You know what I want to do? Wake up one weekend and not have to go anywhere and do nothing.
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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Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.
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I’ve been lying to you guys for a long time, saying I wasn’t nervous and there’s no pressure. There was a lot of pressure to do it here.
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Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
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We just want to win. That’s the bottom line. I think a lot of times people may become content with one championship or a little bit of success, but we don’t really reflect on what we’ve done in the past. We focus on the present.
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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 can have fun anywhere, as long as I’m with good people. But in the offseason, I like to go somewhere warm, a nice spot in the Caribbean.
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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 try to stay as private as possible; I know that’s difficult, especially playing here in New York, but I make an attempt at it.
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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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It doesn’t take talent to work hard.
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I’m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.
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When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.
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So many people are insanely busy nowadays, and it’s easy to say, ‘Ah, I’ll workout tomorrow.’ But you have to set aside a time and stick to that schedule.
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The big difference for me is that, as I get older, I find it’s a lot easier to stay in shape than it is to get back in shape.
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It’s never over. You don’t want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it’s not over until the last out.
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