“Selfish” Derek Jeter Shows Gratitude to Wife Hannah Jeter After an Honest Confession: “Thank God I Met My Wife When I Did”

Derek Jeter reigned over the baseball diamond during his active years as a baseball player. He possessed all the necessary skill sets to succeed in his quest for glory. But it also had a lot more to do with his undying passion and undivided attention toward his professional progress. He rarely ever thought much about his personal life and almost had no time for a significant other. 

Jeter had an exemplary rise to an elite status in the sport of baseball. He became a legendary iconic athlete and a poster-image sporting hero. Playing MLB for 20 long years as the New York Yankees shortstop, he built a legacy to idolize. Becoming a 14-time All-Star player, Jeter remarkably won five World Series championships. 

All the while, Jeter also had numerous romantic affairs ongoing in his private life from time to time. But most of those relationships didn’t see the light of day back then, as he hid them away. He only prioritized his profession and everything happening around else was a mere parcel of life to him. But times do ring in a change and so it did for Jeter as well. 

The notable turning point of Derek Jeter’s life 

Derek Jeter never thought about having a family during his relevance as a player. He didn’t want any external factors to affect his concentration toward achieving sporting triumph. But he had a life-changing experience in 2012 when he met supermodel Hannah Davis, who later became his wife. In a recent interview, Jeter admitted to being selfish in his younger days and mentioned how his wife altered him. 

Jeter said, speaking on the Drinking Champs podcast, “I just knew that I was way too selfish during my career. Way too selfish, it was all about me. And it wouldn’t have been fair to my significant other or kids. The greatest thing I would say about my parents is they were always present. And everything I did, me and my sister, they were present, they were there.” 

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Jeter further said, “And I always wanted to be there for my kids as well. So I wouldn’t say purposely I didn’t meet the right person. But I knew that for me in order, it’s got to be the right time for you as for your significant other. And thank God I met my wife when I did towards the end of my career.” 

Derek Jeter and his family today

Derek bid farewell to baseball in 2014 and married Hannah in 2016. The couple has welcomed three daughters since then. They live happy old-fashioned life with limited social media publicity. 

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