A Quote by Gordon Beckham
I want to be to the White Sox what Derek Jeter is to the Yankees.
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Derek Jeter used to come to me and try to tell you what Joe Torre is all about, he's a good man, he's this, he's that, but like I tell Derek Jeter, that's you. It's one thing that they treat you a certain way; you don't feel what other people feel.
I watched 'Iron Chef ' for years, and I thought, 'That's playing for the New York Yankees.' I made that my version of being Derek Jeter, and I worked really, really hard to win that.
I couldn't be a White Sox fan because that was like being a Mets or a Yankees fan.
Derek Jeter has been a great representative of what the Yankees have stood for over the years. He has been a team player who has only cared about winning. He has also been a fine example both on and off the field over his long tenure as a Yankee. It has been a real pleasure to manage him and play alongside him.
I always enjoy watching Derek Jeter play because he is a model of consistency both in the field and at the plate. I finished my career with 3,110 hits, and I have only admiration and respect for Derek. I hope he pauses to admire the view and keeps going. Just one more achievement in an incredible career.
I'm not Derek Jeter, there will be no farewell tour.
Derek Jeter seems like a cool dude.
Well, anytime you're compared to Derek Jeter, it's the ultimate compliment.
As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been much more consistent, in my lifetime at least, at putting a winning ballclub on the field.
Growing up, my favorite player was either Derek Jeter or Manny Ramirez.
Derek (Jeter) told me the ghosts would show up eventually!
We want to try and transform the Red Sox into a team like the Braves or the Yankees, where you can almost count on the postseason every year.
Derek Jeter is one who played for such a long time, and David Ortiz in Boston is doing it right now.
There's just something about telling another giant in the New York baseball scene that you thought he was Derek Jeter.
I'm still a huge Yankees fan. Growing up, Jeter was my guy, but Bernie Williams was my favorite player.
Five World Series rings, 3000-plus hits, the fame, the fortune and playing for the second most historic franchise in baseball... These are just some of the reasons kids would always say they want to grow up to be just like Derek Jeter.
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