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
We're familiar with them and they're familiar with us, so the best team over the next five games will win.
It doesn't feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I'm on an All-Star team everyday.
I want to own a team one day. You know, that's my next goal.
Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.
A lot of teams, I think, are just happy to make the post-season. Here, you have to win.
I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.
You know, what is team chemistry? My opinion is when you have enough people who care about winning and enough people who losing affects. That's what chemistry means to me. It doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win, but you're going to have enough people on the same page. It's almost impossible, I think, to get everyone on the same page, but it's gotta mean something to you.
Robbie's hit was huge. That's the benefit of playing on the road. You come out and get the chance to hit before the other team comes to the bat.
Robbie's hit was huge, ... That's the benefit of playing on the road. You come out and get the chance to hit before the other team comes to the bat.
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.
We had chances, we had opportunities to score and we couldn't come up with hits. You can't give teams extra outs.
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.
No team wants other teams to come in and beat them. They know that we're in a race, and they're playing for pride as well, so we've got to be ready for them. We've got to win. That's it.