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"I think he's one of the greatest players in the world," said 85-year-old Fred Moss, a Bronx native who was 15 when Gehrig set the record in 1939. - New York Daily News
 

"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

"My hero's, my dreams, and my future lie in Yankee Stadium and they can't take that from me." - Derek Jeter

"God, I hope I wear this jersey forever." - Derek Jeter

A rookie shortstop in 1996 winning the World Series.

"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

"He gets better every year, that's what's remarkable about him.

Some guys are good and stay good. Some guys are good and get better.

He reminds me of Kareem. Hubie Brown said that Kareem worked at the beginning of every season to improve some facet of his game.

It's that way with the best, whatever the profession. That's the way this kid is." - Ed Bradley on 60 Minutes

The Mr. November moment, Derek Jeter's walkoff home run in the bottom of the 10th gave the Yankees a win in Game 4 of the 2001 Series.

"The name Derek Jeter is made for stardom. He's got an infectious smile, and he's so handsome and well behaved.

He's just a fine young man who does everything right.

He's like Jack Armstrong and Frank Merriwell, guys I grew up rooting for. Some guys come along who just measure up." - Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner

"I love his work ethic.

He has a great attitude.

He has the qualities that separate superstars from everyday people.

And a lot of it is attributable to his great family background." - Basketball Legend Michael Jordan

"It doesn't feel different being here (at the All-Star Game)

I feel like I'm on an All-Star team everyday." - Derek Jeter

"We just want to win. That's the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don't really reflect on what we've done in the past. We focus on the present." - Derek Jeter

"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." - Derek Jeter

"The thing that sets Derek apart is that he's not afraid to fail." - Charlie Hayes

"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 rather unique for a young man in the 1990s. Endowed as he is with all that talent, all that money and such impeccable manners-that makes him an anachronism.

In this era of boorish athletes, obnoxious fans, greedy owners and shattered myths, here's a hero who's actually polite, and that has to have come from good parenting.

You can't compare him to Joe DiMaggio, for DiMaggio didn't have bad manners - he had no manners.

Where have you gone, man with manners? Here you are, Derek Jeter." - Sportswriter Gay Talese

The biggest barrier to Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera receiving the "lifetime achievement award", MVP and Cy Young honors are their own teammates - Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia.