One of the chapters in Mia Hamm's book talks about the fact that, because one works so hard into achieving their goal, when they do achieve it, they have the right to celebrate. For centuries, women were not allowed to celebrate the goals they achieved, and were expected to simply remain quiet and be thankful, without calling any attention on ourselves. However, Mia stresses the need to break this stereotype. She believes achieving a goal takes a huge amount of energy, time, and effort, and therefore should be marked. For soccer, especially because it is a sport more commonly played by men, an even larger stress is implied in celebrating achieving a goal. It signifies the fact that women will not be overshadowed by men any longer, and are allowed to have individual lifestyles and dreams. Mia says, "And yet individual heroics should never overshadow the pride you take in your team. You must live and die with your team. If you see a team where every player has this attitude, you will see a team of winners."(198) This picture features Mia on a famous "Pass It On" advertisement, which inspires people to better their lifestyles. It reads, "Kicked her way to the top," which means that she used soccer as her way into becoming the best in what she does. Mia has scored more international goals in her career than any other player, male or female, in the history of soccer, was named FIFA World Player in 2001 and 2002, and is listed as one of FIFA's 125 best living players. Although she tries not to pride herself of being one of the world's greatest women's soccer players, Mia Hamm truly has a reason to celebrate her accomplishments.
