Olympic soccer gold medalist Mia Hamm will give a public lecture on the University of Delaware's Newark campus Tuesday, March 23.
Hamm's talk, “Achieving Personal Excellence,” will relay her life story and is part of the UD Speaks series. UD Speaks is dedicated to bringing world-class leaders to the Delaware campus to educate, enlighten and engage the University community.
The event begins at 8:30 p.m. at the Bob Carpenter Center. The speech will be followed by a question and answer session.
Tickets go on sale at UD box offices and via Ticketmaster on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Prices are $5 for students, $7 for faculty and staff, $10 for the public. All seating is general admission.
About Mia Hamm
Mia Hamm is widely hailed as the all-time greatest women's soccer player. Hamm led the U.S. Olympic team to gold medals in 1996 and 2004. In 1991, she was the youngest player on the U.S. World Cup team. Her team won soccer's biggest competition, the FIFA World cup, that year and again in 1999.
She is a National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee and is one of only two women on FIFA's ranking of 125 greatest players of all time.
Hamm founded the Mia Hamm Foundation, after she lost her brother, Garret, to complications related to aplastic anemia. The foundation raises funds and awareness for bone marrow disease research. Hamm also authored the best selling book, “Go for the Goal: A Champion's Guide to Winning in Soccer and Life.”
