The Players Tribune

Women in Sports

Over the last century, female athletes have emerged as powerful voices for equality. Read their firsthand accounts of how they overcame the challenges they faced.

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I grew up in chaos. There’s no other word for it.

Sugar Rodgers

You don’t reach the top of your sport without standing on the shoulders of those who came before you.

Billie Jean King

Even when a dream comes true, it doesn’t play out the way you imagined.

Candice Wiggins

Brandi Chastain pens a letter to her younger self: “People will remind you to never look back — always look forward, in positivity and hopefulness.”

Brandi Chastain

WNBA star Maya Moore on how we can increase visibility for women's basketball across the board.

Maya Moore