Yankees legend Derek Jeter criticizes participation trophies: 'You got to win'

New York Yankees fable Derek Jeter believes that trophies are earned, not handed retired to everyone for participating.

Jeter, 51, was seen giving his daughters a pep speech successful his car during FOX Sports’ broadcast and told them the extremity was to win. After the broadcast showed the clip successful the car, the five-time World Series champion lamented that trophies are fixed retired to radical who don’t win.

"You get to fto them know. I get truthful ti- look I’m going off, this is simply a full different amusement – you springiness retired trophies to everybody. You got to win, you got to win," Jeter said connected the broadcast.

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MLB Hall of Famer and erstwhile New York Yankees skipper Derek Jeter throws retired a ceremonial archetypal transportation earlier Game 3 of the 2024 MLB World Series betwixt the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees astatine Yankee Stadium successful New York, New York, connected Oct. 28, 2024. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

Jeter and his wife, Hannah Jeter, person 4 kids together: 3 daughters and 1 son. The erstwhile Yankees skipper started disconnected his pep speech to his kids with the volition of having amusive erstwhile you play.

"Is that you bash your best, and you person fun, and you basal for your teammates. You understand? And careless of what happens, mommy and daddy are arrogant of you," Jeter said.

One of Jeter’s daughters asked if helium would beryllium arrogant if they finished successful past place. Jeter responded that helium would beryllium arsenic agelong arsenic they worked hard.

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Hall of Famer Derek Jeter arrives astatine the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the Parade of Legends successful Cooperstown, New York, connected July 26, 2025. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn Images)

The speech took a crook toward winning alternatively of having amusive erstwhile 1 of Jeter’s daughters said you’re expected to person fun.

"No, you privation to person fun, you volition person fun. The extremity is to win, don’t get it twisted. Win. Beat them down, each of them, you bushed 'em down. You tally faster, you perceive me? You finish, first. That’s what we do, we decorativeness first," Jeter said.

The Baseball Hall of Famer past showed a glimpse of his trademark competitiveness and explained what it means to dominate.

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Hannah Jeter and Derek Jeter be "The Captain" premiere during the 2022 Tribeca Festival astatine BMCC Tribeca PAC successful New York City, New York, connected June 12, 2022. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)

"Dominate? That means you bushed ‘em. You bushed ’em and past you grin and shingle their hands afterwards," Jeter said.

The 14-time All-Star has a disdain for information trophies and wants to marque definite his daughters stock the aforesaid view.

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