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Derek Jeter

professional baseball player, entrepreneur, chief executive officer, author, baseball commentator

1974

Derek Sanderson Jeter, nicknamed "the Captain", is an American former professional baseball player, businessman, and baseball executive. A shortstop, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2020; he received 396 of 397 possible votes, the second-highest percentage in MLB history and the highest by a position player. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) and part owner of the league's Miami Marlins from September 2017 to February 2022.

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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

Derek Jeter

Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.

Derek Jeter

My heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can't take that away from me.

Derek Jeter

It's the same game, I don't care where you are playing, Minnesota, Kansas City or New York, it's the same game.

Derek Jeter

You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the World Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But I just look at it as fun.

Derek Jeter

I only wanted to play baseball. I only wanted to play shortstop. I only wanted to play for the Yankees. My whole life. It wasn't like I wanted to play for another team and ended up in New York. It wasn't like I wanted to play another position and ended up at short. This has always been the dream of mine: to play shortstop for the New York Yankees. And I get a chance to do it.

Derek Jeter

Kids are our future.

Derek Jeter

My office is at Yankee stadium. Yes, dreams do come true.

Derek Jeter