.J_Mac1422 on juggling motherhood and soccer balls.
is-this-really-happening-right-nowThe first came earlier this spring, as the 31-year-old mother and professional American soccer player sat in her North Carolina doctor’s office for a routine check-up. A phone call interrupted the appointment. On the line? Jill Ellis, head coach of the”You’re going to the World Cup,” she announced, triggering McDonald to burst—immediately and uncontrollably—into tears.
The second piece of jaw-dropping information came this past Sunday, June 16, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France. As the first half of the U.S. versus Chile match in the 2019 World Cup tournament came to a close, coaches approached McDonald with some big news: They were subbing her in.Yeah, you’re gonna go in at half
. “I gave it everything I had in that moment,” says McDonald. Unfortunately, the ball bounced off the goalpost. ”Obviously I was bummed [that it didn’t go in]," she says, "but just to get it even on frame, I was very proud of myself in that moment.”Overall, “it’s been a very hard adventure,” says McDonald of her experience over the past seven years being both a mother and a professional athlete. “I’ve been tested on multiple occasions just as a human being.
In an attempt to make ends meet, McDonald has juggled multiple side hustles throughout her career, including a six-month stint in 2015 packing boxes at an Amazon warehouse, as well as mentoring, coaching, and making appearances.
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