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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We’re ready to take Louisville fans on the ride of their lives during this year’s NCAA tournament.

Asia Durr

"In 2009, I was one injury or illness away from racing an F1 car. That close. And that’s when it all began to fall apart."

Brendon Hartley

There are so many little moments in everybody's lives, when things could go either way, when you could either go to the fifth floor or the sixth. And every one

Jason Zucker

You ever been punched square in the face? Not pushed, or shoved up high … punched in the face. Because that’s the closest comparison I can make to what the Edmo

Grant Fuhr

My latest interview is with someone who needs little introduction — Emmitt Smith. Emmitt was one of the first people I met when I moved to Dallas.

Harrison Barnes

Four years before I was on that plane with Hakeem telling me we’re going shopping for cashmere suits together, I was on the corner, selling drugs outside the Ch

Steve Francis

Last month, during the women’s 2018 Olympic slopestyle final in PyeongChang, I saw another side of the Games. The conditions were dangerous and unfair.

Spencer O’Brien

I got to my locker, right next to Hunter Pence, and I saw my old number 48 jersey in black and orange, and that was when I got emotional. I think that was the m

Pablo Sandoval

Mental health isn’t just an athlete thing. What you do for a living doesn’t have to define who you are. This is an everyone thing.

Kevin Love

Patience. One goal. More coming soon on my road back to the court.

Gordon Hayward

I only have one hand, and because of that, there have always been people who have questioned whether or not I could play this game.

Shaquem Griffin

When I was young, I went to Ghana with my family for three weeks. Since then, my understanding for the importance of clean water has grown and become a passion

Malcolm Brogdon

I’d surf all day, every day if I could, and some of my best memories are the ones I’ve made with my friends down at the beach.

John John Florence

I’ve probably messed up that shootout move a hundred times. But last week, on the ice in PyeongChang, with the gold medal on the line, I knew — I just knew — I

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson

To this day, I still think to myself, Why did I respond to that Facebook message? I had no idea what would come next. It could have been a threat, or some troll

Justin Meram

I hate to break it to you, but the purity of amateur sports — out the window.

Ed O’Bannon

A year ago, none of us knew we’d be at the Olympics. But here we are. And we’re ready.

Tony Granato

The powers that be in U.S. Soccer have created a poisonous divide between the MLS players and the so-called “European” players, and until that culture is torn d

Geoff Cameron

Even if how it all came together wasn’t exactly the way I would have liked, I realize now that this is the perfect way for me to finish.

Danica Patrick

As long as I have world-class basketball left in me, I want to be playing it in the league that inspired me to be a world-class basketball player to begin with.

Angel McCoughtry

I mean, I heard some guys talking bad about the city and that Winnipeg was not a good place. What do they know? I love Winnipeg. This is my home.

Patrik Laine