It would be tough to overstate what a great summer this has been for U.S. Womenβs National Team defender Kelley OβHara. The former Brooklynite who hails from Georgia won her second World Cup as a member of the USWNT. OβHara and her teammates flew from France to New York, where the team received the key to the city.
Of course, the win led to a number of other moments and opportunities — including OβHaraβs appearance in the ESPN Body Issue magazine.
βItβs been a whirlwind,β the World Cup champion told The Knockturnal at an event in Chelsea to celebrate the magazineβs final Body Issue, sponsored by Grey Goose. βIβm just getting caught up on sleep; I probably still need some more.β
Before that would happen, OβHara was scheduled to sit on a panel with other current and past Body Issue athletes. The panelists discussed their own participation in the magazine and the bigger picture on the relationship between athletes and their bodies.
βIβve always wanted to do (the Body Issue),β OβHara said. βIβve always wanted to be able to take pictures that in 30 years I could be like, βOh man, back in the day I had it going on!β you know?β
Of course, the bigger picture wasnβt lost on her either.
βI just love what it stands for,β she continued, βand thatβs just this beautiful display of all these different body types.β
The Body Issue is the final installment of ESPN The Magazine in print. It was announced at the event that the Body Issue will continue under the Disney umbrella.
