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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There wasn’t a party waiting for me in Miami when I got to the gym on the first day. It wasn’t clubbin’ on South Beach with cigars and all that. It was, “Your l

Caron Butler

I wish I was writing to you under better circumstances. But I’m angry. Innocent people are dying senselessly in a country that has so much to offer the world.

Steve Nash

Getting to Tom Brady is like trying to beat King Koopa in the final stage on Super Mario Bros. Sometimes it feels impossible ... but it can happen. Mario can ge

Von Miller

Milwaukee, man, I’ve missed you. I’ve missed playing ball for me. And I’ve missed playing ball for you.

Jabari Parker

Hi guys, it's me, Bryz, with The Players' Tribune. Today we're gonna ask the players some edgy questions.

Ilya Bryzgalov

Getting drafted to play pro soccer was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. But there’s a bit more to the story than just that.

Morgan Reid

"Before the long, dark off-season winter sets in, I’m here to tell you that everything’s going to be O.K."

Albert Haynesworth

The scandals and corruption we’ve seen do not represent the essence of football, or the values of the players who love this game. It’s time that we rebuild that

Moya Dodd

They say this is a “prove it” league. And proving it — over, and over, and over again — is all I’ve ever known.

Case Keenum

I tell them, “My granny Joanne, she was 5' 10", but with a 6' 2" attitude.”

Claressa Shields

I’m not exactly afraid to let my competition know when I’m feeling myself. Whatever though, I only speak the truth.

Yiliang Doublelift Peng

I started my first playoff game at the Georgia Dome. I finished it on my living room couch.

Adrian Clayborn

I love football. But it became difficult to love the game as much when I was in some sort of pain every day.

Calvin Johnson Jr.

My Crimson Tide has received an amazing gift — a shot at redemption gift-wrapped for us right in time for the holidays. Alabama vs. Clemson … Round 3.

Mark Ingram II

In the heat of the moment, hockey can make you feel like there's no tomorrow. But I've been lucky enough to have 1,000 tomorrows.

Dustin Brown

Enjoy these moments, OU Nation. Enjoy every game you get with the team you have now, because it’ll be gone before you know it.

Dede Westbrook

I know it would make my dad so happy to be voted into the Hall of Fame, and that he would be so thankful to have been recognized as one of the game’s all-time g

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Damn, everything changes but everything stays the same.

Gary Payton

Every guy in our room has a chip on his shoulder. And every time we step on the ice it’s a fight to prove our worth.

David Perron

You just know, when somebody walks into a room, if he’s a competitor. Chris Mullin comes into the room like that.

Shamorie Ponds