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 enjoy that situation. You can't be afraid of failing. You have confidence if you've had success in the past. I've done it before, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be successful again.
We've just got to take it one day at a time, one inning at a time. But this is fun. You've got to enjoy playing when the games really mean something.
I like to dance and sing when there's no one around, but, if I'm out, I'm really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
I enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who had the chance to play. It was a good experience besides the results.
I don't have to sell Rocket on playing in New York. He's had success here and he enjoyed his time here.
The Rocket is close to his family. He really enjoys spending a lot of time with his kids. I think that's part of the reason why when he came back, he came back to Houston. He has the luxury of being at home.
I don't need to sell Rocket on coming here. He knows what it's like. He enjoyed his time here.
I think it was a wake-up call for people. I don't think a lot of people were aware of the rules. At this point, you have to play well every day. They're short series. In a short little round, there are only three games. You have to treat every game like it's a big one.
I think it's what a lot of people expected at the beginning of the season, us and Boston back in the playoffs.
It goes without saying how special a player he is, what he represents in the game. So it was an honor for me that he wanted to take a picture. He wanted to take a picture with me? It was definitely a good feeling.
Just because you've seen a guy doesn't mean you're going to get hits off him the next time. He seemed to bear down when guys got on base, and when he got ahead, he threw that split.
I think everyone in the ballpark thought that ball was out. I few feet over, and we have the lead.
People are entitled to their opinion, He makes the most money, a lot of people are probably jealous of him. I don't really know. I haven't thought about it and we don't really concern ourselves with it.
We don't play to just make it to the playoffs, we've been to the playoffs before. We play to win, and we fell short again.