Derek Jeter stood in front of his locker on July 27, 2014, and didn’t feel much like talking about his legacy.
It was the day his former manager, Joe Torre, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, while Jeter was in the middle of his final season in the majors.
Asked whether he thought about his own candidacy, Jeter said, “I try not to. I really don’t. That’s something I’ll think about when my career is over. My career’s not over. I’m not even thinking about next month, let alone five years down the road.