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
I always hear people say I give the same answers or I don’t give you much. No, I just don’t give you much negativity. When people are negative a lot, it starts to creep into your mind, and then you start having doubts, and I don’t like that. If there’s another way, show me. My job is to stay positive. My job is to limit distractions. And if you get annoyed by that, I don’t expect you to understand because you’re not in my shoes.
One of the best things about being a Yankee is that you have guys like Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto, Ron Guidry and Reggie Jackson wandering around the locker room offering you advice.
Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.
We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present.
I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.
In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees.
It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.
That's how you win - pitching and defense.
My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad.