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Derek Jeter talks The Players' Tribune, fear of press

For someone who never had much use for the press during his baseball career, Derek Jeter is surprisingly embracing the media world with The Players' Tribune website.

The former Yankee captain, famous for revealing next to nothing in interviews, was more than happy giving The Hollywood Reporter access for a cover story on his new company - which A-List athletes like Tiger Woods, Blake Griffin and Russell Wilson have used, in Jeter's words, to "speak freely and not have to worry about how their words are twisted and turned."

That's Jeter's vision for The Players' Tribune, a multi-million dollar media venture launched on Oct.