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
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've won it before, and anything short of that is failure. You don't work the whole off-season, spring training and six months of games to finish second or third. If you don't win, you should feel it's a failure.
It doesn't take talent to work hard.
So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it's easy to say, 'Ah, I'll workout tomorrow.' But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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.
I can see how people work out to feel better.
Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don't short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.
So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural. I think there has to be a mind-set that you’re not afraid to fail. I’m not afraid to fail. I’ve done it quite a bit. The calmer you are, the more the game slows down for you, and I think part of that is controlling your emotions.
I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
A lot of the guys are pretty accustomed to how things work here.
He throws a lot of strikes and he works quickly. So you can't get back on your heels behind him. That helps us out on defense.