After Winning Olympic Gold And Two FIFA World Cups, Mia Hamm Wanted To Be A Mother
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Mia Hamm is one female athlete who retired to start her family, but that was after the professional soccer player became a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a two-time champion at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
“I felt in my heart I was ready to make that transition. I was emotionally ready to be a mom,” Hamm told WRAL in 2016. Hamm and husband, MLB player Nomar Garciaparra, share three kids. Twin girls Grace Isabelle and Ava Caroline were born in 2007 and the couple welcomed a son, Garrett Anthony, in 2012.
