There hasn't been any positive steps for moms in the NWSL. Now we're kind of getting our heads together, getting ideas together, and so now we can start somewhere as moms... Child care is not cheap. And if you look… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share Image
If anything as simple as child care was covered by the league or your organization, that would be life-changing for moms, especially when we're scraping pennies. Maybe we would have more moms in this league if something like that was… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share Image
I'm not just working for myself anymore. I'm working for my kid as well, someone who's actually looking up to me on a whole… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
Sometimes I wear makeup while I play - I did it during the World Cup because the cameras were always on us, but for… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
The more minutes you get on the pitch, the more you can prove yourself. — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
I need to just give - everything that I do, every single day - my all. I just need to. Life is short. We… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
I know all the girls; we all have something to play for, we all have this goal, and we're all on the same page… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
After having a child, my career just skyrocketed. You have all that weight to kill off - you're working 10 times harder. — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
I've had so many parents DM me on social media thanking me because I simply have dreadlocks, because their daughters wear dreadlocks and play… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
Being able to inspire my kid with what I'm doing now, it's going to help him succeed in the future, and that's one of… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
You're always supposed to follow-up any cross or whatever towards the goalkeeper. — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
You name the sport, I've played it. I was quarterback for a football team one year, played volleyball, played softball - you name it. — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
I was one of those players that had to come in and prove that I can belong on this field with these girls, and… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
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… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
I'm trying to take care of my kid, and the only way to do that is obviously being financially stable. — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
There hasn't been any positive steps for moms in the NWSL. Now we're kind of getting our heads together, getting ideas together, and so… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
Being here in Houston, I have a lot more weight on my shoulders than I did in Portland. I feel a lot more appreciated… — Jessica McDonald Copy Share
