It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
DEREK JETERYou forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It’s still a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score was if we win tomorrow.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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I like to dance and sing when there’s no one around, but, if I’m out, I’m really shy about it. So it takes a lot to get me going, but I enjoy being around music.
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I like to hit the gym early in the morning. I feel better throughout the day when I get in a workout first thing in the morning.
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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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If you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
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There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do – and I believe that.
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I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.
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I looked up to my parents because they were very successful in what they wanted to do. I was lucky; I didn’t have to look far for role models.
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I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.
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The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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Sneak out when things go good. It bothers me when people have good games and stand in front of their locker waiting for the media, then they have bad games and sneak out the back.
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Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them.
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I’ve hung out and dated people I’ve never even met before.
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You have to be confident, if you’re not confident you might as well go home.
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When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!
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