Quotes....
Arod~
"I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything."
"I'm having a hard time finding a date. I don't trust any women I meet. I'm very skeptical."
"I'm not a real vocal guy, but sometimes you need to kick someone in the ***."
"Some things are meant to be and if it was, you will know it."
"We (Derek Jeter and I) want to kill each other. I think we both drive each other and motivate each other. But, when we're off the field, we're like family. I think the nice thing about it is we became good friends before we even mad it to the big leagues. That makes it more of a healthy relationship."
"We (Derek Jeter and I) always talk about getting old, gray, and fat when our careers are over and just having a good time. He's like me. He wants to have a good time and be a good person. It's a weird situation for us. It's just like we're looking in the mirror. the only difference is I'm on the West Coast and he's on the East Coast."
I know mel and em have posted this one MANY times, but I love it!! "Why do people sing Take Me Out to The Ballgame when they're already there?"
some ABOUT alex....
"Alex is going to be among the elite. If he comes even close to the season he had last year, he'll be in his own league. You try to compare him to somebody, but you can't. He is the only one who has done what he has done." - Alan Trammell
"Alex is playful, enthusiastic, and cheerful. He's fun to have around." - Ken Griffey, Jr.
"He is what baseball needs right now. He respects the game, has a lot of class and image most people would pay for. I wish my daughter could marry him, but she's only two years old." - Gary DiSarcina
"Of course I voted for him as Player of the Year; who wouldn't? He took some inside-out swings against us that landed ten rows deep in right-center. He has done some amazing things at the most demanding position other than catcher. And he's what, only twenty-one? When I was twenty-one, I was sitting in class thinking I was going to be a high school teacher. He's out winning a batting title." - Gary DiSarcina
"The great thing is that he's always looking to improve. How good can he be? Well, we're talking about a guy who is Hall of Fame caliber." - Lou Piniella
useless trivia: A-Rod's first car was a 1988 Mazda 323, his favorite store is Bergdoff Goodman in New York City, his first kiss was from a girl named Mariam in the seventh grade, his favorite movies are Untouchables / Goodfellas / No Way Out, and his first job was a summer camp counselor
Derek~
"I'm Alex's biggest fan. I brag on him so much that my teammates are sick and tired of me talking about him. Last year we talked all the time, especially early in the season. We both knew if we didn't get off to a good start, we might be shipped out."
"If you're going to play at all, you're out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose."
"I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams-I'm not knocking other teams-but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees."
"You gotta have fun. Regardless of how you look at it, we're playing a game. It's a business, it's our job, but I don't think you can do well unless you're having fun."
"I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots."
some ABOUT derek.....
"Hanging out with him sucks because all the women flock to him. Let's see, he's been on the cover of GQ, is rich and famous, hits for average and power and is a helluva nice guy." - Tim Raines
"He's basically shy. And I know most people don't see him that way. He's so fluid among people. He knows what he is as far as the matinee idol stuff, and he wears it well. He has no pretenses. He's real. He enjoys himself and makes it easy for others to enjoy him." - Yankees Manager Joe Torre
"He's legit. He's versatile, you can see him on the cover of GQ, then the next week he's on the cover of Sports Illustrated. He's focused, he works hard. I'm proud of him, I'm glad we're working together." - Basketball Legend Michael Jordan
"Legend has it that at the age of five, Derek told everybody he would someday be the Yankees starting shortstop. They laughed then; they're cheering now. No position player has made such a vital contribution in his first year in the Bronx since Joe DiMaggio." - Keith Olbermann on Fox Sports
"This kid, right now, the tougher the situation, the more fire he gets in his eyes. You don't teach that." - Yankees Manager Joe Torre
When Derek Jeter comes to the plate at Yankee Stadium there is music which he selected playing. Here are the songs you might hear: Beanie Siegel Feat / Freeway : Rock The Mic, Black Rob : Whoa, Eminem : Without Me, Fat Joe Feat / Ashanti : What's Luv, Nelly : Hot in Here and Notorious BIG : Juicy.
whats up?!?!
*waaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh*
