Case No. 6, Mia Hamm
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Case No. 6, Mia Hamm From the Page 2 mailbag | ||||
After we opened another case for The Berman Files, Page 2 readers really "hammed" it up, flooding us with more than 3,000 letters suggesting nicknames for U.S. soccer star Mia Hamm.
Mia Hamm - The other white meat? We received more than a thousand "porky" propositions Mia Hamm "& Cheese" Because she's on a roll! Daniel Calarco Providence, R.I. Mia "Honey Glazed" Hamm So sweet, with nice spiral cuts around those defenders. JR Seneca, S.C. Mia "Canned" Hamm If she gets the rock, put a lid on it. Hilton Durham, N.C. Mia "Domestic" Hamm She is the pride of this country. Kent Malmros Philadelphia Mia "Thanksgiving" Hamm Mia is a pioneer in women's soccer. She not only has gone before, but she has prepared the way for others. The success she created for the women's national team over the last decade has helped the U.S. men raise the level of their game as well. Thank you, Mia! Jim Kohlschreiber St. Louis Mia Hamm "& Swiss" She makes the opposing goalie look like Swiss cheese. James McLean, Va. Mia "No Spam" Hamm Mia is the original, she is no cheap substitute! Thomas Smith Charlotte, N.C. Goal scored by No. 9, Mia Hamm assisted by... Dr. Seuss? We received more than 700 "Seussisms" Mia "Green Eggs &" Hamm Doctor Seuss was to children's literature what Mia Hamm is to woman's soccer! Darren Proctor Detroit You remember ... It's a classic story about how until someone tries something they can't make an honest decision about whether they like it (like the American public did with watching women's soccer a few years ago). Lewis McMullin Harrodsburg, Ky. "I will score goals in the pouring rain, I will score goals when we play Spain. I will score goals when we're in a jam, I will score them, Hamm I am" Pete Boston Because she plays with the precision of a doctor. Bobby Eiswirth Regina, Saskatchewan She'd be the "Who's-Who" in Whooville Soccer. John Austin, Texas Mia "Green Legs &" Hamm When she's slide tackling the opponent. Dave Edwards Birmingham, Ala. Miscellaneous Mia Monikers "Mama Mia!" Hamm She is a motherly figure to women's soccer and in some respects, gave birth to its popularity. Brad Cannon Newark, Del. Sure, she's one of the best players in the world, but have you looked at her? Now that's one spicy meatball! Scott Bennett Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Because soccer and Italy are like baseball and the US of A, and we all know what "Mamma Mia" sounds like out of the mouth of someone like Dick Vitale ... Vito San Francisco "You Talkin' To" Mia? Because her defenders look like they're wearing bigger concrete boots than Jimmy Hoffa. Matt McGill Chicago "You've gotta be kiddin'" Mia! Because she leaves so many defenders and goalies in disbelief. Benjamin Likens St. Louis "I Score Therefore I" Hamm She's a ringer -- the name speaks for itself. Candice Seneriches Manhattan Beach, Calif. "Ohh Goal-o" Mia Sean McCarthy Pembroke Pines, Fla. "Mi-amore" I guy can dream, can't he? Ted Steger Houston Mia "I Hamm Woman" Whether a Tarzan style reference or not, Mia singlehandedly brought women to the forefront of sports. Paving the way with her unbelievably perfect talent in her given sport as well as her irresistible charm and beauty. Mia has opened the door for female athletes to be respected and established as elite. Some might offer looks, some might offer dominance, but none has compiled both so perfectly into what most would consider the perfect "woman." And Mia is the epitome of that word. Heath Hale Poquoson, Va. "The Franchise" Mia Hamm is the rock in the foundation for the sport of women's soccer. She has and continues to be one of the best ever in her sport, she is "the franchise." Sean P. Detroit Mia "We Wanna Be Ya" Hamm Because she's the inspiration for millions of girls and women (and from a soccer skills standpoint, I'm sure many men, too). Will Bray Indianapolis Mia "Not-a" Hamm. I like this because Mia doesn't "ham" it up. She is a driven, quality performer who meets each goal head-on. You can bet that if she had made the winning goal for the World Cup title, she would have kept her shirt on and her dignity intact. James Finchum Lubbock, Texas Mia "Hammunition" When she's on the soccer field she's locked, loaded, and ready to deliver her offensive firepower! Phil Albert Davis, Calif. Mia "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a" Hamm Mia needs this nickname because she has been a success despite, what I'm sure, many people may have told her ... "Mia, nobody likes soccer, don't waste your time." "Mia, women's soccer is going nowhere." "Mia, U.S. women's soccer can't compete with the rest of the world." Mia: "Frankly my dear, I don't give a ____." Derek Fullmer St. Anthony, Idaho Mia "Moons Over My Hammi" She plays outta this world. Johnny Vegas Las Vegas Mia "Culpa" She takes the blame for her team's winning ways. CJ Daytona Beach, Fla. Mia "Wham Bam Thank You" Hamm Because of how hard she kicks, and to thank her for all the big goals she's scored for U.S. Women's Soccer. Tony Cescon Charlotte, N.C. "American Beauty" It describes both her and the way she plays the game. Andy Ross Nashville, Tenn. "O Solo" Mia Because there's only one Mia Hamm. Shane Lindsay Centerville, Ohio "Princess" Mia As in Lea from Star Wars. Both are tough and sexy. Everything who made Lea such a "force" to be reckoned with I can see in Mia. Both determined and strong-willed. Thomas Philadelphia Mia "Catch Me If You" Hamm Kevin Hennessy New York Mia "Silence Of The" Hamm Brian Kearney Champaign, Ill.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories |
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