Derek Jeter has opened up about how he dealt with gossip about his personal life as a former New York Yankees star.
48-year-old Hall of Famer eli manning show This week, we chat with the former New York Giants quarterback about his time as one of the biggest stars in town and how he handled stories about who he was dating.
“A lot of the time I have to bite my tongue every day,” Jeter told Manning. “In New York, I always felt like I was trying to limit distractions. , will just be a distraction for a long time.”
“That means dealing with something once,” he continued. “I think there are a lot of stories out there that you know aren’t true, but if you deal with it, it will continue.”
Jeter, a five-time World Series champion with the Yankees, said his approach to gossip simply didn’t live up to it.
“In a situation like that, you have to bite your tongue,” he explained to Manning. increase.
When asked if he missed Page Six, new york postJeter dated celebrities such as Mariah Carey, Vanessa Lachey, and Minka Kelly during the Pinstripe era, and their outings often made the news, but for saying bad things about the local tabloids. He joked that he had never
“I never say anything bad about Gossip Pages. For the record, I never said anything bad about Page Six or Gossip Pages,” he said. “I love you all. But yeah, whenever there’s something about your private life that isn’t true, you have to bite your tongue.
Jeter has been married to his wife, model Hannah Jeter, since 2016, with whom they share three young daughters.
In September, Jeter was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Yankee Stadium. He was also the focus of ESPN’s documentary series. captainwhere he shared what life in retirement is like.
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“Early in the morning…wake them up, they’re not at school now, but send them to school, pick them up. Tennis lessons, ballet lessons, you know,” he said on the series. .
“They know I played for the Yankees,” Jeter added. “They see me on TV. Especially during this documentary, they recognize me. But other than that, they don’t know anything. I like it.”
