Derek Jeter

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. ”

I've always been uncomfortable, so to speak, when the focus is on me. ”

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. ”

I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions. ”

The thing that means the most to me is being remembered as a Yankee, because that's what I've always wanted to be, was to be a Yankee. ”

I've never been an actor on Broadway, but it feels like you're on a stage when you play at Yankee Stadium. And that's the feeling I've always had. ”

I have feelings. I'm not emotionally stunted. ”

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. ”

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. ”

I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them. ”