A biography for Derek Jeterhasn’t been written yet.
“You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series.”
“You hear about women buying shoes? I buy DVDs. I definitely have a problem.”
“I hate the treadmill. I hate it. You really don't have to be on it that long, something like 20 or 30 minutes. It's all about getting your heart rate up.”
“No former player has owned a team in baseball.”
“I've always been very aware of what I'm saying, but I'm also aware of what you're saying. I always want to make sure that my point is clear.”
“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.”
“During the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.”
“That's how you win - pitching and defense.”
“I can see how people work out to feel better.”
“You have to assume that everything you do is public knowledge. Everything. Because now everyone is a reporter. Everyone is a photographer.”
“Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is very important.”
“I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.”
“When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!”
“I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.”
“Any player that says they don't want to go to an All-Star Game is lying to you. It's something everyone wants to be a part of.”
“The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.”
“I think when things linger, that's when they become a distraction. I don't want any distractions.”
“The first thing to know about playing baseball in Michigan is, Michigan's really cold.”
“Kids are our future.”
“I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn't have to look far for role models.”