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For Mum

Ahead of the Champions League Final, Beth Mead pens this letter to her mum: “I know that my mum will be watching down on us – her girls.”

For Mum

Ahead of the Champions League Final, Beth Mead pens this letter to her mum: “I know that my mum will be watching down on us – her girls.”

A Letter to the Kids of My Country

Arda Güler goes deep on his journey to Real Madrid: “I want to lead the way for a new generation of Turkish players.”

A Letter to NFL GMs

To all the NFL general managers, Ashton Jeanty wants you to read this before the draft: “I truly believe I was born to do this.”

Deep Breath, Junior. Deep Breath.

This is Bobby Witt Jr.’s journey, in his own words: “Imagine being 14 years old and the expectation is to make the big leagues. Not the dream, the expectation….. I wanted so badly to be great. So I wanted to do whatever it took.”

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Sour

This is the story of Ettore “Big E” Ewen: “I’m someone who didn’t have wildest dreams. I’m someone who, for the longest time, didn’t believe I deserved them.”

Visual Stories

HOCKEY

For Washington

Dylan Strome loves playing for the Washington Capitals: “I thought I might never get to this point — where I might never be on a team like this, in a city like this. I don’t take any of this for granted.”

To Canes Fans

Sebastian Aho knows the Carolina Hurricanes have what it takes to win the Stanley Cup: “I can promise you one thing, Raleigh: Close isn’t good enough.”

For My Brother, the Immortal Jimmy Hayes

Two years ago, Jimmy Hayes passed away. His brother, Kevin, wrote this for him: “You were the best. You were everybody’s hero. We will never stop telling your story.”

WOMEN IN SPORTS

The Story of a Polish Introvert

This is Iga Świątek: “My story isn’t like a lot of other athletes.”

This Is For Katie

Naomi Girma pens a letter to Katie Meyer: “There are friends, and then there are true friends. Katie Meyer was a true friend, in every sense of the word.”

Fever

Kelsey Mitchell opens up about losing her father, finding strength in her Fever family, and the WNBA season that changed everything: “This was one of the hardest seasons I’ve ever been through.”

LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF

Letter to My Younger Self

Derek Jeter pens a letter to his younger self: “You’re going to live out your wildest dreams. You’ll be a Yankee. A champion. Even a Hall of Famer.”

Letter to My Younger Self

Derek Jeter pens a letter to his younger self: “You’re going to live out your wildest dreams. You’ll be a Yankee. A champion. Even a Hall of Famer.”

Letter to My Younger Self

It’s not going to take two days or two weeks for it to hit you that you won the Stanley Cup — it’s going to hit you right then and there.

Letter to My Younger Self

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

Letter to My Younger Self

Tarik Cohen pens a letter to his younger self: “It’s almost like, for you, nothing can just be easy and work out and make everyone happy.”