motivation from the hottest player in the game, to armchair soccer fans who will tune into ABC's and ESPN's television coverage of the 1999 Women's World Cup, Go for the Goal is set to be the most talked-about sports read of the summer. Headline Quote from Sports Illustrated WomenSport |
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