The Players Tribune

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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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Let me tell you what happens in an NFL locker room when a team is losing and there’s virtually no chance they’ll make the playoffs.

Shawne Merriman

Rule No. 9: Not if but when. The secret to success lies not in luck but in the things you do every day.

Michael Strahan

To most people, I probably don’t look like a fencer. But on the strip, none of that matters.

Daryl Homer

Very few people in this world get to do what they are passionate about.

Rich Franklin

I’m at the center of a legal battle with one of the most powerful sports organizations in the world. For nine years, my name was on the back of a Miami Dolphins

Shawn Wooden

This is The Tribune Mailbag, a new series in which athletes will answer questions directly sent from our readers.

Paul Bissonnette

There’s a huge stigma to going undrafted. Not a lot of people talk about it, but there is.

Chris Harris Jr.

The team at TPT wanted to take a moment to reflect on a few of the posts that we’ve put up on the site this week that you might have...

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Let's just get it out of the way. Everyone sees me as the guy Floyd Mayweather picked to keep his perfect record intact. I know what people are saying. And it m

Andre Berto

In a country facing an epidemic of diseases related to poor health and fitness, I don’t think having more people take their fitness seriously is the worst thing

Jason Khalipa

I couldn't have picked a better place to start my career than Philly. But you have to always be moving forward, and there’s no place I’d rather be right now tha

Brandon Boykin

Nobody gets into racing because they want to be rich or famous.

Tony Kanaan

I hope everyone knows: I have always wanted to play. I have always wanted to pitch every single chance I get.

Matt Harvey

As we arrive at the conclusion of another week, the team at TPT wanted to take a moment to reflect on a few of the posts that we’ve put up on the site that you

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Today, I am retiring from the National Hockey League.

Bryce Salvador

As we arrive at the conclusion of another week, the team at TPT wanted to take a moment to reflect on a few of the posts that we’ve put...

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My very existence challenges every racial, sexual, gender and religious barrier.

Layshia Clarendon

Believe it or not, the first full football game I ever watched was from the sidelines, dressed up in pads.

Paul Lasike

Today, I’m very happy to announce that I have a new sponsor that was worth the months of uncertainty: Nature’s Bakery.

Danica Patrick

Training camp fights are a byproduct of the way we’re trained: to go hard, all the time, every down.

Shawne Merriman

This season — my first full year as a running back — is only the beginning. I love it here in Green Bay, and I hope God’s plan is for me to be a Green Bay Packe

Ty Montgomery