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'm a New Yorker now, and believe me, there's no comparison between the Big Apple and Kalamazoo, no similarity at all. New York City's hectic, always in fast-forward, and Kalamazoo's more laid-back, smaller, slower.
I want to own a team one day. You know, that's my next goal.
The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.
Handle yourself like a professional on the field and you have one goal-and that's to win.
Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
It took him 75 steps to get from third to home. I thought we were going to have to go out there and help him. A lot of players start thinking double then maybe wind up with a triple because the outfielder slips.
MVP, you could have picked a name out of a hat... we have a group of MVPs. You don't rely on one guy. You have to get contributions from everyone.
I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I'll always sign for a kid before an adult.
Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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.
I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
I've been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn't nervous and there's no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.