The Players Tribune

COVID-19: Athlete Impact

We decided to ask some of our favorite athletes to share how they’ve been dealing with life in the Covid-19 world.

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We just trying to shine some light and bring some type of enjoyment to others who may be having a hard time with their mental health while being stuck inside.

Shaquem Griffin, Shaquill Griffin

I’ve said from the beginning — ever since I became stuck in Poland — that the Games were 100% not happening this summer.

Monica Aksamit

Though fear and unpredictability surround us on every side, we don’t have to be held captive by them.

Darren Waller

I’m no doctor, or no politician, or no public health expert. But I know one thing, man. We all got a responsibility to those kids.

Udonis Haslem

You listen to the news, and you listen to social media and stuff like that, and it’s kind of like you don’t know what to do.

Brandy Augustin, D.J. Augustin

I wake up in the mornings like, "Damn, I don’t got nothing to do today."

Danuel House Jr.

It feels like we’re on the set of I Am Legend. This is unreal. We’re a bunch of extras on a movie set.

Spice Adams

I think I’m past the point of shock. For the most part, I’ve just been lying low and looking at my life through a different lens.

Kyle O’Quinn

It’s like it’s the off-season, as far as our doing nothing. But mentally? It’s not the off-season.

Wilson Chandler