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Mia Hamm: Mia Hamm Foundation
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Mia Hamm has been called notoriously shy, humble and strikingly attractive. She's ... been called America's secret weapon, "the most dangerous forward on the field." Her charitable foundation, "a reflection of my life experiences," is chartered to support bone marrow disease research and to promote the growth of opportunities for young women in sports. She has that paradoxical combination of killer instinct and caring soul that is the heart of a real world class champion
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[I]n 1999, Hamm began the Mia Hamm Foundation, dedicated to help with bone marrow research and to help women's sports programs progress. She was inspired to create her foundation by her adoptive brother and original athletic inspiration, Garrett, an Amerasian who died of a bone marrow disease shortly after the 2004 Olympics. She had a friendly game the next day and all the members of her team wore a black armband in memory of her brother.
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Long Beach Press-Telegram - In 1997, Hamm’s brother Garrett died of bone marrow disease and she created the Mia Hamm Foundation in 1999 to support bone marrow transplant patients and their families and to encourage young women in sports. Garciaparra is a 1991 graduate of
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In 1999, she founded the Mia Hamm Foundation, which is dedicated to bone marrow research after her brother, Garrett, died of the disease shortly after the 1996 Olympics. Hamm was married to her college sweetheart, Christiaan Corry, from 1994 to 2001.She married professional baseball player Nomar Garciaparra in 2003. After helping her team win gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Hamm retired to start a family.
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