You have to take the good with the bad. Some players only talk to the press when they are doing good. When you’re doing bad you shouldn’t shy away from them and when doing good, don’t run up to them.
DEREK JETERIf you play well on the field, everything will take care of itself.
More Derek Jeter Quotes
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Good teams make the playoffs, hot teams win the playoffs.
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I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.
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Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person.
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I attribute much of my success in New York to my ability to understand and avoid unnecessary distractions.
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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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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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I want to play every day. This year will be absolutely no different.
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You can’t be sensitive, because you’re going to get criticized. I don’t care who you are, you’re going to get criticized.
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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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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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Work hard, love what you do, put your best foot forward and never forget the kid in you.
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I want to own a team one day. You know, that’s my next goal.
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I will never brag about myself, but my family, I can go on forever.
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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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The only legacy I want is to be thought of as a winner.
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