Word: mias
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first taste of glory would come at Giants Stadium near New York City, where Mia Hamm helped hammer Denmark in a 3-0 win, opening the scoring with a terrific strike in the 17th minute. That was expected. What nobody expected, at least initially, was a crowd of 79,000 cheering fans. There were painted faces and flags and banners, and an entire section of fans wearing Kristine Lilly shirts. It looked as if someone had gone to suburban malls and parks and hijacked shoppers and picnickers to the stadium. The players were stunned, and after the game Hamm noted...
What about this? What about the fact that as soon as little Suzie puts the autographed poster of Mia Hamm up in her room, little Johnnie suddenly takes to visiting little Suzie's room. And not just little Johnnie, but little Johnnie's dad. What about the fact that the U.S. women's soccer team is not only being perceived as, and sold as, but is also presenting itself as...a sexual unit...
People keep saying what a milestone it is that Elizabeth Dole is a serious presidential candidate, and while I say, "You go, girl," her accomplishment never affects me the way the sight of Mia Hamm does. I start to talk about her, and I can't because I get a catch in my throat. So much that is wonderful about being a woman in 1999 is embodied in the U.S. women's soccer team: their sticking with it, their unassuming ways, their heart. The first time my daughter and I saw that captivating Nike commercial, the one in which four...
HAMM ON WRY After the U.S. women's soccer team, led by Mia Hamm, shut out Denmark in the World Cup opener, the papers dribbled out some kicky headers...
...Growing up, I was very competitive, and I didn't like to lose," she says. "I was an emotional kid, and sports let me be happy, sad, frustrated, all on one field. It was O.K. to be that." Says Tony DiCicco, the U.S. women's head coach: "You see Mia's true personality come out on the soccer field. Coupled with her athletic ability and talent, when she puts it together, she's a dynamo...