After looking through Ted-talk videos and searching youtube for videos on youtube I came upon a video called Derek Jeter on Leadership. Derek Jeter who is a retired professional baseball player is arguably one of if not the best leader in all of sports history. Mr. Jeter was almost unanimously voted into the Hall of Fame with a 99.7% approval rating. In his time in New York, he was extremely successful obtaining over 3,000 career hits, 14× All-Star (1998–2002, 2004, 2006–2012, 2014), 5× World Series champion (1996, 1998–2000, 2009), World Series MVP (2000), AL Rookie of the Year (1996), 5× Gold Glove Award (2004–2006, 2009–2010), 5× Silver Slugger Award (2006–2009, 2012), 2× AL Hank Aaron Award (2006, 2009), Roberto Clemente Award. Some of these awards are given to Jeter based upon his athletic abilities but others such as the Roberto Clemente award are given to the man who best represents baseball, sportsmanship, involvement within one’s community, and the contribution to the team. In his interview, he discusses the leadership qualities he used to lead the Yankees to five world series wins. He discusses how when in a position of leadership it is crucial to lead in the manner which feelest the truest to you whether that be by example, vocally, or both. Two other major takeaways I got from his interview was know who you are leading and don’t be superficial. If you stay true to one’s self people will naturally gravitate towards you and feel the authenticity in your actions and words. In addition, if you know the people in which you are leading you are better able to gauge what leadership style to use as well as how to communicate with your followers. Due to Mr. Jeter’s profound leadership skills, he was able to achieve one of the most successful careers in the history of Major League Baseball.