Five-time World Champion and Former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter rests as one of the best shortstops to have played in the ballparks. His popularity and fandom stemmed from the way he carried himself on the field. He was a warrior whose attitude, confidence, and competitiveness stood as his biggest strength.

However, Jeter wasn’t the only warrior in his family. In November 2000, shortly after the Yankees won the World Championship, Derek Jeter’s younger sister, Sharlee Jeter, received some life-threatening and wavering news. After noticing a lump in her neck, the college softball champion was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Balanced against that, in an interview featured on the MLive YouTube channel in 2018, Sharlee discussed her battle against cancer and the perpetual comparisons drawn with Derek Jeter.

She said, “Cancer became something for me that I had. I had said, wait a minute, nobody can compare me and Derek in this one. He hasn’t had it. He wouldn’t have handled it the same way. It’s something that I went through and it was like my personal badge of honor.”

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Sharlee then moved to talk about how she did not take any help through Jeter’s wealth, popularity, or fandom. She said, “You can’t say that he got me through it. His money couldn’t get me through it. His fame couldn’t get me through it. You know, I had to get through it. And I had to fight this on my own.”

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Finally, she concluded by saying, “And that was something that I think started that whole mentality of, there are a lot of things that I’m gonna be faced with that not only am I going to have to go through on my own but also I’m probably gonna do it better than he would. And once you get that through your mind, you know, things start to change.”

Derek Jeter and Hannah Davis: the power couple of modern-day baseball

Transitioning from the Yankees’ bad boy with altering relationships every few months, Derek Jeter finally settled down after meeting Hannah Davis in 2012. Through common friends, Jeter met the swimsuit model, and the pair instantly clicked.

The start of their relationship was very low-key with minimum public appearances. However, things started to gather speed, and by November 2015, the couple confirmed their relationship through a blog post on Jeter’s website. In May 2015, the couple attended the Met Gala together and the big day arrived in July 2016.

Since then, the couple has become parents to three daughters, Story, River, and Bella.

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Coming back to Jeter’s sister Sharlee and how she fought cancer on her own, what are your thoughts on Sharlee’s battle against cancer? Let us know your precious thoughts in the comments below.