Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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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It doesn’t seem like the season really gets under way until you have your home opener
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I think everyone is ticklish. You just gotta find the right spots.
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If you’re going to win games, you’re going to have to come up with the big hits. That’s the bottom line.
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I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams – I’m not knocking other teams – but there’s only one shortstop on the Yankees.
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I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I’m nervous for them.
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In order to lead people, you have to get to know them.
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The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.
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I think it comes easy to work hard. I was always taught, don’t short-change yourself. Keep working to get better.
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Yankee Stadium is my favorite stadium; I’m not going to lie to you. There’s a certain feel you get in Yankee Stadium.
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It doesn’t feel different being here (at the All-Star Game) I feel like I’m on an All-Star team everyday.
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As long as I’m having fun I’m going to play.
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I try to sign for as many kids as possible. Kids come first, and I’ll always sign for a kid before an adult.
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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 go into every game thinking I’m going to be the hero. I have to, or I wouldn’t enjoy it.
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I never think about my own stats, as long as I’m contributing to the team.
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