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 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.
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.
The Angels are playing as well as any team in baseball. I think it's what people are expecting for it to come down to, the Yankees and Red Sox, but we have our work cut out for both of us.
It doesn't make a difference who we play. It won't be a problem for people to get up for the games. We have 20 games left. Everyone knows what's at stake.
Sometimes people complicate things by thinking too much about what someone might think of what they said or did.
Through time you learn from your experiences. I think I've learned to deal with people a little bit better over time. That in particular has developed a little bit.
I remember going from rookie ball to A, to double A, then to triple A. At every level it seemed like the game was faster. The bigger the situation, the more the game speeds up. That's all mental. It messes people up.
The number one priority is playing baseball. There are so many people in New York trying to get you to do this and get you to do that, which is fine, but you have to take care of yourself.
I always have tried to treat people with respect, the way I want to be treated.
You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this, your image is that.' Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person. That's what I worry about.
We get a lot of people here. It's always been that way. It seems like every year we get a big-name guy: Clemens, Knoblauch, Matsui, Alex, Jason, Johnny, Randy. So it's really nothing new for us.
I just think that your private life is private. What I do is obviously public, I get that. I get the fact that people are interested. I'm interested in a lot of people as well. I've just chosen to stay as private as possible.
Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.