Derek Jeter on 5th World Series Championship, seeing old friends
Published: Aug 24, 2024
Duration: 00:03:56
Category: Sports
Trending searches: derek jeter
>>> AND THE 2-0. THERE IT IS. FOR 72 YEARS LOU GARRIG HAS BEEN THE YANKEES ALL-TIME HITS LEADER AND NOW IT'S DEREK JETER. [ CHEERING ] >> HE IS EL CAPTAIN, DEREK JETER, A HALL OF FAMER, A 14-TIME ALL-STAR, FIVE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION, FIVE GOLD GLOVES AND ENDED UP WITH 3,465 HITS. AND JUST MOMENTS AGO MEREDITH MARK VICTIMS HAD THE CHANCE TO THE -- MEREDITH MARAKOVITS HAD THE CHANCE TO TALK WITH HIM. >> DEREK BACK AT STADIUM AGAIN. DOES IT FEEL NOSTALGIC WITHIN YOU PUT THE PINSTRIPES ON. >> YEAH. ESPECIALLY WE HAD A DINNER LAST NIGHT CELEBRATING '09, OBVIOUSLY TODAY, AS WELL, AND 15 YEARS, IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS SINCE I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF GUYS, SO IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO COME BACK. >> ANYONE IN PARTICULAR YOU WERE SUPER EXCITED TO SEE YOU MEREDITH. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. >> I LOVE THAT. YOU CAN LIE TO ME ANY DAY, DEREK. NO LIKE ON THE TEAM IN 2009, IS THERE SOMEBODY IN PARTICULAR YOU WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO CATCHING UP WITH? >> I WOULDN'T SAY ONE PERSON IN PARTICULAR. IT'S ALWAYS FUN WHEN YOU GET THE GUYS TOGETHER BECAUSE THEN OLD STORIES START TO COME BACK. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ONE IN PARTICULAR BUT THE GROUP GATHER IS WHAT'S FUN. GUYS ARE TELLING STORIES LAST NIGHT THAT I HAD COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN ABOUT. AND IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IT, AND SO MANY EXPERIMENTS WITH NEW PLAYERS ARE COMING IN FOR THEIR FIRST YEAR. IT WAS CC'S FIRST YEAR, AJ, TEX, EVERYONE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME, SO ULTIMATELY YOU ALWAYS JUST REMEMBER THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND BEING ON THE FIELD AT END OF THE YEAR, BUT YOU GO THROUGH SO MANY DIFFERENT UPS AND DOWNS. LIKE YANKEES FANS KNOW, YOU GO THROUGH UPS AND DOWNS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, AND GETTING TO KNOW GUYS ON A DAILY BASIS, SIX MONTHS, SPRING TRAINING, YOU'RE WITH THEM EVERY DAY. SO JUST GETTING TO KNOW GUYS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND NOW YOU SEE THEM AND THEIR KIDS ARE ALREADY GRADUATING COLLEGE. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT GRANDKIDS. SO I THINK I SAID IT LAST YEAR, I THINK I'M THE YOUNGEST ONE HERE. >> WELL, I DON'T KNOW, CC IS HERE THIS TIME AROUND, BUT WE'LL LET YOU HAVE IT. YOU WON 4 AT THE OTHER STADIUM. CAME OVER HERE, STARTED THE FIRST YEAR WITH WINNING ONE HERE. DID IT FEEL ANY DIFFERENT WINNING IN THE NEW STADIUM. >> A LITTLE BIT. I THINK BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE MOVING OVER HERE, YOU WANT TO HAVE A GREAT START, YOU KNOW, AND WE HAD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME HADN'T GONE TO THE PLAY-OFFS THE YEAR BEFORE. SO YOU WANT TO SORT OF REDEEM YOURSELF AND GET BACK INTO THE POSTSEASON. BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. I KNOW IT WAS BIG FOR THE ORGANIZATION FIRST YEAR IN THE STADIUM TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP, SO, YES, IT WAS IMPORTANT. >> CAN YOU DESCRIBE THE FEELING WHEN YOU'VE WON IT, YOU'RE CELEBRATING ON THE FIELD. YOU SEE THE FINAL OUT, GUNNOE GETS THE GROUNDER AND YOU GUYS WIN THAT WORLD SERIES. >> YOU KNOW WHAT I USED TO ALWAYS LOVE, ESPECIALLY AT THE OLD STADIUM, AND THEY THE OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD, AND YOU'D LOOK BACK THERE AND THE WORLD SERIES AND IT WAS COMPLETELY BLACK BECAUSE THERE'S NO OTHER TEAMS THAT ARE PLAYING. BUT TO DESCRIBE THE FEELING, I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW YOU DESCRIBE IT BECAUSE IT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL, AND WINNING'S HARD, YOU KNOW. I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, WE MADE IN LOOK EASY FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT IT'S VERY, VERY HARD. IT'S CHALLENGING, DIFFERENT GROUP EVERY YEAR. BUT TO WIN IS JUST THE ULTIMATE. >> FROM ONE CAPTAIN TO ANOTHER, WHAT HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF WHAT AARON JUDGE IS DOING RIGHT NOW? >> YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S RIDICULOUS. YOU KNOW, I THINK PEOPLE FILE REMEMBER HE HAD A ROUGH FIRST MONTH, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S TURNED INTO -- YOU KNOW, HE'S HAVING SEASONS LIKE BABE RUTH AND LOU GEHRIG'S AND BARRY BONDS. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY KEEP PITCHING TO HIM BUT IT'S FUN TO