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Mia Hamm was a state champion in soccer with the rest of her teammates at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Virginia in 1989.
She then became at 15 the youngest female ever to play for the US National women's team, then to become the WOMEN'S WORLD LEADING SCORER with 158 goals! (later broken)
You have to ask yourself how good you want to be.”
Speaking at the University of Delaware in 2010, Hamm said, “I keep competing to spread the message that I was taught,” she said. “But I can't do it alone. I need you, but I don't need your time or your money. I need you to challenge yourself to be the best you can be -- for yourself, your family, your friends, your company.... You have to ask yourself how good you want to be.” She herself was asked that question by a coach when she was just a teenager. When she told him that she wanted to be the best, he responded, 'Mia, it's a decision. It's easy to say it, but to get there you have to make that choice every day.'” And that is her message to the young players, college students, and adults in the audience -- never give up."--Diane Kukich
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She then became at 15 the youngest female ever to play for the US National women's team, then to become the WOMEN'S WORLD LEADING SCORER with 158 goals! (later broken)
You have to ask yourself how good you want to be.”
Speaking at the University of Delaware in 2010, Hamm said, “I keep competing to spread the message that I was taught,” she said. “But I can't do it alone. I need you, but I don't need your time or your money. I need you to challenge yourself to be the best you can be -- for yourself, your family, your friends, your company.... You have to ask yourself how good you want to be.” She herself was asked that question by a coach when she was just a teenager. When she told him that she wanted to be the best, he responded, 'Mia, it's a decision. It's easy to say it, but to get there you have to make that choice every day.'” And that is her message to the young players, college students, and adults in the audience -- never give up."--Diane Kukich
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Brian McBride was a state champion under coach John Erfort, where he led Buffalo Grove High School to the Illinois state championship in 1988, his junior year. During a playoff game against Fremd, McBride broke his nose in the first half, but came back into the game to score the game-winning goal. In his four years in high school, he scored 80 goals, 33 as a senior despite playing his senior season as a defender. In the regional final against Stevenson High School his senior season, McBride played goalkeeper, stopping four of eight penalty kicks and running up the other end to score five on the counterattack after the game ended tied. McBride made his debut for the national team in 1993 and he was a significant player earning 96 caps and scoring 30 goals. He was on the U.S. team that played at the 98, 02, and 2006 FIFA World Cups. He scored at the 1998 and 2002 tournaments and in doing so, became the first American player to score at two World Cups.
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Temple City, CA Erin Martin was a middle school state champion in 1988. She is the only girls' soccer player in the nation's top 10 in both career goals and assists simultaneously. She has the most all-time 286 career goals at Temple City (Calif.) High from 1989-92 and 120 assists.
Martin did that in competitive California, unbelievable! Only one other player from the Golden State scored 225 goals.
At Stanford University, she is the only player to score four goals in a game (next to World Cup star Julie Foudy) in 1994.
Martin did that in competitive California, unbelievable! Only one other player from the Golden State scored 225 goals.
At Stanford University, she is the only player to score four goals in a game (next to World Cup star Julie Foudy) in 1994.
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As a forward for Richland High School, Washington, Hope Solo scored 109 goals, leading her team to a state championship during her senior year. In college she majored in Speech and became a goalkeeper and was named All-American three years in a row. Her crowning achievement was to win gold in two Olympics, 2008 and 2012.
As a forward for Richland High School, Washington, Hope Solo scored 109 goals, leading her team to a state championship during her senior year. In college she majored in Speech and became a goalkeeper and was named All-American three years in a row. Her crowning achievement was to win gold in two Olympics, 2008 and 2012.
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How did YOUR team win the state championship?
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