The Players Tribune

For The Record

The Players’ Tribune is a new media company that provides athletes with a platform to connect directly with their fans, in their own words. Founded by Derek Jeter, The Players’ Tribune publishes first-person articles from athletes, providing unique insight into the daily sports conversation. Through impactful and powerful long- and short-form articles, video series and podcasts, The Players’ Tribune brings fans closer than ever to the games they love.

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Even though it was against all odds for us to just be in the final, we’re still not satisfied.

Jordan Morris

We bleed together on the football field before we bleed together on the battlefield. That’s not just talk. That’s very real.

Andrew King

This isn't just another game. This is our game, the one we've been working towards all year -- our whole lives, really.

Chris Orr

Today, the target may be Standing Rock. But Native people aren’t the only ones who are affected by threats to the environment. It belongs to all of us, whatever

Bronson Koenig

You see, I don’t ask my players for their very best only on game day. I push them to hold themselves to that standard every single day.

P.J. Fleck

I have a lot of goals for myself this season, but more than anything, I’m just another kid who wants to make Mom proud.

T.J. Cline

When you walk onto the pitch at Old Trafford, it is not just a pitch, it is a stage.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

I was going to have to play the biggest game of my life with a sunburn.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Football has been everything to me since I was 10 years old. For the past few months, all of that has been taken away.

J.J. Watt

We asked legendary wrestler Bill Goldberg to reflect on a few memorable moments from what has been a distinguished career in and out of the ring.

Bill Goldberg

I can say this on behalf of my team: We want more. Scratch that. We want it all.

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Every time we play Mexico, I try to convince myself that it’s just like any other match. But it’s not.

Tim Howard

Did that really happen? Did I really just go deep in Game 7?

Dexter Fowler

Last year it wasn't a historic year but this year a lot of people are counting on us to bring it back. So, you know, it's up to us to bring the tradition back.

Lonzo Ball, T.J. Leaf and Ike Anigbogu

If someone ever says to you, “That is not possible,” do not listen to them. Because a couple of hockey players from eight small little countries made the final

Jaroslav Halák

When I first started getting pretty good at Hearthstone, honestly I was kind of embarrassed about it.

Amnesiac