I spent three years teaching in a multi age classroom with another teacher. My teaching partner was the K Central homecoming queen, and Jeter was the homecoming king. She and some others in her class were invited to a private party with Jeter a few years back. She said he was humble in high school and was really hadn't changed. I think that's why the guy is so popular. He's just not full of himself.
There used to be a bar downtown, forget the name (next to the Library and where the current Mlive building is). We were in their with some co-workers, and Jeter was in there. He was still in the minor leagues. Only a handful of people even knew who he was, even though he was the number one pick in the baseball draft two years earlier.
Anyway, this commercial kicks azz.
(This post was last modified: 09-22-2014 11:21 PM by Chipdip2.)
(09-22-2014 10:21 PM)Chipdip2 Wrote: I spent three years teaching in a multi age classroom with another teacher. My teaching partner was the K Central homecoming queen, and Jeter was the homecoming king. She and some others in her class were invited to a private party with Jeter a few years back. She said he was humble in high school and was really hadn't changed. I think that's why the guy is so popular. He's just not full of himself.
There used to be a bar downtown, forget the name (next to the Library and where the current Mlive building is). We were in their with some co-workers, and Jeter was in there. He was still in the minor leagues. Only a handful of people even knew who he was, even though he was the number one pick in the baseball draft two years earlier.
Anyway, this commercial kicks azz.
That's nice, thank you for sharing. Years ago I was in a position to give a grant to Jeter's turn 2 foundation. I had a chance to meet Jeter, his father Dr. Charles Jeter, Harold Reynolds, and Jackie Robinson's daughter. All of them were very easy-going and humble. Needless to say, it was a nice day for me.
A year or so later, I was visiting a middle school in New York City, I met a young lady wearing a Derek Jeter T-shirt. I told her that I was from Derek Jeter's hometown of Kalamazoo. She did not believe me. When I got back to Kalamazoo I called Dr. Jeter and he arranged for Darrick to send a personally autographed baseball to each student in the class. That was a very gracious gesture on Derricks part. A few weeks later, the teacher of the disbelieving young student called me and put her very excited student on the phone to express her appreciation. I had almost forgotten about that experience until I saw your video. Thanks for the memories.
(This post was last modified: 09-22-2014 11:01 PM by BCBronco.)
Only complaint I have ever had aboit jeter is he has rarely given anything at all to his high school baseball team at central. My son will playon jeter field but he has not really given much back. I know he has done more for his travel team than his high school team. I have met jeter a few times over the years and he has always been humble and gracious. A great representative of Kalamazoo.
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This commercial gives me chills
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