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The Wannabe | The Players' Tribune

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The Players' Tribune. Photos by Getty Images. You probably shouldn’t know my name. I’m just a small town kid from Alberta, Canada who couldn’t even make the PeeWee A team. Honestly, I wasn’t even B. I was PeeWee Double B. I didn’t get my first pair of new hockey skates until I was 13 years old, and yet here I am now, retiring from the NHL after 13 seasons. How the hell did that happen? I wish I had a heartwarming story for you. But like a lot of hockey stories, it all started with a brawl. I felt like a ...

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Let’s Talk About It | The Players' Tribune

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The Players' Tribune. Let’s Talk About It. Let’s Talk About It. PHOTO BY USAT / JOE NICHOLSON. Quarterback / Seattle Seahawks. I used to beat people up. Truthfully, I used to beat people up a lot. Many of you readers probably think I have been Mr. Goody Two-Shoes my whole life, but honestly, I was a bully growing up. In elementary and middle school, I threw kids against the wall. I rubbed their heads in the dirt at recess. I bit them. I even knocked teeth out. And I work hard to keep it there. All I can ...

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The Dirt | The Players' Tribune

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The Players' Tribune. Photograph by Walter Iooss Jr. Designated Hitter / Boston Red Sox. I was ready to shoot somebody, man. Literally. I was sleeping at my house in the Dominican this winter when I heard a banging on my front door at 7:30 in the morning. Now, I got security. My kids and family are sleeping in the house. I wasn’t expecting anyone. Who in the hell is banging on my door? I come down the stairs yelling like, Who the f* * is there? So I open the door. We’re just doing our job, he says. In so...

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Why I Still Play Football | The Players' Tribune

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The Players' Tribune. Why I Still Play Football. Why I Still Play Football. Photographs By USA Today Sports. Offensive Lineman / Baltimore Ravens. I envy Chris Borland. These past few days, I’ve heard many opinions on Chris and his decision to retire from the NFL at the age of 24 due to concerns about long-term brain injury. These opinions range from songs of praise calling Chris one of few football players with any sense, to words of derision describing him as soft. With all of these interests outside o...

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I’m Out | The Players' Tribune

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The Players' Tribune. Photo by Maureen Cavanagh / The Players' Tribune. Today, I am retiring from the NBA after 13 seasons. Most people reading this probably don’t know me from SportsCenter. Most people know me as the gay basketball player. I have been an openly gay man for approximately three percent of my life. I have been a professional basketball player for almost half of it. It starts on a bus and ends on a plane. How come we never see you with any women? I think you’re gay. It felt like everybody o...

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The Meet-Up: Elena Delle Donne and Mo’ne Davis | The Players' Tribune

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The Players' Tribune. The Meet-Up: Elena Delle Donne and Mo’ne Davis. The Meet-Up: Elena Delle Donne and Mo’ne Davis. Photographs By Simon Bruty/The Players' Tribune. The Players' Tribune. The Voice of the Game. What happens when a teenage pitching prodigy meets up with a WNBA star? The Players’ Tribune. Wanted to find out. And they took a moment to teach each other a little about how to play their respective sports. Practices how to nail a step-back jumper. Mo’ne Davis’ book,. The Players' Tribune.

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In My Blood | The Players' Tribune

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The Players' Tribune. Photograph By Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images. My teammates didn’t know there was anything wrong. My wife didn’t even know. I remember sitting in the hospital parking lot and thinking, Okay. This is it. You walk into that building and your career might be over. You have to go to the hospital for some tests right now, he said. I’m like, O…K? I’ve played with broken ribs before, doc. What’s going on? Those are never words you’re prepared to hear. I have my Serious Guy Face on but...

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Left Out | The Players' Tribune

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The Players' Tribune. Photographs by Walter Iooss Jr./ The Players' Tribune. Center fielder / Pittsburgh Pirates. During the celebration, the cameras cut to a gym on Chicago’s South Side where people were gathered to watch, and they were going crazy supporting these kids and their community. It felt so good to see that the game I love still matters in the inner-city. And you know what’s crazy? I thought I was going to play college football. Why? After three years in the majors, you finally get to arbitra...

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A New Routine | The Players' Tribune

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The Players' Tribune. Photographs By USA TODAY SPORTS. Sure, it wasn’t all fun and games. I had my share of injury set-backs, falls during competitions, bad practices and disappointment. But I honestly believe that all of those experiences helped make me who I am, and who I will become. Even if I had not had the chance to be on the Olympic team, I still value all the lessons I learned from the sport of gymnastics. The Players' Tribune. The Voice of the Game. My Job: Big-Wave Surfer. The Players’ POV.

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Candice Wiggins | The Players' Tribune

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Best Play I Ever Made. HBO Ballers Season 2. Legends of the Summer. Letter to My Younger Self. Richard Sherman: Tuesdays on Thursdays. Singular Focus: Kevin Love. Singular Focus: Off Day. The Players' POV. We Are: New York Liberty. What You Don't Know About . Why My Guy Is an All-Star. The Players' Tribune. Why I'm Retiring From Professional Basketball. The Five Toughest Players I’ve Ever Guarded. Letter to My Younger Self. What You Don’t Know About …. The Players’ POV. Tear Hamstring Finish Race.