American football star Kelley O’Hara stripped completely naked for ESPN The Magazine’s 2019 Body Issue.
The 31 year old man FIFA The women’s world champion and Olympic gold medalist has worn many uniforms during her nearly decade-long professional career, but she’s ditched them all in favor of the skin-up she wears in for the magazine’s annual nude issue.
Posing for one of 17 covers, Kelley shows off the toned figure – and booty she’s quite proud of – that got her to where she is today.
Cover Star: American football star Kelley O’Hara stripped naked for ESPN The Magazine’s 2019 The Body Issue
Good timing: The 31-year-old FIFA women’s world champion and Olympic gold medalist ditched her uniform for the occasion
Work it! Posing for one of 17 covers, Kelley shows off the toned figure – and booty she’s quite proud of – that got her to where she is today.
Strength: The 5′ 5″ stunner still looks strong, even though she arrived to filming wearing a boot to protect the ankle injury she suffered the day before.
Kelley — who recently won her second World Cup with the U.S. women’s national team — proudly flaunted her toned legs, strong arms and impressive abs in a cover photo that shows her with one foot propped up on a soccer ball and her hands holding a beer.
The 5′ 5″ stunner looks stronger than ever, even though she arrived at the shoot wearing a boot to protect the ankle injury she suffered the day before.
In a behind-the-scenes video, she admits she’s “surprised” at how comfortable she felt the first time she took off her dress on set.
“I’ve always loved The Body Issue. I think it’s beautiful, I think it’s empowering. I just think it’s such a cool presentation of athletes, of sport in general, and of the human figure.
Although she felt pretty confident while filming, she admitted that she wasn’t always accepting of the way her body looked.
“I’ve always loved The Body Issue. I think it’s beautiful, I think it’s empowering. I just think it’s such a cool presentation of athletes, of sport in general and of the human figure,” she said.
“I didn’t always like my body,” she said, admitting that she wanted to look like a magazine model when she was a teenager.
She said: “As I’ve grown and grown in my body and my self-confidence, I’ve realized that this is what God has given me and this is what we have to work with.”
“Now I’m really proud of my body. I love the way I look and I’m proud of what I’ve done to make my body look like that,” she said.
Read more: Kelley is also seen posing for different shots in a behind-the-scenes video
“I didn’t always like my body. I mean, I always enjoyed it, but as a teenager, going through puberty and all that, you look at magazines and you’re like, ‘oh, I want this hourglass figure; why doesn’t my body look like that?'” she said.
“And as I grew and grew in my body and in my self-confidence, I realized that this is what God gave me and this is what we have to work with.”
“Now I’m really proud of my body. I love the way I look and I’m proud of what I’ve done to make my body look like it. And I’m grateful for that because it allows me to do what I do every day, which is play football.
She is particularly proud of her butt.
“It’s the most important body part for our sport, where you get all your power in sprinting. I had to work to get stronger while dealing with injuries and focused a lot on building muscle mass.
Tush: The soccer pro said she’s most proud of her butt, especially
Growth: “Apparently my butt has gotten a little bigger over the last few years, so I’ll embrace it,” she said
Comfortable: Kelley said she felt surprisingly comfortable taking off her clothes for the shoot
Pride: Kelley also discussed her team’s recent World Cup victory, sharing her thoughts on some of the criticism leveled at her and her teammates.
Speaking out: She also hit back at those who disagree with her and her teammates fighting for equal pay.
“Apparently my butt has gotten a bit bigger over the last few years, so I’ll embrace it.”
Kelley also discussed her team’s recent World Cup victory, sharing her thoughts on some of the criticism leveled at her and her teammates.
“(What bothered me) was saying we were arrogant. When we won, we were able to say: ‘We are not arrogant, we are rather humble and we respect all the opponents we face. But we are confident because we are prepared,’ she said.
“Many people view our confidence, enthusiasm and celebration as arrogant, but that’s not the case. It’s just about embracing the game and the joy of playing on this stage for your country.
“Winning the World Cup was really important for us to continue to fight for what we think we deserve,” she said.
Double successes: it was his second World Cup victory in a decade of career
She also hit back at those who disagree with her and her teammates fighting for equal pay.
“Winning the World Cup was really important for us to continue fighting for what we think we deserve.
“It wasn’t really on my mind during the tournament, but ultimately we took legal action before the World Cup, which a lot of people criticized and questioned, but we won,” she said.
“We are trying to move the sport forward, not just in this country but around the world. This is not a fun fight. It’s not an easy fight. But the generations before us did it, and we feel a responsibility to continue to insist.
Meanwhile, Kelley shared her cover on Instagram on Tuesday, writing the caption: “I got naked. Burst bottles. Thank you @espn for an epic day!’
