38 Quotes by Jessica McDonald

Sometimes I wear makeup while I play - I did it during the World Cup because the cameras were always on us, but for club, not so much. If I'm wearing it on the field, I try not to apply too much.

In high school and college, I always, always straightened my hair. Don't ask why; I was just so into my image. Post-college, I started wearing my hair natural.

I was born and raised in Phoenix.

My grandmother - my inspiration - was a single mom with nine kids, and she helped raise me.

Just getting paid for six months out of the year is unacceptable in any kind of job.

My parents gave up on their dreams in sports because they were athletes, and they had me at such an early age. I didn't want to do that.

There were days when I would just go home and cry because it was that hard, but I didn't want to give up just because things got hard, just because I was a mom.

I was one of those players that had to come in and prove that I can belong on this field with these girls, and I can hang in this league as well.

It was definitely a big boost when I went into Australia. That's what really got my recognition going. I started scoring. I started feeling a little bit better each game.