Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeteris an American former professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees. A five-time World Series champion, Jeter is regarded as a central figure of the Yankees' success of the late 1990s and early 2000s for his hitting, baserunning, fielding, and leadership. He is the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits, doubles, games played, stolen bases, times on base, plate appearancesand at bats. His accolades include 14 All-Star selections, five Gold...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1974
CityPequannock, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
You have to be confident; if you're not confident, you might as well go home. It was really nice of the fans, ... but it won't be Bernie's last game here.
You have to come up with the big hit, and Matsui had a huge hit. That was big for us, because we really didn't have too many good swings.
There are probably a lot of owners who aren't thrilled about it. This is something we feel is a good thing. The players association and Major League Baseball are getting together on it so we're excited about it.
Tired, fatigued, that doesn't play a role at this point in the season. You'd love to play at home, don't get me wrong, but you've got to play well on the road to win, too.
You have an understanding and an education of two races,
You'd like to play, but you can't play. It's like that for the other team. I don't really think it helps one team or the other.
You'd love to be at home but we're not really worried about it, ... It doesn't make any difference where you play. You still have to play well.
This is why you play -- to get an opportunity to play in the playoffs,
The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.
I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
It doesn't take any talent to play hard.
My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.
I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.