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I was in awe the at first, but our relationship grew from there. derek jeter played for the yankees his entire career and has been the captain for the past eight years. he learned very early, the level of steinbrenner s expectations. my rookie year, i was on third base and i think one out. and there s a line drive hit in the infield caught and doubled off third base and we won the game and after the game i was in the clubhouse and he walked over to moo he and said don t ever get doubled off third again. not with those words, but that was the point. and i was surprised because one, we won the game, but it goes to show you how much he expected. what i tried to do is instill a sense of discipline in my mayors, why want players going out there and being treated like heroes if they don t act like heroes. steinbrenner didn t have high expectations just for the players, he had them for ....
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Steinbrenner did to his last breath. the boss, he has that presence, like i said. i think a lot of guys were intimidated by him in a good way, you know, because he called all the shots and you know, he controls their careers. he expected excellence and i think a lot of guys sort of were intimidated, but i think it also in that sense, it brought out the best in people and not everyone because some people couldn t, you know, deal with that kind of those kiend of expectations, but he brought out the best in people and that s what you want from your owners. most saw him as a baseball dictator buff he did have a soft side that many people didn t know about. i i don t want to round his reputation because he was so tough, but, yeah, he had a soft side. you know, the thing with him was, if you ever played for this organization, he d do anything for you. you know, not only when you were playing or while you were playing. ....
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Everyone that worked for him. he expected excellence for everyone, anyone who worked at the stadium. security guards, vendors, you know, you name it anyone that was around, he wan you to perform at your highest level at all times. he ruled with obsessive dedication to detail and reigned with strict policies, no facial hair, no long hair rule. i have no against long hair, but find it difficult to believe that the ball player can keep it neat when he s playing. after the game once it took him an hour get from the parking lot on to the highway. few days later he was out in the parking lot directing traffic so he could keep cars in and around yankee stadium moving, but the most important thing to him was winning. finishing second is like kissing your sister. i never liked it. he was willing to do anything to put a winning team on the field and you know, i think you have a lot of owners that don t necessarily put everything back into the team. and he always would put everything ....