The Players' Tribune

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I think about my father’s courage almost every day, and how he defied the odds.

Russell Wilson

I was going to win the Stanley Cup. With the Chicago Blackhawks. I remember thinking, Oh my God. What do I do with my hands?

Scott Darling
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When I first heard the term “mental health,” the first thing that came to mind was mental toughness. Masking pain. Hiding it … Now, I realize that it means the

Brandon Marshall

There’s one thing that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. It’s not the head shot I took. I can barely remember that part.

Marc Savard

Welcome to First Step, a video series featuring athletes engaging the communities most affected by today’s social issues, from healthcare access and gender equa

Caleb Swanigan

My cousin didn’t believe me when I told him I’d seen a dead body down the road. I was 12 when it happened.

Shane Ray

If I can help save one life by sharing Brandon’s story, then I guess I will have proven that Brandon was wrong. His life did have meaning. It still does, even i

Ben Heeney

I want to be a person that people in my community can count on. And in 20 years, I hope it’ll still be that way.

Henry Ellenson

My career was over. My life was going a million miles an hour. I was drinking to mask my pain, I didn’t want to feel any feelings at all.

Brent Sopel

Your story is reaching millions upon millions of people all over the world.

Kurt Suzuki

Our reality became clear at a very young age: If we wanted to make it in District Heights, the options were to either join a gang or play sports.

NaVorro Bowman

I just sit there, in the office of one of the greatest coaches in the history of basketball, and I cry, and I cry, and I cry.

Jeff Capel III

Christmas is my favorite holiday. Family is in good spirits, good food, good smells. You watch a little Home Alone.

Richard Sherman

In Charlotte, I usually get recognized for being a basketball player. But Elizabeth knew me first as a cartoon character.

Cody Zeller

To me, all of it — foster care, my parents being in jail, moving from house to house to house to house — was normal.

Albert Wilson

The important thing to take away from this article is that a cure is in sight. These boys’ lives can be saved.

Clay Matthews

I believe that we are a connected people. And it’s not difficult to see that cancer touches all of us.

Aaron Rodgers

Watch as Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton shares the story behind his cause, as well as his cleat design.

Cam Newton

For the first time ever, NFL players will be wearing custom cleats during a regular-season game. Check them out.

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We were prepared for a lot of things going into T.J.'s first surgery. But nothing — nothing — can prepare you for seeing your baby in that condition.

Greg Olsen