Derek Jeter Joins Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles | Knuckleheads S7: E6 | The Players’ Tribune

Check your calendars, y’all. 2/2/22 … you know what that means? It’s what we’re calling “Derek Jeter Day.” The guy who made number 2 famous. The reason young kids beg to wear the number, hoping a little bit of his magic might be with them in the jersey. So we had to get over to Miami, sit down with The Boss himself and interview the legend ... Knuckleheads style.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:46 Who Bust Yo' Ass?
00:03:39 Growing Up Loving Baseball
00:05:22 AAU Basketball
00:06:50 Coming straight out of high school
00:12:01 Playing Shortstop
00:13:30 Ready for the Big Leagues
00:14:29 Players he looked up to
00:17:07 Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry
00:19:04 The Number 2 Jersey
00:19:41 Signature Backhand Play
00:21:12 Rookie of the Year and First Championship
00:24:00 Joe Torre
00:25:08 Playing Through 9/11
00:27:10 Becoming Captain of the Yankees
00:31:52 Visa Commercial with Steinbrenner
00:33:34 The Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry
00:35:25 The Fundamentals of the Game
00:39:02 Favorite Part of Baseball
00:40:10 Scoring in the MLB vs. NBA
00:41:37 Yankee Teammates
00:44:15 Jordan Brand
00:50:32 The Players' Tribune
00:59:26 Standing Ovation at Fenway
01:01:10 Approach to Hitting
01:02:27 Nike Hat Commercial
01:03:31 First Big Purchase
01:06:56 Start, Bench, Trade
01:09:18 Marlins GM Kim Ng
01:11:14 Favorite Five Baseball Players
01:12:08 Advice to Younger Players
01:13:03 Black Players in Baseball
01:16:29 Today's Players
01:19:12 Marlins Jerseys
01:20:45 Golf vs. MJ
01:21:20 Outro

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