COOPERSTOWN, New York – In front of his family, thousands of his fans and one of the most famous winners of professional sport — Michael Jordan-Derek Jeter spoke Wednesday in his exaltation speech in the Hall of Fame about the mindset which helped him win the 5:00 World Series with the Yankees and play 20 years in the Major Leagues with the Bronx Bombers.
Specifically, the extortionist mentioned George Steinbrenner, the owner of the Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010. Steinbrenner was famous for demanding a lot from his team, be it management, general club operations or the players themselves. . Some said it was an exaggeration what Steinbrenner was asking for. And in fact, the “Boss” once criticized Jeter in the early 2000s for his nocturnal “adventures.”
But in the end, it was a society that produced many positive memories in the Yankee Universe.
“Being able to play parts of 23 seasons with a single organization, the only organization I wanted to play for, was thanks to the Chief and his family,” said Jeter, who was signed by the Yankees in 1992. and he retired after the 2014 season. “Everyone talks about how hard it is to play in New York and especially with the Yankees. I did it to get the best out of you.
“He wanted to know if I had what it took to play there in order to be a Yankees leader. I was able to succeed, because we had a shared mindset: The only thing that mattered was winning.”
Steinbrenner’s Yankees never won more than when Jeter was in their ranks. They qualified for the playoffs in 16 of the first 17 full parachute campaigns, a piece in which they participated in seven World Series and won five.
Of course, neither was Jeter alone. In this tenor, the “Captain” recognized some of his most beloved teammates, calling them “brothers”: Gerald Williams, Puerto Rican Jorge Posada, Panamanian Mariano Rivera, Puerto Rican Bernabé “Bernie” Williams, Andy Pettitte, Constantine “Tino” Martinez, CC Sabathia and the Japanese Hideki Matsui.
“You guys in particular were special to me, because I never had to worry about what your number 1 priority was, “Jeter said.” That was winning. “