https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u Morgan Valinotti 7-8 en-us 2018-04-30 17:36:35 UTC 2018-05-03 17:41:09 UTC hello@padlet.com mvalinotti https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256628771 Mia Hamm was born on March 17, 1972 in Selma Alabama. She then moved to Italy, where she immediately fell in love with soccer, but was too young to start playing like her brothers and sisters. After a while they had to move again and now to Texas where she was old enough and started playing football, basketball, and soccer, at age 6.]]> 2018-04-30 17:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256628771 mvalinotti https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256631978 She grew up living with 5 family members and eventually 6. Her mom Stephanie, her dad William (Bill), 1 older brother, and 2 older sisters. In 1977 The Hamm family adopted an 8 year old boy named Garrett, he and Mia became inseparable.]]> 2018-04-30 17:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256631978 mvalinotti https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256634856 Mia went to Notre Dame high school, where John Cassaboon asked her to join the Olympic development training when she was just 13 years old. The when her family moved to Virginia she went to Lake Braddock High School. Then when in her senior year she was offered a scholarship to UNC (university of North Carolina) and she took it.]]> 2018-04-30 17:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256634856 mvalinotti https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256967834 Her career started when a coach at UNC had her tryout for the United States National Team at age 1, and she made it. She also played on the North Carolina Tar Heels soccer team at her college. She played on the US national team for 17 years and carried them to many victories, and is known all around the world.]]> 2018-05-01 17:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256967834 mvalinotti https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256975214 Mia Hamm's dad, (Bill) was in the Air Force, so that caused their family to have to move a lot, so Mia would always have to start over, and make knew friends, and start over on new soccer teams. She also faced a challenge, when she had to quit school to be able to stay on the US National Team, during the first Women's World Cup ]]> 2018-05-01 17:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256975214 mvalinotti https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256979772 She was the youngest female to make the Woman's US National Team at age 15(10th grade), she was also named most valuable of the ACC tournament  in college. Her UNC team one 6 straight NCAA titles. She also won the Female Athlete of the year from the US. Soccer Association.]]> 2018-05-01 18:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/256979772 mvalinotti https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/257380070 She is married to baseball, all star Nomar Garciaparra, and has 3 kids, Grace and Ava (twins) and 4 year old Garrett. Her brother Garrett was diagnosed with a blood disorder called Aplast Anemia.]]> 2018-05-02 17:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/257380070 mvalinotti https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/257383631 M arch 17, an athlete was born
I n the game of soccer she was her opponent's thorn
A lways tried her best
H er soccer skills put her above the rest
A t home she had loving parents and siblings
M an,at UNC she was a master of dribbling.
M any many victories later she became female athlete of the year!
"My coach said i run like a girl, and i said yeah, if you try hard enough you could too"-Mia Hamm]]> 2018-05-02 18:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mvalinotti/xxwlov12104u/wish/257383631