A biography for Derek Jeterhasn’t been written yet.
“I've been playing baseball since I was 5 or 6 years old. I've been on a schedule, pretty much, since I was in eighth, ninth grade. I look forward to not doing that.”
“Walking around sometimes, I would love to just be able to watch people, see how they act. Sometimes I would love to be invisible.”
“We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present.”
“I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.”
“I always appreciated the ex-players. Being a Yankee, you get spoiled. Old-Timers Day, all these guys coming back, spring training, being around them, you get a chance to get to know them. So I always think you learn a lot by listening.”
“The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it's a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.”
“Your image isn't your character. Character is what you are as a person.”
“I get asked enough questions, I try not to ask too many questions.”
“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.”
“My office is at Yankee stadium. Yes, dreams do come true.”
“Sometimes people complicate things by thinking too much about what someone might think of what they said or did.”
“I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees.”
“I don't listen to opinions.”
“My dreams do not end with playing Major League Baseball.”
“I can have fun anywhere, as long as I'm with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.”
“For me, when I was a kid, volunteering was the last thing I was thinking about. When I see kids doing it now, it amazes me. It's very impressive, it gives them something productive to do as opposed to getting in trouble. For them to take time out at such a young age is remarkable. I think all kids should take a little time out to volunteer.”