The Best of Players' Tribune Football
7 most popular Players' Tribune Football articles, as voted by our community.
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I've Got Some Things to Say
People in football love to talk about mental strength. Well, I’m the strongest dude you’re ever going to meet.
Dear England | By Gareth Southgate
Only around 1,200 players have represented England at senior men’s level. Ever.
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Privileged | By Kyle Korver
There’s an elephant in the room that I’ve been thinking about a lot over these last few weeks.
Letter to My Younger Self
No matter what happens out here, I am important, I am worthy, I am valued and I matter.
I'm Out
You know what a real distraction is? Maintaining a lie 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for most of your career, for most of your life.
You Ain’t Never Been No Little Girl, Taylor Townsend
All I wanted — pretty much all I ever wanted, my whole life — was to play tennis.
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