(Excerpt from my upcoming self help book. THIS PART IS about Derek Jeter)
As I am writing this book I have been just informed that one of my favorite baseball players of all time will be retiring this year. Derek Jeter, the Yankee shortstop... for some 20 years announced today that he will call it quits with the close of the 2014 baseball season. Derek has always been a fan favorite, and the picture perfect player that Yankee fans had come to expect.
Derek never had any kind of controversy surrounding him. He never had any bad press. And even the umpires loved him, and that says something about a baseball player after 20 years.
Derek is the perfect example of a truly enthusiastic individual that is driven to reach his goals, unaffected by negativity that surrounds all of us.
Derek was born on June, 26, 1974, in N.J. He was drafted by the N. Y. Yankees in 1992. He began playing major league on May, 29, 1995. On June 3, 2003, Yankee owner, George Steinbrenner, named Derek the captain of the Yankees baseball team. Derek was one of his favorite baseball players ever.
Over his almost 20 year Yankee career, Derek played in 38 World Series games. He won 5 separate World Series championships. He was selected 13 times to play in the annual All-Star games. To date he has 3,316 hits, which places him at #10 on the list of players with the most baseball hits ever.
On October 13, 2012, Derek breaks his ankle, but not his spirit. Derek, with that all consuming desire to succeed still fought back, like the winner he has always been.
He played very few games in the 2013 season because of the ankle, and has been rehabilitating since. He expects in the 2014 season to be able to play. All fans will keep their fingers crossed for the player we all admire. The player we all wish we could be , for the best of all the baseball teams ever, the New York Yankees.
Part Of Derek’s announcement to fans
“I want to start by saying thank you.
I know they say that when you dream you eventually wake up. Well, for some reason, I’ve never had to wake up. Not just because of my time as a New York Yankee but also because I am living my dream every single day.
Last year was a tough one for me. As I suffered through a bunch of injuries, I realized that some of the things that always came easily to me and were always fun had started to become a struggle. The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
So really it was months ago when I realized that this season would likely be my last. As I came to this conclusion and shared it with my friends and family, they all told me to hold off saying anything until I was absolutely 100% sure.
And the thing is, I could not be more sure. I know it in my heart. The 2014 season will be my last year playing professional baseball.”
I’ve experienced so many defining moments in my career. Winning the World Series as a rookie shortstop, being named the Yankees captain, closing the old and opening the new Yankee Stadium. Through it all, I’ve never stopped chasing the next one.”
--Derek Jeter
C-John Paul Carinci 2014 from an upcoming self help book (ALMOST FINISHED!)
http://www.amazon.com/John-Paul-Carinci/e/B004ZAAJUM/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1See More
As I am writing this book I have been just informed that one of my favorite baseball players of all time will be retiring this year. Derek Jeter, the Yankee shortstop... for some 20 years announced today that he will call it quits with the close of the 2014 baseball season. Derek has always been a fan favorite, and the picture perfect player that Yankee fans had come to expect.
Derek never had any kind of controversy surrounding him. He never had any bad press. And even the umpires loved him, and that says something about a baseball player after 20 years.
Derek is the perfect example of a truly enthusiastic individual that is driven to reach his goals, unaffected by negativity that surrounds all of us.
Derek was born on June, 26, 1974, in N.J. He was drafted by the N. Y. Yankees in 1992. He began playing major league on May, 29, 1995. On June 3, 2003, Yankee owner, George Steinbrenner, named Derek the captain of the Yankees baseball team. Derek was one of his favorite baseball players ever.
Over his almost 20 year Yankee career, Derek played in 38 World Series games. He won 5 separate World Series championships. He was selected 13 times to play in the annual All-Star games. To date he has 3,316 hits, which places him at #10 on the list of players with the most baseball hits ever.
On October 13, 2012, Derek breaks his ankle, but not his spirit. Derek, with that all consuming desire to succeed still fought back, like the winner he has always been.
He played very few games in the 2013 season because of the ankle, and has been rehabilitating since. He expects in the 2014 season to be able to play. All fans will keep their fingers crossed for the player we all admire. The player we all wish we could be , for the best of all the baseball teams ever, the New York Yankees.
Part Of Derek’s announcement to fans
“I want to start by saying thank you.
I know they say that when you dream you eventually wake up. Well, for some reason, I’ve never had to wake up. Not just because of my time as a New York Yankee but also because I am living my dream every single day.
Last year was a tough one for me. As I suffered through a bunch of injuries, I realized that some of the things that always came easily to me and were always fun had started to become a struggle. The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
So really it was months ago when I realized that this season would likely be my last. As I came to this conclusion and shared it with my friends and family, they all told me to hold off saying anything until I was absolutely 100% sure.
And the thing is, I could not be more sure. I know it in my heart. The 2014 season will be my last year playing professional baseball.”
I’ve experienced so many defining moments in my career. Winning the World Series as a rookie shortstop, being named the Yankees captain, closing the old and opening the new Yankee Stadium. Through it all, I’ve never stopped chasing the next one.”
--Derek Jeter
C-John Paul Carinci 2014 from an upcoming self help book (ALMOST FINISHED!)
http://www.amazon.com/John-Paul-Carinci/e/B004ZAAJUM/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1See More
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