Top 30 Kelley OHara Quotes

Nothing can replace sleep, but coffee can do it best. I love coffee.

I would say I eat pretty clean for the most part. Everything in moderation. I don’t deny myself.

When I was in middle school and even high school, I wasn’t comfortable with my body. I look back, and it makes me sad, but I’ve grown into my body and really embrace it. I don’t have the typical girl body; I’m kind of built like a boy.

I remember watching the ’96 Olympics. For some reason, I was like ‘Oh yeah, I’m going to go to the Olympics some day.’ At that time as a kid, I did not know for what sport or really anything.

As a sub, you just want to help your team in whatever way you can.

I love to get out there and sweat and mix things up, whether I’m on the field or in the gym.

I drink coffee every day, either espresso or cortado, which is two shots espresso and steamed milk.

This is the whole reason you play: to win your country a World Cup!

If you have people invested emotionally in the success of their team, that usually translates to strong attendance.

Inspiring people to look at their goals and go for that and believe in themselves is amazing.

If you have a goal and you set your mind to it, you can absolutely achieve it.

Life is awesome as a college athlete, and then it’s a total cliff to jump off.

Got to go to the ESPYs, which was so cool.

I love how I look. My favorite body part is my butt because that’s where we get all our power from, and that’s what keeps me going up and down the field and drives my explosiveness. I kind of have a bubble butt, but it helps me do what I need to do!

I think soccer in America is growing exponentially, and it’s just going to keep getting bigger.

I actually don’t wear any makeup when I’m on the field. I like looking nice, but my main concern is how I play – to me, if you look and feel good, then you play good. On the field, I only wear Coppertone Sport SPF 30. I like it because it feels like I’m putting on lotion rather than SPF.

It’s not easy not getting playing time, but you have to keep showing up and working your tail off to be ready.

Your No. 1 priority as a defender is to keep the ball out of the back of the net.

It’s fun to be able to dress up from time to time and pretend that I don’t wear cleats, a T-shirt, and shorts every day.

Surfing was something I always wanted to do.

What you do on the field can only be a positive if you take care of what you need to off the field, and that means recovery and refueling.

For me, it’s really important to take care of my skin. Especially because when I see someone, and they’re just so fresh and beautiful, you always notice their skin first. So having a really good skin-care regimen is a must. I just wish I would have started taking care of my skin earlier!

I started playing soccer when I was 4 because my sister was doing it. It was my first organized sport, and my parents thought this was a great way to get coordinated and be part of a team. I had an array of options but eventually figured out soccer was best for me.

For me it’s just about that self-confidence and finding what you love and just chasing after it with reckless abandon and never letting anyone tell you that you can’t do something.

I don’t tend to wear a lot of makeup in general.

I have a ton of broken baby hairs in front. It just comes with the territory of being a soccer player.

I don’t like feeling full when I start a game, so that’s why I have a bigger meal in morning or four hours before game.

I could wear a dress one day and boyfriend jeans the next. I usually just want to make sure I’m comfortable.

I first started drinking chocolate milk to refuel in college when one of my assistant coaches said there were studies that proved that lowfat chocolate milk was great for recovery, so after practice, we would get out two big gallons and drink it together as a team.

Be the best teammate you can be, be the best player you can be, and just be as supportive and encouraging for the people who are playing.